Restored frame built by Bill Philbrook in Reynolds 531 butted tubing, Italian lugs and a one-piece head tube with faux head lugs, Malaguti style seat lug with banded seat binder clamp and fluted top eyes, reminiscent of Italian bikes from the 1950s. Angles 72 degrees parallel, 40” wheelbase

Equipped with Ambrosio Gran Prix stem, Fiamme bars, Mafac racer brakes, Brooks Professional saddle on Campagnolo twin bolt Record seat pin, Campag Record gears, Williams AB77 chainset, Campag Record steel pedals. 27” Wobler Model 58 HP rims on Campag small flange Tipo hubs.

The Metro was a marque named after Brian Ward’s South London club, Metro CRC founded in the early 50s and adopted as the original bike shop name by entrepreneur Pete Benedict that later became Meridian Cycles. The Metro was originally offered in four different lug patterns but only this style survived when Youngs took over the name.