Holdsworth 1958 Catalog — The Mark of Quality: the Typhoon, Cyclone, Monsoon, Zephyr, Hurricane, Whirlwind and the Tricycle Conversion Set

Holdsworth’s catalog of the 1958 range. The host’s file adds two enlarged views of the tricycle page’s photographs, left out here.

— Page 1 (front cover) —
The MARK of QUALITY
W.F.HOLDSWORTH
[signature: W. F. Holdsworth]
PROUDLY CARRIED BY THE
1958 RANGE OF
Holdsworth Cycles

[The front cover: a drawn head tube with ornate lugs carrying the crowned Holdsworth crest badge, set on a gray halftone ground, with W. F. Holdsworth’s script signature across it in red. The crest’s scroll reads W.F.HOLDSWORTH and the title is printed in red above and below.]

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5
REASONS
WHY YOU SHOULD SELECT
A
HOLDSWORTH
1. Holdsworths are thoroughbreds—only the best materials, “531” or Kromo, and the best finishes used.
2. Only first class labour employed—many have been with us for years, they are not “casual” in their work.
3. Design—proved by the many championships—World, British, Empire and National—won on HOLDSWORTHS.
4. Consistent standards—it is only a combination of craftsmen and efficient plant, devoted solely to cycle frames, that can maintain the high standard required.
5. The name “HOLDSWORTH” has stood for quality over the past 30 years—we are not going to let it down now!

[A round panel headed 5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SELECT A HOLDSWORTH, with five numbered reasons printed in red inside a heavy black ring. Parts of this same circle show through quarter-circle openings at the inner corners of the Typhoon and Cyclone pages that follow.]

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CLUB.
For The Clubman
we suggest
THE
TYPHOON
FRAME SET £11 – 11 – 0
This light and lively mount is constructed with Continental Lugs cut to an attractive design, brazed into Reynolds best “531” or A. & P. “Kromo” butted tubing. Oval to round Fork Blades, 2⅜” rake, frame angles 73° head and 71° seat, and with Continental-type head fittings.
Equipment includes such world-famous items as Brooks B17 Saddle, Williams C34 chain set, 27″ x 1¼” Dunlop high pressure rims built on to British Hub Co.’s or Bayliss Wiley 9/10 hubs, Dunlop skin-sided speedy H.P. tyres and tubes, Perry chain and HOLDSWORTH’S famous “Allez” quill pattern alloy pedals, two British “G.B.” alloy brakes, Maes or similar bends in popular steel or alloy stem, guards and pump, brazed on stops, boss for gear, lamp bracket and pump pegs.
Finish in any colour, Flam, Lustre or Enamel to choice; hand-lined lugs, top eyes and crown. Head plate and complete set of transfers.
Complete cycle to this fine specification, including Tax | £32.0.8
Or with Five-speed Simplex or Huret Tour de France or Benelux Gear | £34.8.3
[Through the cut-out: part of another page (the upper left quarter of the “5 REASONS” circle, transcribed on k58-p02).]

[Holdsworth’s Typhoon frame set for the clubman, with a drawing of a club run headed CLUB, its specification and prices for the complete cycle. A quarter-circle opening at the lower right corner shows part of the 5 REASONS circle, and the text is set to wrap around it.]

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For Enthusiasts
whatever Their
“fancy” THE
CYCLONE
FRAME SET £14 – 10 – 6
ROAD
The design of this model is subject to specification according to whether it is mainly for Time Trials, Touring or Massed Start. We find that for T.T.s or Touring the average rider is best suited by a 22″ to 23″ frame with angles of 73° head and 71° seat tube combined with a 22½” top tube. for the taller rider the 24″ frame has a 23″ top tube whilst the man who requires a “short reach” model will find a 21″ frame with a 21¼” top tube and angles of 72° head and 73° seat tube the happiest combination. Massed Start riders usually prefer the 72° parallel design whatever their build.
Nervex Professional lugs are used and fluted wrap-over top-eyes with Agrati ends and gear hanger. Campagnolo self-centring ends are fitted for 10/- extra. Alatet head and Continental-type bottom bracket fittings complete the refinements of this specialist frame.
Finished in any colour Flam, Lustre or Enamel; lined or lugs picked out; split band to seat tube.
Specifications for complete cycles will, of course, vary with the use to which it is proposed the cycle will be put, but we suggest that many will find the following specifications suitable:—
Williams C34, Dunlop H P s, B W, 9/10 hubs, two “G.B.” brakes, “Allez” pedals, Maes bends, Brooks B17, Bluemel guards and pump.
Complete cycle, as the above specification, including Tax | £34 .0.10
[Through the cut-out: part of another page (the upper right quarter of the “5 REASONS” circle, transcribed on k58-p02).]

