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It certainly has the hallmarks of a frame that could be a 653 Pug - shot-in stays, pump pip, vertical drop-outs. Also, the rear stays have the classic broadened mid-section. And if frame and forks came in at around 2700g or less that would be another clue. Nowt wrong wi' it by the look.

Beautiful frame, and excellent pricing. If I wasn't looking for a Whitfield, I'd have torn your arm off for this. Hope it finds a good home.

This takes me back. On an almost identical bike, as a 15-year old I achieved some very respectable TT times, which I didn't really better even on a bespoke lightweight. It was a great all-rounder.

The Zeus 2000 was a not uncommon fork crown available to frame builders in the 1970s. Doesn't necessarily mean the whole frame was made by Zeus in Spain.

What a great frame, absolutely begging for a little work to bring it back to life again. I loved the 531SL tubeset.

I'm not entirely sure that Swinnerton built their own frames. I think many were outsourced to builders such as Mercian and Brian Rourke. None of which detracts from what looks a nice bike.

The Curnock looks a rare breed. Not a name I have heard of. And quite old too. Worth finding more about.

Surely it should be easy enough to drill out the rear brake bridge to take a calliper?

Evidently an old time trial frame. Might be worth sourcing those 'aero' downtube gear shifters and restoring it back to its original look. A project for someone else, not me.

Are the headset cups in upside-down?

I may be wrong but I thought Geoff Wiles didn't actually do the frame building and had a number built by the likes of master builder, Bill Philbrook. Could this be a Philbrook?

Vitus 888 was a plain gauge tubing, the tubes of the main triangle being 0.8mm thick. Not top end, but quite alright. I rode a Vitus 888-tubed Motobecane to some decent enough rides as a schoolboy. Rather fond of it. GLWS.

Great colour scheme. Classic road bike, in tune with the name it bears.

Be aware that there are two different diameters used for canti mounts. Most (and modern ones) are 6 mm diameter. My 1982 frame has 7 mm diameter canti mounts. These have been difficult to find brakes for. Also important is the width. To this end, you need the brake arms to have fully-adjustable eyebolt things. I have ordered some old Suntour CX brakes which I hope will fit on the 7mm mounts.

The tubeset sticker looks almost identical (if I recall) to Vitus 888, which was a plain guage tubing (each tube being 0.8mm thick). Is this Durafort the same thing, perhaps? I have fond memories of my first (entry-level) bike, a Motobecane,which propelled me to 2nd place in the local GHS, and a 23 minute '10' at 15 y.o.

Thanks for that very helpful information. Definitely canti bosses on my frame - I have the build specs, and the bosses are most definitely below the rims. I did try Paul cantis but it turns out they are designed to work with wider fork blades, so they didn't give good sensitivity. But really helpful comments. Thanks.

May I ask what cantilever stirrups you have been using, as I am trying to find something that might fit a 1980s frame with Mafac braze-ons?

Ideally 55-57cm but will be interested in any.

Sublime. An absolute bargain. Everything about this bike is immaculate, high-end bike porn.

Well, it doesn't get better than that.

It is a bargain. Too big for me also, but BPs trademark lugless work. Peerless.

Yes please. Postage to Southport, Lancashire? Feel free to email me richardcary3@gmail.com and I'll sort payment.

Great design. Had one similar (the Libra) suitable for young child or an adult at the back.

May be possible for a framebuilder to reconstruct the rear triangle? If the frame was 531 that might be worth doing.

Well, well. I never knew that.