Re: Advance Notice - Bygone Bykes Classic Show 2013 ~afterma
Bygone Bykes.
Saturday morning, neck still aching from a hard working week, need to get cycling though and try out a recently completed build. You could do a lot worse with your recovery time than take your bike onto tarmac roads and, test the gears throughout it's limited ratios.
Destination- st mary's church hall, near temple newsam, Leeds.
Whenever I visit any venue with cycles and cycling as the event, there is always a presence outside of either bikes or their owners selling their bikes. Today was all interior due to the 5-6 degree 'c' and, the event was exhibition rather than jumble.
The initial feel of the event was sparse and a low turn out but, as i meandered amongst the push irons and learned old school cyclists I , couldn't have been more wrong!
The overall theme was road cycles with the odd track and 19th century vintage velos.
Also what was apparent is the way people like to add their own names to bikes, back in the day it was the done thing when in a cycling club and, may serve as theft deterrent!
Random pics for your perusal. real old stuff.
Some rare and custom equipment.
I've seen this seat tube curve somewhere before.
Raleigh, a familiar brand.
Three wheels good.
1960's clown bike, complete with a spokey-dokey!
You can't help but admire the craft that went into the detail on some the bikes. It is obvious that a bike was part of the family back then, rather than a luxury to be left in the shed between weekend trail centre visits.
Where do you put the DD batteries?
A real chain, from a battleship.
Leisure craft.
I could have spent time there simply chatting to the folk there, friendly people that will educate you on every nut and bolt on the bikes. When things are pointed out to you it is much easier to appreciate the function of certain components. When looking back at the variety of cycles and frame types it is quite obvious that the cycles we are familiar with now have been perfected long ago, probably 100 years ago but, all generations have to leave it's mark somewhere to harness the trends we adopt.
This penny farthing has been ridden by tony all across eastern europe and here, in the united kingdon. In his own words "sheer stupidity" to do so but it can't do any harm to try the high bike out. I'm not sure how many more thousands of miles he will pedal before he is happy with it's performance. Man of steel and a true ambassador for retro-cycling.
Thankyou.
