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Purchased a couple of years ago for £25, hardly used and not sure what I might do with it - drop bar gravel bike ? John. N.B seller's photo.

1976 edition of the famous Rider's Aids - a catalogue of components, comments, hints & tips. Nice condition £20 (2nd class post to UK mainland addresses). If you've not heard of Rider's Aids you'll not know what you're missing. Rk.

Invitation to RB members to V-CC lightweight (road) rides for the first half of 2020 - 4th April: Bardney Heritage Centre for the Cruellest Month Ride (season opener) 17th May: Dambuster's Raid Ride - meet Dambuster's memorial Woodhall Spa 20th May: Holderness Coastal Ride - meet Fort Paull...

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Some of you will not have heard of her (or even care), however I was shocked to read that Rebecca Twigg one of the USAs greatest (female) cyclists - I saw her win bronze in the 1992 Olympics - is homeless. Rk.

Roberts Cycles Open Day will take place at Geoff Roberts workshop in Boreham Street, East Sussex BN27 4SF on Sunday 18th August. There will be refreshments, BBQ, live music, celebrity guests (including Glen Mitchell, ex Percy Bilton & Ever Ready professional), brazing demonstrations, various...

Here are the Lincolnshire Lightweight Section V-CC road rides for 2019 - post here if interested. April: Cruellest Month Ride (season opener), meet Bardney Heritage Centre - excellent turnout, interesting mix of bicycles. May: Bouncing Bomb Ride, meet Woodhall Spa Dams Memorial - excellent...

A charming movie from 1949 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRt1gZqg5ag Rk.

I'm adding little, except to say rest in peace Paul, one of my heroes of the Foreign Legion - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... es-aged-62 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/201 ... dies-aged/ Rk.

Roberts frame (58 cms seat tube c2c - no fork), 653 and a Cinelli spoiler BB and typical lovely Roberts build - nice lugs and seat cluster. However it is damaged - needs new TT (e.g BJs charge £85 for a new TT) and one rear dropout. I have too many projects (bought it because I don't have a...

Myself and a few friends were out on a V-CC ride yesterday in the quiet and traffic-free Lincolnshire countryside. We were riding east from the Wolds to the sea, and planned to visit an important (to me, anyway) historic building. Upon arriving at the building which was locked, a notice gave a...

Question, and not too difficult ! Does anyone on this forum actually ride a bicycle in Lincolnshire or the East Riding (that's Yorkshire btw) ? Roadking.

Not seen it mentioned here, perhaps no interest but Yorkshire is hosting the UCI World Cycling Championships in 2019 with Harrogate being the main competition town and finish for most events. Here's a link - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/ ... ionships-0 Rk. N.B don't tell me it...

Not a rant but an observation containing a question. I founded a section of the V-CC, and my section in the main ride lightweights of all ages from the 1930s to the 1980s. We were out on Saturday, stunning Lincolnshire Wolds weather and quiet lanes, always see a few cyclists. We covered 20...

Thought I'd post a link, on the road forum, to this event that took place last week viewtopic.php?f=12&t=385506 Rk.

Retrobike's road forum is pretty much a Roberts Free Zone, but there was a good turnout at last week's inaugural Roberts Rendezvous. Jon. N.B photo credit to Lawrence Lawry.

Thinning out my collection of unrestored frames, this rare Ken Bird TT frameset features, but first thing is that not only is this a rare frame but I've not seen lugs like this on a Ken Bird before - lovely lugs shot in seat stays Chainstay bridge - none vertical rear dropouts extensively...

Guys. A recent acquisition - a Roberts built Geoffrey Butler (dated 1978) race frameset that has a Portacatena dropout. Question; does a frame designed for a Portacatena normally* have a cutaway chainstay on the dropout end ? I don't have the Portacatena but the frame looks like it will either...

Guys, this is a well established and attended ride meeting at Fishbourne Roman Palace (PO19 3QR), nr Chichester, West Sussex - meeting at 1000 hrs for a 1030 hrs start. Sociable ride with lunch on Thorney Island and ice creams on Bosham shore. Not my ride but advise here if you'd like to...

Guys. Bought this for my Daughter (she's in China now), used it on the Jerusalem Ride to try it for size - slightly small for me. So, 2002 Dave Yates Tourer (2002 confirmed by Dave in email) - specifications: Frame - lugless Reynolds, compact frame, so a real 21.5" in immaculate metallic blue...