Recent content by lakesroadsheep

I remember from visiting the Harrogate cycle shows in the Eighties that there was a frame builder whos gimmick was metal flake paint jobs. I cant remember who the builder was and was hoping I could google some pictures. Does anyone remember this ?

I raced one of those back in the day and I loved it. Unfortunately I had a major crash in a sprint finish pileup and wrote it off

Does anyone remember those Hutchinson 18mm HP tyres in the 80s ? Back then there was a trend for going thin for speed. Terrible ride quality and so fragile. I was banned from using them on club rides due to the number of flats. It seemed they didnt like rocks in the road. I have been unable...

I always wanted one of those but could never afford it. Lucky find .

Anyone here have an Alan Dent ? When I was growing up my friend had a lovely blue 531SL model . I had a Kawasaki Green MKM. Any pictures ?

That is gorgeous. I always lusted after one of them

Thanks to a PM, It was a Raleigh Torus XT. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/done-raleigh-torus-xt-titanium.419274/

I remember lusting after a Raleigh Titanium when I was racing back then. It was the one with the funny rigid fork arrangement . I believe they were Russian Titanium. I cant for the life of me remember what they were called so I could search for some pictures. [BTW I realise I posted this in...

Absolutely Gorgeous !

I had one of those and did a lot of miles and races on it. I loved that bike. One day the frame became unglued at the bottom bracket and I had to scrap it. I was gutted.

I always lusted after one of those. The fork setup was so appealing visually. I honestly dont remember ever actually seeing one in the metal,

I loved my old Dyna Tech MTB but unfortunately it became unglued in a rather spectacular fashion at the bottom bracket, Shame as I really enjoyed that bike.

I never knew they did them in 531 Pro. Nice project bike. I miss my old 531 model

I had a darn stroke not long after posting this and have been away for quite a while. Dropped price to $300 OBO

I know that this is a UK forum but thought it was worth a try. I am trying to clear out the garage and have a number of older wheels (mainly tubular) that I want to get rid of. Is there anyone out there in Northern California that would like them. I cant bring myself to just throw them into...