[Holdsworth’s Cyclone frame set for enthusiasts, with a drawing of a road time trial headed ROAD, its frame sizes and angles, a suggested specification and the price of the complete cycle. A quarter-circle opening at the lower left corner shows part of the 5 REASONS circle, and the text is set to wrap around it.]

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For Nippy Massed-Start
Riders – THE
MONSOON
FRAME SET – £12 – 12 – 0
Low bracket and long back—giving stability—and
the popular ” box ” design—72° parallel—produce a
manoeuverable mount which is safe in the tightest
bunch.
Best Continental ends with hanger also ” ALATET ” head
fittings. Brazed-on fittings include cable eyes, brake system
eyelets under top tube for exposed cables, gear lever boss.
In conformity with modern practice, NO pump pegs or lamp
bracket boss are brazed-on.
Complete cycles with the HURRICANE specification as detailed
overleaf.

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IN
LINE.

Complete Cycles, inc. P. Tax:
Single-speed …. £30 . 8 . 7
Five-speed …. £32 . 16 . 10
and with Campagnolo
Front Changer.
Ten-speed …. £35 . 9 . 3

[Holdsworth’s Monsoon frame for massed-start riders, with its frame set price, a cartoon of a road racer in a line of riders titled IN LINE and a red price box for complete cycles. A large black ring with fine white lines runs from the top edge to the right edge; the red numbered list inside it is the left half of a list printed across the opening and continued on k58-p06, and its first item and the ends of its lines are lost above the image and in the gutter.]

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For those who like to
‘Mix – it’ – THE
ZEPHYR
FRAME SET – £14 – 14 – 0
The 73° parallel angles, combined with round fork
blades and exceptionally strong back, incorporating
the W.F.H. heavy plate path ends and fluted wrap-
over top eyes, will meet all stresses found when
” mixing it.” Bare guard clearance is provided and crown
is drilled for shallow pattern brake. Feather-weight bottom
bracket assembly.
This frame design, with its specially cast crown and long 2″ path
ends, sacrifices nothing of its appearance to sturdiness.
Finish any colour Flam, Lustre or Enamel. Lugs picked out or frame
lined. Split band on seat tube.

Purely Path Frames,
similar to those on
which National,
British Empire and
World honours were
won, supplied to
specification.

TRACK
PATH
or [?]
ROAD.

[Holdsworth’s Zephyr frame, with its frame set price and description, a red box on purely path frames and a cartoon of a track sprinter before a crowd and marquees titled TRACK PATH ROAD. A large black ring with fine white lines runs from the top edge to the left edge; the red text inside it is the right half of the numbered list that begins on the facing page, k58-p05, and the start of each of its lines is lost in the gutter.]

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THE
HURRICANE

When introduced, this FRAME made an instant appeal and proved to be the most popular HOLDSWORTH.
Although offered at a figure below the price of any HOLDSWORTH since the war, the frame is an example of the skill of the specialist
lightweight builder.
The world-famous Reynolds ” 531 ” tubing. Fancy-cut lugs. Oval-to-round fork blades in best Continental crown. All brazed-on refine-
ments. ” Box ” design—72° parallel—produces a stable and nippy frame. Agrati rear ends with hanger.
FINISH. Rustproof foundation with any colour to choice. Flamboyant on Lustre with all
Lugs picked out, or alternatively, at the same price: Flam on Lustre with contrasting head
tube and head lugs only lined; Enamel or Lustre with contrasting head tube and all lugs
lined; or, Enamel or Lustre with Chrome Head lugs. Completed by metal Headplate, transfer
” Crest,” bands to seat tube, script Signature and model name to top tube.

Frame Set £10.10.0

Complete HURRICANE CYCLES with the following classy specification –

You can take your choice from the following models. With
single speed; with Simplex Nylon roller Tour de France de-luxe
five-speed; or the latter with the addition of a Campagnolo
” Sport ” Front Changer giving ten speeds.

