The British bike thread

[LondonClassic]

At one of my tea stops today my Mercain was the only steel framed bike to be seen out of 16 . Most looked to be carbon fibre ant the odd alloy one .
Majority had disc brakes .
Times are a changing.

I stopped for a coffee last week in a similar situation. Non cyclist customers stopped to look at my bike (a humble Coventry Eagle Touristique) and complemented me on it. One old boy said 'nice lightweight' which made me smile. They didnt bat an eyelid at the CF Treks, 'rellos and Ridleys.

You just need to remember you're not the weirdo, they are.

 

[bikeworkshop]

That's rather lovely.

Can be yours Bob:

https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...orcycles-advertising-and-ename/?currentPage=1

Mostly pre-war, but some 50s 60s lightweight stuff and plenty of oddities.
Bicycles mostly lot 450 on

Get browsing.
Happy to lend you my trailer - you can collect the lots i'm after while you're there.
It's quite big, so no need to hold back.
I fitted a dozen bikes and a dozen frames in it once.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Can be yours Bob:


Get browsing.
Happy to lend you my trailer - you can collect the lots i'm after while you're there.
It's quite big, so no need to hold back.
I fitted a dozen bikes and a dozen frames in it once.

I'll let you pick it up for me then

 

[bikeworkshop]

I'll let you pick it up for me then

When you say "it", I assume you haven't looked through yet
Particularly lots in the late 400s...

All British too!

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

When you say "it", I assume you haven't looked through yet
Particularly lots in the late 400s...
View attachment 978496
All British too!

You are a very bad man, I'm resisting. I can't get in the shed without moving bikes.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Is there a Royal Enfield Revelation in there already?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Is there a Royal Enfield Revelation in there already?

Yes, I mean I don't know and hadn't noticed

 

[bikeworkshop]

This old fella dropped in the shop yesterday.
Still running at 100 years old.
We were puzzled by the double headclip
I suspect the fork came off a larger frame. Not so easy to chop down.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

This old fella dropped in the shop yesterday.
Still running at 100 years old. View attachment 979366
We were puzzled by the double headclip
I suspect the fork came off a larger frame. Not so easy to chop down.

Lovely, two speed sa and resillion? What make?

 

[bikeworkshop]

3 speed SA, that lovely brass spring rotary lever. Pre- date stamp.
Was it a bsa?