Recent content by duffer2

I spy an under inflated front tyre on the Massi! :wink:

I've never seen a font similar to that and I've spent a life time looking at them! You could have a go at tweaking some of Neville Brody's early fonts (think Face Magazine logo) but to be honest a good graphic designer could swiftly reproduce it as vector artwork in Illustrator. I'd be tempted...

Like this? :D http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22 ... /joint.jpg A bit of tech drawing with some good old fashioned airbrushing! The CAD remark was due to an animation I found, but it wouldn't link on here.

Old Ned, you're right...must have been having a senior moment! The Sturmy Archer illustrations reminded me of geared unicycle hubs, which I still can't get my head around either. The CAD animation doesn't help much, IMHO!

I'd love to see some more too (I trained as a technical illustrator...many years ago). Am I correct in thinking he also wrote a book of cycle routes around England, or did I completely imagine this? I'm sure I saw something on telly ages ago with someone retracing his route on his old bike! :?

LOL! Just checked the college out on Google Maps...not much changed in over 25 years, even 'The Plume of Feathers' is still there! :D

I'd guess from a Swedish student at the Camborne School of MInes. There were quite a few of them there, back in the day! :wink:

All the components look correct for an 86/87 Pug. My '86 Pug Comete has exactly the same parts, apart from having Mavic Velotech rims, which have are a rounder rim profile. http://cyclespeugeot.com/images/1986_Pe ... tions1.jpg Peugoet changed from Stronglight to Nervar between 86 & 87

+1! The stuff is evil - over time it creeps across any surface, including the floor of a paintshop!!! :shock:

You just have to learn to bunny hop at high speed - with practice you'll be able to fly over anything in your way. I've done thousands of miles around THE crappiest of UK roads (Central London) and I'm still on my original 1986 700cx20 rims!

Got my interest now...yet another retrobike/retro kitcar fan?!!! :) Photo's please! :wink:

That frame looks lovely! IMHO, I wouldn't get too obsessive about contemporary components - its an ageless design, so anything beautiful and shiny would suit best ...I'd go for a polished Mavic Starfish crank for maximum impact! Take the scarmongery with a dose of salt if you intend to use it...

I don't know what it is, but I like it! Isn't that the old Dura-Ace logo on the top tube?

Engineering gone "perfect", with clear coating by a blindfolded four year old...check out the orange peel on the undersides! This is not engineering gone "perfect" - it is the result of some idiotic CAD/CAM 'engineer'* that has no respect, or sense of, aesthetics and the perfect line...