Prices for complete Cycles, including Tax:—
Single speed and fixed cog …. £27 : 16 : 6
Five-Speed with Simplex Tour de France Gear …. £30 : 3 : 11
Ten-Speed with Campagnolo Front Changer, Simplex Tour
de France Gear and Double Chain Wheel …. £32 : 15 : 9

WHEELS.—Dunlop speedy High Pressure Rims with British Hub
Company or Bayliss Wiley Hubs. Fitted with Dunlop open-
sided High Pressure Tyres.
CHAIN-WHEEL SET.—Williams (five and ten-speed models have
3/32″ rings).
BRAKES.—The famous Weinmann alloy, with rubber Hood Grips.
SADDLE.—Brooks popular B15. Swallow with cut away sides for
comfort.
BARS and STEM.—Maes alloy Bend, in steel or alloy Stem. Plastic
taped Bars.
PEDALS.—Chromed rat-trap design.
GUARDS.—The latest vivid coloured celluloid guards in Red,
Blue, White or Black, incorporating rear reflector.
PUMP.—18″ (Continental size) for easy and rapid inflation.

[Holdsworth’s Hurricane under a large red striped heading: the frame and its finishes, the frame set at £10.10.0 and the specification and prices of the complete cycle in single, five and ten-speed models. A page of lettering only; a vertical fold or crease runs down it a little right of center and crosses the lines of text, and no folio shows.]

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THE BEST
UNDOUBTEDLY is
the WHIRLWIND
Produced for the rider who appreciates that only “The Best” is good enough, this frame is deservedly the most popular amongst leaders in the sport and pastime. You will become the most envied member of your club when you turn up on your new WHIRLWIND.
Made entirely to your own specification or to our suggested design, the result of our unrivalled personal experience.
Built by men who take a pride in their work and who excel themselves when it is a WHIRLWIND – a “regardless of cost” job. Lugs are hand-picked and finished individually into the latest intricate design, a part of which can be seen on the frontispiece of this list. With the addition of first-class Continental “Stronglight” head fittings, attractive Bayliss Wiley Featherweight bottom bracket fittings and genuine Agrati ends, this frame has a perfection unsurpassed in the trade.
In the finish, here again, no expense is spared. Chrome Crown and Drop-outs, first-class Flam, Lustre or Enamel with bands, either the new multiple narrow split or a full six-inch, on seat tube. Contrasting colour head tube if desired, and any type of frame linings, whilst the lacy pattern of the lug-work is accentuated by hand linings.
Frame Set – £17. 17. 0

[Holdsworth’s Whirlwind frame set, with a drawing headed THE BEST of three men looking at a bicycle propped against a post, its lugs, fittings and finishes, and the frame set price. The drawing is signed by its artist BoB. W at the lower right.]

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TRICYCLE CONVERSION SET
enabling the cycle to be converted into a 3-wheeler in a few minutes

In ever-increasing numbers Clubmen are becoming “barrow boys.” Apart
from the multitude of “private owners” up and down the country, the all-
male Tricycle Association now has around 400 names on its membership list.
The lure of the three-wheeler is something quite inexplicable. No trike
man to whom we have spoken has yet produced an adequate answer to
the inquiry, “Why three wheels?”
We think the charm of the three-wheeler lies in the fact that it is
different. A delightful new slant is given to a familiar pastime, new riding
problcms present themselves and the mere mastery of the technique of
trike-riding does something to a fellow’s ego. For although the acquisition
of riding skill soon comes, it does not come all that easily.
BUT there were two bogies to be overcome by the cyclist proposing to join
the ranks of the tricyclists.
Firstly, the Cost Bogey. The price of the tricycle conversion set is but
£13 7s. 6d., which includes Endrick rims and Speed tyres. This at once puts
the pleasure of owning a “barrow” within the immediate reach of a great
number of lads with a yen for this sort of wheeling.
Secondly, Parking Space. With practice the unit can be dismantled for
stowing in the cupboard under the stairs, in a matter of a few minutes. But
as the overall width is 28 inches from cone to cone, the trike will pass neatly
through most doors
Broadly speaking, the axle can be fitted to any type of bicycle frame,
including those with track ends, which makes it a very versatile piece of
equipment.
There are, however, a couple of points prospective trike men might bear
in mind. The use of a bicycle with a low bracket is desirable to keep the
centre of gravity low, and with stays of a minimum length to keep the drive
relatively short.
A specially built tricycle usually has a bracket height of 9½ inches. When
a conversion set is fitted to a bicycle, normal bracket height is automatically
reduced an inch by virtue of the axle’s design.
A 72° head is best, and anything steeper is likely to prove tricky. The
fitting of gears is easily carried out, and the Campagnolo, Simplex, Benelux,
and Standard Cyclo with two-wire control, will work satisfactorily.

