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every now and then i nip up to London, not overly a fan of the place but i was tempted by curry and beers with some friends decided i'd nip up a little earlier so i could check out Brick Lane Bikes.
over the last few years they seem to have become pretty well known and even though they are doing mostly a type of bike i am not really interested in (fixies/single speed road/commuters etc) i thought they were worth the look as i had seen a picture a little while ago somewhere and it looked like some mad collectors garage!
i got in there around 4pm, the shop was really busy and within about a minute i had spotted some old school Dura Ace mechs (yep, i bought them!) then i started talking to the guys in there, i missed their names but all were helpful, i started asking about the notorious and velocity rims they do, i got a set of the velocity for my Cougar rebuild a while ago, i like the semi aero look to them and they are available in a myriad of colours, and as i have another project on the go i wanted to see the options, they showed me their storeroom and it was like seeing a rainbow in rims!
after that i started looking at the various frames they have hanging from the ceiling, there must be around a hundred frames in total, i spotted atleast 10 that would fit me and i'd want! raleigh 853 team, the white with flames one, lemond titanium, dynatech titanium, 2 f.moser frames, and countless others.
then i spotted a Bonty, don't need another project but as i had been offered a glass of red wine the wallet came out! :facepalm:
i'm glad i stopped by and i think i'll go back when i visit london as i'd imagine that as they deal with alot of second hand stuff they probably come across interesting stuff.
here's a few pics
IMG_1221 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
IMG_1220 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
orange prestige, pretty original, but with alivio, £175, not too bad a price really bearing in mind it'll have been checked over etc
IMG_1222 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
wine to loosen the wallet? oh go on then :facepalm:
IMG_1227 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
my new (to me) Bonty :facepalm: the wine obviously did it's job!
IMG_1229 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
over the last few years they seem to have become pretty well known and even though they are doing mostly a type of bike i am not really interested in (fixies/single speed road/commuters etc) i thought they were worth the look as i had seen a picture a little while ago somewhere and it looked like some mad collectors garage!
i got in there around 4pm, the shop was really busy and within about a minute i had spotted some old school Dura Ace mechs (yep, i bought them!) then i started talking to the guys in there, i missed their names but all were helpful, i started asking about the notorious and velocity rims they do, i got a set of the velocity for my Cougar rebuild a while ago, i like the semi aero look to them and they are available in a myriad of colours, and as i have another project on the go i wanted to see the options, they showed me their storeroom and it was like seeing a rainbow in rims!
after that i started looking at the various frames they have hanging from the ceiling, there must be around a hundred frames in total, i spotted atleast 10 that would fit me and i'd want! raleigh 853 team, the white with flames one, lemond titanium, dynatech titanium, 2 f.moser frames, and countless others.
then i spotted a Bonty, don't need another project but as i had been offered a glass of red wine the wallet came out! :facepalm:
i'm glad i stopped by and i think i'll go back when i visit london as i'd imagine that as they deal with alot of second hand stuff they probably come across interesting stuff.
here's a few pics
IMG_1221 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
IMG_1220 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
orange prestige, pretty original, but with alivio, £175, not too bad a price really bearing in mind it'll have been checked over etc
IMG_1222 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
wine to loosen the wallet? oh go on then :facepalm:
IMG_1227 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr
my new (to me) Bonty :facepalm: the wine obviously did it's job!
IMG_1229 by Dr. Branom, on Flickr