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I have just finished giving this machine a spruce up. It has been passed down to me from my great uncle Walter, and he bought it new from Cliff Peters Cycle Shop in about 1955. Walter was a keen cyclist all his life, and only stopped a few years ago. The bike has very few original fittings left as my uncle upgraded it several times.
I need to quiz my Uncle on what he remembers about Cliff Peters next time I see him, but I was under the impression the bike was made for him by Cliff? Anyway, I'd like to do some homework on the bike and it's maker, but there is so little out there of him or his cycle shop in Aston. Was he a frame builder? Or did he get his frames made elsewhere, and by who? Were his bikes badged up as "Cliff Peters"?
Anyway, any info, especially from the time this bike was made, would be interesting.
Thank you!
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Cliff Peters getting tlc by zombikombi1959, on Flickr
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Uncle Walter's 'Cliff Peters' rejuvinated by zombikombi1959, on Flickr
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Brooks Honey Bar Tape by zombikombi1959, on Flickr
I need to quiz my Uncle on what he remembers about Cliff Peters next time I see him, but I was under the impression the bike was made for him by Cliff? Anyway, I'd like to do some homework on the bike and it's maker, but there is so little out there of him or his cycle shop in Aston. Was he a frame builder? Or did he get his frames made elsewhere, and by who? Were his bikes badged up as "Cliff Peters"?
Anyway, any info, especially from the time this bike was made, would be interesting.
Thank you!
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Cliff Peters getting tlc by zombikombi1959, on Flickr
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Uncle Walter's 'Cliff Peters' rejuvinated by zombikombi1959, on Flickr
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Brooks Honey Bar Tape by zombikombi1959, on Flickr