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Certainly is. I’d not done that climb for a while, it’s as tough as I remember it being. It’s worth it for the view, though.

Stop it now 😆. I have seen this but I was surprisingly sensible and have passed on it, despite the obvious temptation.

Yes indeed, they have been shortened (not by me, that’s how they were when I got them. They’ve also been drilled for internal brake cabling).

Panda Pops!

Perfect for a short person with incurable nostalgia.

Thanks. The levers are 'Prostar' branded, which have been cut down and drilled. So nothing fancy, but originally chosen because they're pretty light, I suppose.

Here's my 1983 Alan Richards (Tower Cycles). I originally built it up from a frame over various lockdowns – the thread for that is here. Among other notable features are a headbadge I had to custom design (with a bit of guess work required), and some brake levers which were once used by a...

True – though for a Catholic church it's positively subtle and restrained :LOL:

No, I have not been on a tour of Tuscany – this is in fact the Church of All Saints, in Hassop, Derbyshire. Built in 1816-17, it started life as the chapel for Hassop Hall over the road (owned by a prominent local Catholic family).

Looks like a fantastic bike to restore. Just to see it with standard road bars will be a massive improvement.

In the case of Bruce Burford, he was 'virtually towed' up to 100mph on the rollers, and then got up to 207mph, which does seem like a slightly pointless record, I have to say, but each their own and all that...

The protagonist on his snazzy Falcon in Deep End (1970). It's a curious film, with an interesting cast including Diana Dors and Jane Asher. The Falcon does play a role in the plot, at one point ending up with its front wheel getting run over by a car.

Ah, thanks. I didn't really think anywhere like that would be interested, but I might get in contact with them, then.

Most likely it was done by a frame-builder, not just a DIY job - or it may even have been an optional extra when the bike was made. Either way, it shouldn't have damaged the frame at all.

It’s a pump peg, for holding one end of a pump, the other end sits against the seat tube opposite. Back when pumps were too large to fit in a back pocket, of course.