Recent content by Wyndbrook

Sean Kelly used clips and straps to win Milan San Remo 1992. Probably the last.

I guess you are not fans of cycle football.

Tim Gould was sponsored by Schwinn during the mid/late 1990's. Not sure who his contract was with, he scored a number of high placings in world cups I recall.

Obviously I never started hard enough, nor in the middle or the finish looking at my somewhat mediocre results.

I had a similar pair of Profile brand in the 90's, supposed to give you enough bar space to ride on the tops. Rather defeated the object of trying to go faster, but for touring should be good.

Never failed to a sell a frame, however bad, that I no longer need. £5 on marketplace does the trick.

Lovely looking bike , please keep it whole if possible.

Youngsters, what's wrong with 3×6', infact my first mtb was 3 ×5 friction.

Maybe thinking of Robert Penn and his book 'Its all about the bike', published 2010, a good read.

Crikey, don't even remember some of those tyres, were Farmer Giles more incestuous relations of Farmer John and his cousins, nephews etc? Certainly had plenty of them in late 80's.

As I live quite local I did enquire as to size, 20in apparently.

Crikey, London price premium must have been just as high forty years ago.

Picked up same model/year a few weeks ago, much cheaper but work to do. Broken shifter and no bouncy stuff going on in forks. Probably a winter project.

For a price many do, just after they charge you the exorbitant buyers commission plus vat of course.

My dad always insisted on them, first thing he did when either my sister or myself had a new bike was to fit one. He was also very enthusiastic with his usage of the oil can and grease gun.