To assemble on Cycle :
Detach offside wheel and
thread axle through rear tri-
angle of solo machine from
near side. Bolt through
large ear on axle, spacer and
rear end of frame. Repeat
for other side and replace
offside wheel bolting home
axle stub.
Telescopic stays fit either
side of seat clamp with long
bolt supplied and clamp to
small ears either end of
axle. Fit chain and swing
axle or adjust in rear ends
to adjust tension.
Finally tighten all nuts,
checking that wheels lie
parallel to frame which
must be vertical.

STANDARD SET
Finished in Gold Lustre.
Fitted with 26″ Steel Endricks
and Dunlop Speed covers.
£13 . 7 . 6

EXTRAS
Steel H.P. wheels and
Dunlop H.P. covers, 18/3
Different colour enamel
to match Solo frame, 7/6
Cear Hanger fitted for
Simplex or Benelux, 3/6
Ditto for Campagnolo,
4/6
Mudguards for 26″ or 27″
Black or White Cell., 30/-
Hub brake fitted to off-
side wheel – – – 52/6

Please state whether re-
quired with fixed wheel
boss or for gear.

[The Tricycle Conversion Set in two photographs, a man fitting its axle to a bicycle and the finished three-wheeler, with the Standard Set price, extras, assembly instructions and an article on tricycling. The heading, the Standard Set block and the note under the extras are printed in red; the lower right of the page is blank below a rule and no folio is printed.]

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FRAME SETS quoted in this list include the best Continental or British
Head and Bracket fittings (5/32″ diameter bearings top and bottom) all as
available. Seat pillar, adjustable lamp bracket and usual brazed-on fittings as
applicable to the model. N.B. standard sizes as listed 21″ – 25″. Please advise,
when 22″ or under, whether short reach measurements (see Cyclone) are
required. Normal sizes have 22½” top tube, 24″ and over, 23″ top tube.
TUBING
ALL HOLDSWORTH’S frames are built from BEST BRITISH TUBING—
Reynolds “531,” the High Carbon Steel, or “KROMO,” Accles and Pollock’s
Chrome Molybdenum. These produce light, responsive, but sturdy frames
and should not be confused with the much inferior tubing used in so many
of the imported Continental frames.
CARRIAGE AND PACKING. Frames and conversion sets 3/-. Complete
cycles 5/-.
PRICES
In a fluctuating world we must reserve the right to make adjustments of
prices where necessary.
We regret that owing to the price at which “HURRICANE” models are
offered we are unable to depart from the standard specification but, so there
mey [?] be no undue delay in the despatch of your order, we reserve the right,
should any fitment not then be available, to substitute one of similar value.

[A page of terms printed in red with no illustration: what the frame sets include, standard frame sizes, Reynolds “531” and Accles and Pollock “KROMO” tubing, carriage and packing charges and a note on prices and the Hurricane models. No folio is printed.]

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EXTRA ITEMS TO STANDARD
(Purchase Tax, which is payable where the extras apply to a complete cycle, is shown in brackets)

CAMPAGNOLO FITTINGS
Single Gear Lever Boss …. 4/9 …. (1/–)
Double Gear Lever Boss …. 11/– …. (2/4)
Self-centring Ends …. 10/– …. (2/2)
CO2 Pump Clip …. 5/– …. (1/1)

CHROME PLATING
Front Fork Crown …. 8/6 …. (1/10)
Front and Rear Ends, approximately six inches …. 31/– …. (6/9)
Front and Rear Drop-out Plates only …. 26/8 …. (5/10)
Front Fork all over …. 25/– …. (5/6)
Head Lugs …. 19/6 …. (4/3)

[A narrow strip of a page holding one price list, Extra Items to Standard: Campagnolo fittings and chrome plating, each price with its Purchase Tax in brackets. The image is only about 310 px high and shows no illustration and no folio; the paper is tinted pink, and a short dark stroke above the word “brackets” looks like a stray ink mark rather than lettering.]