Author Topic: Patterson F & F (Read 1607 times)

Webdawg · « **on:** June 03, 2007, 05:54 PM »

The serial number on this is 03119

Can i I.D a year using this info, does anyone have a log of serial numbers?

pkradman · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2007, 06:07 PM »

guessing .. jan 83 no 19

Webdawg · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2007, 06:33 PM »

Just been on Vintage, apparently i have a 1982 model, app the serial # 03119 could mean 03 March 119th bike made

pkradman · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2007, 08:25 PM »

yeah bags of sh!te anyway .. pm if u wann sell it ,,,,

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2007, 09:04 PM »

What Radman says, they are not very nice bikes and there are too many of them around

I think an orderly queue might be forming

Webdawg · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:08 PM »

pmsl, wot u lot like

re chroming then i think buddy ratty's gonna ride it in osss since his rl forks cracked

MartyC · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:15 PM »

Quote from: Webdawg on June 03, 2007, 10:08 PM

pmsl, wot u lot like

re chroming then i think buddy ratty's gonna ride it in osss since his rl forks cracked

A word of caution (and I'm not joking) the forks on the Patterson are prone to cracking too as the dropouts are very thin and suffer stress loading

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BTW, a Patterson needs to be chrome, I don't recall them being available in colours, if re-chroming is not an option sell it to me and I promise to get it rechromed

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Does it look like this one? You can see what I mean about the dropouts on the forks, I went through two sets bitd and ended up with a pair of Tange Mega Forks as they were practially indestructable

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RATTY · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:16 PM »

wow, Im gonna be riding a patterson...... Will swap the forks out though, dont wanna break anymore

MartyC · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:23 PM »

Quote from: RATTY on June 03, 2007, 10:16 PM

wow, Im gonna be riding a patterson...... Will swap the forks out though, dont wanna break anymore

Tony, you will be one lucky buggar, would love to get my hands on another Patterson Pro like that

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Zippy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:28 PM »

I have to say I bought one I used to ride round on as a kid and it was a heap of shite. Heavy as feck, christ knows how they were ever considered anygood as a race bike. Needless to say it got sold pretty sharpish.

Oh here's a picture of it.

Oh here it is before it got resto'd. Still using the wheels and the seat on my Robinson race bike.

By the way I'm full of shite, it was a lovely bike really.

MartyC · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:31 PM »

Quote from: Zippy on June 03, 2007, 10:28 PM

I have to say I bought one I used to ride round on as a kid and it was a heap of shite. Heavy as feck, christ knows how they were ever considered anygood as a race bike. Needless to say it got sold pretty sharpish.

By the way I'm full of shite, it was a lovely bike really.

Tell us something we don't know

RATTY · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:35 PM »

thats bloody lovely

did you powder that cos i thought they only came in chrome

Webdawg · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:40 PM »

off to the chromers in old kent road, me old man uses em and always nice jobs, jus need an orig stickr set now

Zippy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:42 PM »

PM ChrisB on Vintage, his decals are mint.

Zippy · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:46 PM »

Quote from: RATTY on June 03, 2007, 10:35 PM

thats bloody lovely did you powder that cos i thought they only came in chrome

The chrome was really bad so I got it powdered Black.

Frosty · « **Reply #15 on:** June 04, 2007, 09:57 AM »

The early Patties were nickel, with the chrome coming in late on the version in the first pic and also the later PR series frames. I don't think the decals on the first pic are correct either, s/b the western font or later block type?

Here's some other snaps of the early one, I have one that is going to need some work by Fuzzy' mate Andy Robinson on the downtube and seat stays!!

ron burgundy · « **Reply #16 on:** June 04, 2007, 12:16 PM »

That Patterson with the Yellow plate is stunning

Mattdub · « **Reply #17 on:** June 04, 2007, 05:49 PM »

Quote from: Ron Burgundy on June 04, 2007, 12:16 PM

That Patterson with the Yellow plate is stunning

Me too , great minds think alike Ron

Webdawg · « **Reply #18 on:** June 04, 2007, 10:17 PM »

took some pics tonight, hopefully they'll be up later

MartyC · « **Reply #19 on:** June 04, 2007, 10:32 PM »

Quote from: Frosty on June 04, 2007, 09:57 AM

The early Patties were nickel, with the chrome coming in late on the version in the first pic and also the later PR series frames. I don't think the decals on the first pic are correct either, s/b the western font or later block type?

They are the same decals as I had on my one back in 1982/3 so I'm pretty certain think they are correct, I've still got the matching jersey too which has the same font

I'd love to get another of these fantastic frames but they are truly rocking horse doo doo

Frosty · « **Reply #20 on:** June 04, 2007, 11:55 PM »

Marty you must have had one of the last of the early long frames with those decals, which I think are the PR series ones.

There were some other decals in between the western style ones, you can just make them out on the racing pic, I just found some other pics too.
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Must admit though it is good news if yours came with those decals, as they are the only ones I have sourced for my build

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2007, 07:21 AM »

zippo that black patterson who you sell it to? will send you them grips this week btw

MartyC · « **Reply #22 on:** June 05, 2007, 09:14 AM »

Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on June 05, 2007, 07:21 AM

zippo that black patterson who you sell it to? will send you them grips this week btw

Pete, Lord GMAC bought it I think, he had it at MK last year

Mind you in that pic you can really see how short Zippy is when it's put up against a proper sized bike

Paul, I think they used whatever decals they had around at the time

Seriously though, I think the first set of decals you have would look mighty fine on it. if you are not sure, give me the frame and i will take care of it

Frosty · « **Reply #23 on:** June 05, 2007, 01:58 PM »

Marty,

I wish they were my decals, they are pics from one of the other sites!! I have the same decals and pads that you have.

Paul