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Where did you put the camera ? I've been cutting my own hair since lockdown, so a mullet.

And humanity will rise up and begin the fight back, on their 1960's racing bikes. edit, think they made a movie, Mad Bert or something.

I've been fairly lucky. 4 years back I needed some ball bearings to redo the bottom bracket on a 1982 Holdsworth. Tried some bike shops in Putney - first 2 didn't sell ball bearings. I now know better and get G25 ball bearings online, but if a shop doesn't sell ball bearings go somewhere else...

St. Mary's Church, Battersea Where Benedict Arnold is buried. The cycle path along the Thames goes through its front yard. View from the porch

I believe the paint was "Mirror flamboyant" 1955 Holdsoworth catalogue Whatever it was called it's a damn fine finish.

Both, and my sister was taught medecine by JPR Williams

My middle name is Llewellyn :) Velo Heaven supply my Welsh flag plugs: https://www.velo-heaven.co.uk/products/deluxe-handlebar-plugs?_pos=9&_sid=0ba076c30&_ss=r&variant=11403168641 But it's worth checking them on ebay to see if they're really sold out (they are atm).

The 1957 Cyclo Benelux mark 8 Tourist was available in 3, 4 or 5 speed and had a wrap of 35 and max cog 28. Really quite impressive for the time. I actually got it to work with a 32 cog but decided to stay within spec for the moment. The 5 speed shifts the pulley 23.8mm so it only just handles...

The original cromovelato was even better

Hiya Folks, I promised to post some info on this, and I've just done the photo shoot. Got if off Ebay last October as my state retirement present. It's 23" with original paint which turns out to be cromovelato magenta, but the chrome is a bit missing and a bit rusty. I repainted it with fake...

That looks similar to the nipple on a 50's Simplex shifter, which I just got a cable for: Jagwire Basics is the one I found Could only find the tandem version on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235404147523 Edit: Found the Jagwire page...

Just going to suggest SunTour Power Shifter band-on down tube shifters. Available on Ebay for around £20-30. Also in all chrome if you wait for a bit. Possibly the best friction shifters ever made, and work fine with SunTour Cyclone GT rear deraileur. I can friction shift 8 speed with that...

I'm running Stronglight 49D 52/36 on the front on a Tange Seiki LN-3922 square taper spindle. SunTour New Winner ultra-6 13-15-17-19-24-32 on the back - in 120 dropout. SunTour Cyclone derailleurs front and back, GT on the back for 35 wrap. Stronglight 49D is a very good 5 pin and the rings are...

ok, maybe not rocking horse turds. End of last year two Whirlwinds turned up on Ebay, I bought the first as my offical state retirement present. Turned out it was cromovelato magenta from 1953 :) Still working on it but looking pretty good Just fitting a Cyclo Benelux Mark 8 Tourist I've...

A wild guess - could it be a Jack Taylor https://classicrendezvous.com/country-of-origin/the-british-isles/jack-taylor/