Holdsworth 1978 Catalog — Lightweight Cycles and Frames by Holdsworthy: Teamwork, the Holdsworth Formula, from the Professional SL to the Autograph 531

Holdsworthy’s catalog of Holdsworth cycles and frames from 1 Oakfield Road, London SE20. It prints no date of issue; its latest year is Phil Corley’s 1978 British championship.

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HOLDSWORTH
lightweight cycles and frames
by Holdsworthy

[A high-contrast black image of a racing cyclist over diagonal blue and red stripes, above the Holdsworth name and a stylized red and blue rider logo. A horizontal crease crosses the image about halfway down, cracking the ink of the red stripe.]

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TEAMWORK… THE
HOLDSWORTH
FORMULA
Teamwork which has resulted in the most successful run of championship performances in British professional cycling. Holdsworth is undoubtedly a successful team. Since 1970 when captain Les West won the U.K. Professional Road Championship and gained fourth place in the World Championship, the Holdsworth Campagnolo team have won the title no less than six times—popular Phil Corley being the 1978 British Champion.
In any sport the championship is the ultimate test for both man and machine. Holdsworth riders have confidence in their Holdsworth Professional cycles—developed for them by Holdsworthy designers and craftsmen, the frame being constantly updated, components carefully chosen, then team-tested; an ideal example of teamwork.
When you buy a Holdsworth you benefit from this unequalled sucess.
PROFESSIONAL SL FRAMESET
HOLDSWORTH-CAMPAGNOLO British champions in 1970 1972 1974 1975 1976 1978
Holdsworth-Campagnolo Professional Road Racing Team (left to right) Roy Thame Phil Corley Ian Banbury Dudley Hayton Phil Bayton Ray Robinson Les West Alec Taylor.
Geoff Wiles (Champion 1976) is missing from this photograph.
Specification of the Professional road frame :–
Handbuilt in a special section at Holdsworthy by dedicated frame builders under the direction of a master craftsman, using handpicked 531 butted tubing—531 SL in the Professional SL model.
Angles 74° parallel. Short, ultra responsive 16½” chainstays
Special fork rake with 1½” offset. Campagnolo short 101OB ends without eyelets. Brazed on retaining pip for gear lever and bottle cage bosses to the down tube. Stop and guide for gear cable to chainstay. Prugnat long point lugs (with cut outs on SL).
Features: –
Professional. Vagner ETDL fork crown. Gargatte Super bracket shell. Semi-wrapover seatstays with reinforced brake bridge. Campagnolo Record headset and seatpin.
Professional SL. Precision micro-cast crown. Special allen key flush fittings to accept Campagnolo brake bolts. Brazed on fittings as Professional plus tunnels to bottom bracket for gear cables. Distinctive ultra-rigid full wrapover seat stays. Campagnolo Super Record headset and seatpin.
Twelve speed cycles completed with the following: –
NOUVO PROFESSIONAL. Campagnolo Nuovo Record group complete. Fiamme Dallas bars in Fiamme Montreal stem. Road sprint rims. Chromed spokes. Unica saddle. Canetti Sport tubulars with butyl tubes. Regina ORO freewheel and chain.
SUPER PROFESSIONAL. Campagnolo Super Record group complete. Canetti Paris Nice tubulars. Fiamme Ergal rims. Other components as Nuovo Professional.
SUPER PROFESSIONAL SL. Components as the Super Professional but fitted to the Professional SL frame.
Front and rear drop out faces are chrome plated on all models. Finished in team orange with blue transfers or to choice.

[An orange Holdsworth Professional SL frameset and a color photograph of the Holdsworth-Campagnolo professional road racing team with their bicycles and team car, with the Professional frame’s specification. The specification covers the Professional and Professional SL frames and three complete 12 speed builds; the spread is laid out across the sheet’s center fold, which runs down through the specification text.]

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SUPER PROFESSIONAL SL
AS USED BY THE TEAM. FRAME AND FORK BUILT WITH REYNOLDS 531 SL SUPERLIGHT BUTTED TUBING. TWELVE SPEED CYCLE COMPLETED WITH CAMPAGNOLO TITANIUM BASED SUPER RECORD GROUP.
MISTRAL
Classic touring model. 531 butted throughout. Campagnolo ends. SR seatpin. Campagnolo Rally gear. Alloy five-arm chainset. Brooks B 17 N saddle. New Staral bright anodised rims. Worthy tyres. Deluxe rear carrier. Quick release hubs.
FOR THE FINEST IN CYCLES AND FRAMES
SPECIAL
Special close guard clearance design in 531 butted tubing throughout. Ideal for general riding or stripped down for racing. 73° head, Campagnolo fork ends. Allez headset. SR Royal seatpin. Finish to choice. Campagnolo Record gears, hubs, pedals. SR Royal chainset. Universal 77 brakes.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Reynolds 531 main frame tubes and 531 butted fork blades built in 73° parallel design with close clearance. Campagnolo Nuovo Gransport gear and Sport ends. Staral anodised rims. Quick release hubs. Worthy extra narrow tyres. Finished in silver sand lustre.

[Four Holdsworth bicycles photographed on a gray ground: the orange Super Professional SL, a mauve Special, a green Mistral tourer with mudguards and rear carrier, and a silver Championship. A red and blue border frames the spread, and the slogan with the stylized rider logo stands in the center across the sheet’s fold.]

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AUTOGRAPH 531
Carrying the personal signature of a Holdsworth champion the frame is made with Reynolds 531 main tubes and 531 butted fork blades. Completed with an extensive range of alloy components including:- Campagnolo Nuovo Gransport gears. Large flange alloy quick release hubs. Staral anodised bright narrow rims. Quill pedals. Alloy cotterless five-arm chainset. Weinmann brakes. G. B. (alloy) Ventoux bends and Accord stem. Worthy high pressure tyres. Esge chromoplastic guards. Finished in white with trim in team colours.
MYSTIQUE
The distinctive black finish highlighted by white trim sets off the quality components on the Mystique. Fitted with five-arm alloy cotterless chainset, Weinmann brakes, alloy hubs, bars and stem, and full length stainless steel guards. 72° parallel frame. 531 butted fork blades.
EQUIPE
Finished in the new team colours the specification has been improved to include Staral super quality anodised alloy rims, Esge chromoplastic guards, Worthy narrow section high pressure tyres, Italia padded saddle.
Supplied by your local dealer . . . :
All cycles and frames handcrafted by Holdsworthy
Trade enquiries to only address:- 1 Oakfield Road, London SE20 8DE.
Tel. 01-659 1811. Telex 947073 Holcyc G
Photoset & Printed by Harry [?] Darton [?] & Associates Ltd. London EC1 [?] [cut off]

[Three Holdsworth bicycles with mudguards photographed on a gray ground: the white Autograph 531, the black Mystique and the orange Equipe, each with its description. A box at the foot leaves a blank space for the local dealer beside the stylized rider logo; a horizontal fold crosses the middle of the page, and the printer’s line at the bottom is cut through at the image’s lower edge.]