WB HURLOW
Bicycle Frame serial numbers. Placed in ascending serial number order.
(Note: serial numbers on bicycles built for Condor and Mal Rees do not follow the below pattern.)
Updated 10.21.2022
  Owner Features Serial number Approximate date of manufacture
(estimates made by owners)
1 David Hibberd
(owned since 1959)

Hurlow built Condor, made in Hurlow's workshop in Hackney, London. Bill claimed it as his making at Ripley in 2002. Pictures

550 1950
2 Andrew Long Hurlow built Condor,23" c to c  road frame with the period Condor badge, 1A lugs and Campagnolo f & r dropouts,  double scallops seat stay caps.    5626
 under BB shell just ahead of & perpendicular to the right chain stay & on  steerer.  
1956 
Bought from the second owner who bought it in 1958 when he raced with the London Met (Police) team.
3 Ken Sanford Path racer 5966 1959
4 Fred Warner "...built for me in Bill’s workshop in Herne Bay. Used for racing 1963 to 1972." 373 1963
5 Dale Brown Track, orange Pictures 164235 1964
6 Mike Kone Road, with WBH fancy lugs Pictures 16621 1966
7 Dale Brown Touring yellow with green head tube and bands Pictures 16915 1969
8 David Benson Classic road. Pictures 16918 1969
9 Marty Walsh Touring, full chrome 16933 1969
10 Jean Smith Road, fillet brazed 'fastback'  16943 1969
11 Diana Byrne

Orig owner was Macy Allen of Baltimore, Md. one of the founding members of the Baltimore Bicycle Club in the mid 1960's  Pictures

16945 1969
12 Dale Brown Lugless, full chrome (main brushed, stays high polished) Pictures 17011 1970
13 Steve Lloyd  Lugless, full chromed 17051 1970
14 Dale Brown Lugkess road 17070 1970
15 Tom Dorset Lugless, 22 1/2" "...picked me up at Heathrow Airport and got me on my way riding across England into France" 17052

 June, 1970

16 Kevin Kruger Road, full chrome  Pictures 172102 1972
17 Dick Howard

# on the bb and steerer

17710 1977
  SW Cotten brand bikes made by 8ll Hurlow do not follow the WB Hurlow serial number pattern..
1 Marty Walsh   262 ?
2 Eric Baker 22"  Pictures 5037 ?
3 Bailey Garfield SW Cotten, road, 21 1/2" 13742 ?
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