Ron cooper page

[Old Ned]

Dave Akam I believe. A High Wycombe clubmate of mine back around '68/69 had a Ron Cooper that he bought from the man himself, previously ridden by a very good - but soon to disappear from the racing scene - young rider named Steve Smith from Woolwish CC (I think?). When he took the 'bar tape off to rewrap them he discovered they were drilled out like Swiss cheese! As he was a 'big lad' he binned them -quick!

 

[Nob]

Dave Akam I believe. A High Wycombe clubmate of mine back around '68/69 had a Ron Cooper that he bought from the man himself, previously ridden by a very good - but soon to disappear from the racing scene - young rider named Steve Smith from Woolwish CC (I think?). When he took the 'bar tape off to rewrap them he discovered they were drilled out like Swiss cheese! As he was a 'big lad' he binned them -quick!

Correct

 

[Dicky71]

Re:

I don’t think I ever posted a photo of mine : not a great photo

It appears to have some mysterious gear changing system on the handlebars but the rear mech looks like a Shimano 600. Is it a homemade Di2 or something top secret russian from BITD?

 

[CTK]

Enjoyed catching up on this thread, some lovely bikes

 

[MatBH5]

It appears to have some mysterious gear changing system on the handlebars but the rear mech looks like a Shimano 600. Is it a homemade Di2 or something top secret russian from BITD?

They are Kelly Take Off levers.
Bike is stripped now and the frame & fork is in the loft awaiting inspiration for a build!

 

[Dicky71]

They are Kelly Take Off levers.
Bike is stripped now and the frame & fork is in the loft awaiting inspiration for a build!

I've never heard/seen those before. Maybe i'm not old enough. When did they first appear? Pretty good idea though i imagine.

 

[pigman]

They are modern

Kelly Bike Company - Kelly TakeOff™ Shift Lever Mount Adapter

Kelly TakeOff™ down tube shift lever mount adapter. US Made in-house at Kelly®, sold direct anywhere on the planet since 1994!

www.kellybike.com

 

[Dicky71]

Great stuff. Goes to show that you can still learn something new every day

 

[seaqatjewels]

Always love seeing Tony pop up when looking at Coopers. Here’s a BMX/MTB frame that he custom ordered.

 

[MatBH5]

Always love seeing Tony pop up when looking at Coopers. Here’s a BMX/MTB frame that he custom ordered. View attachment 614234

That’s very cool!
Do you own it?