Cycles Müller 1953-55, Switzerland
History & Specifications
Around 1951 Cycles Müller opened his bicycle shop in a Basel city district named Binningen.
A very nice example of an early 1950s frameset with Nervex Legere 48/161 lug set and Reynolds 531 frame tubes. Campagnolo drop outs on fork, rear drop outs 1. generation Campagnolo open C with 4 mm adjusting screws. Fork, steering lugs and rear quarter chrome plated. Multilayer paint base coat, gold metallic and red translucent and clear coat. I can't recognize if the frame still has his original paint, Due to some scratches at the chain and seat stays they were resprayed.
Frame size seat tube 54 cm center–top, top tube 56.5 cm center–center, frame weight 1872 g, fork 745 g
Seat tube angle 74°, steering tube angle 74.8°, frame could be built according Nervex catalog from 1958, page 16.