I am Scottish on my mother's side of the family, so when I began collecting and riding vintage bicycles some thirty-five years ago, my attention naturally turned to Scotland's premier lightweight bicycle: The Flying Scot. David Rattray made his first Flying Scot bicycle in Glasgow in 1900; by the time the company closed its doors in 1982, the majority of racing and touring enthusiasts in Scotland preferred to ride "The Scot."
Most of the Flying Scots were sold as framesets and built according to the owner's wants and needs, so when I acquired the bike you see here twenty years ago, I built it with period correct components such as GB bars, stem, brakes, Dunlop chromed rims, Huret Allvit derailleur, Simplex crankset and shifter, Brooks Pro saddle and Lyotard Berthet pedals. Hats off to the previous owner, Sir Nigel Scott, whose name adorns the top tube, for passing his beautiful bicycle on to me.
Continental Model with Nervex lugs, suitable for racing and/or touring. Serial No. 345 I
Most of the Flying Scots were sold as framesets and built according to the owner's wants and needs, so when I acquired the bike you see here twenty years ago, I built it with period correct components such as GB bars, stem, brakes, Dunlop chromed rims, Huret Allvit derailleur, Simplex crankset and shifter, Brooks Pro saddle and Lyotard Berthet pedals. Hats off to the previous owner, Sir Nigel Scott, whose name adorns the top tube, for passing his beautiful bicycle on to me.
Continental Model with Nervex lugs, suitable for racing and/or touring. Serial No. 345 I
1959 Flying Scot ©Daniel Dahlquist