It’s painted as a ‘Port Kembla’ bike, the bloke I got it from said it was made at a shop that’s since closed in Wentworth street Port Kembla.
This is probably the case, but I suspect its something older remade and tidied up by them. What I notice is that there is some finer more detailed line work, then a brighter shade of purple with the ‘kembla’ painting on the down tube and seat tube, and a ‘K’ on the head tube and forks, that all appear newer and of a lesser quality, and also to be painted over the original line work.
Its got some very nice lugs (what attracted me to the bike) and I’m hoping that to someone who knows more about these things, they might be distinctive enough to identify the frame? There’s a number stamped under the BB, R1733.
Its got a suntour skitter rear derailleur, with barely a scratch on it. I looked it up and it appears these were introduced in 1978, but this frame would older than that wouldn’t it?
Its got 27†wheels, but there is a fair bit of clearance, and what may also be paint rub on the underside of the downtube at the point closest to the tyre (5th last pic), so I’m wondering if it may have been built for/had larger wheels originally?
As above, any light shed much appreciated.
