Recent content by plankton

Re: Haha back to wallasey indeed! Take awhile to work up to that one !

Re: But yes you are right sisyphus its time to get pedalling around the island a bit more.

Re: I actually live on Anglesey now ! We ended up moving to the town my dad kept cycling to !

Re: It has campagnolo gears, weinmann brakes ?, lycett seat and i believe the frame to be hand built ? Thats about all i know from looking at it. I'm no expert either sisyphus but am enjoying learning. Gonna have to get rid of the beergut now and ride it i suppose !

Re: Thanks for all the nice comments it really does mean a lot to me to have your approvals. You lot are the experts after all. I appreciate everyone taking the time to view the pics and post comments.

Re: That's all the pics for now..hope you like them.

Re: I mean some of the parts are engraved really nicely i.e. the gear changer is engraved campagnolo. It looks really good. My camera wont pick up the detail though to put on here.

Re: There it is. To be honest I know very little about pushbikes and especially vintage so would be grateful for any info about the bike and the bits on it.

Re: Its a lycett saddle . I'll put a better pic on soon as i can

I was talking to my father in law about it not long ago and he was telling me that he used to have a Harry Quinn in the 60's-70's. Hand built to order with all mod-cons. I'll ask him if he has any old photos of it.

Thanks Sisyphus, I'm not sure when it was made but I would guess at early 1960's as that was probably when my Dad bought it. It has sat in the loft for at least 15 years as he became too ill to ride it. I think the rest of the family thought it had been thrown away but there it was in a sorry...

Re: A few more close ups...will add more asap.

I will post more later. I gotta say though my Gaffer (Steve you know who you are!) played a blinder sorting the bike out. He stripped it and meticulously cleaned every part. When it was finished and I went to collect it I was amazed. I rode it down the road for a bit and I have to admit it was...

Re: Thanks for the comments. A few more pics :

Hi everyone. I am new to this site and thought I'd say hello and show you the reason for me joining. My Dad sadly passed away a few years ago and in the sort out of his belongings we found his old bike in the loft. It is an RJ Quinn that he had as a youth living in Wallasey. He told many tales...