While you can see from the advertisement below that the Fleet is a ‘divided diamond frame’ – the rear mudguard passes through the seat tube – what can’t be seen from the side profile is the nature of the design, which uses ‘channel’ or ‘trough’ tubing. When I bought this machine in 2016, I assumed it was a Premier because the Premier Model F is the best known proponent of this style of tubing. However, when I asked Roger Armstrong, the Premier marque enthusiast for the Veteran Cycle Club, he identified it as a Jackson ‘Fleet’. When I questioned him about the ‘trough’ tubing he explained that this was not a Premier patent, but a style of tubing that had already been commonly used on the rear forks of ordinaries, so was most likely without any patent.
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BICYCLE COLLECTORS CURATED ONLINE AUCTION, Autumn 2025
This Timed Auction is live from 24th August 12:00 to 28th September 2025, 18:00 with 2 minute intervals between lots. Highest bid wins.
NO BUYERS or SELLERS PREMIUM.
THE RESERVE IS THE START PRICE + BUY-IT-NOW OPTION.
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY: NO PACKING FEES.
BIDDING INCREMENTS: Up to £1000 = £10. Over £1000 = £50. Over £2000 = £100
IT’S A CURATED AUCTION – Colin is the auctioneer and is available to chat to you personally during the auction (or before) by email, text message, phonecall, Facebook Messenger or Whatsapp.
