Benson Veteran Cycle Club Rally 2025 photos

[zerogravitas]

This is pretty local to me, and whilst my oldest bikes are 20+ years too new to run (1960 cutoff), it was fun to ride over and have a quick chat to a few owners and then watch the grand depart. I took a whole pile of pictures but here are just a few.





Bates trike (cantiflex tubes)?



Costume is de rigueur and pretty well done on the whole!



Beautiful 1903 Sunbeam



My Denti makes a cameo appearance





A superb show of machines, lovingly kept in ridable condition. Makes me want to expand my collection...

I'll post a few more if these tickle you.

 

[Nob]

Guessing the Rifle is a replica….

 

[Rapparee87]

Guessing the Rifle is a replica….

We hope ..

 

[sjcprojects]

Great to see these. What for the love of God is the bike with the number 23 on it? That thing looks horrendous to ride, with your knees in front of the bars

 

[Frankenorange]

Post more pics please

 

[Nob]

This is pretty local to me, and whilst my oldest bikes are 20+ years too new to run (1960 cutoff), it was fun to ride over and have a quick chat to a few owners and then watch the grand depart. I took a whole pile of pictures but here are just a few.

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Bates trike (cantiflex tubes)?

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Costume is de rigueur and pretty well done on the whole!

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Beautiful 1903 Sunbeam

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My Denti makes a cameo appearance

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A superb show of machines, lovingly kept in ridable condition. Makes me want to expand my collection...

I'll post a few more if these tickle you.

Including more of your Denti

 

[zerogravitas]

Okay a few more:



This was the most distinctive veteran I saw. Amazing looking machine.









Rare splashes of colour from the newer machines.






More later!

 

[zerogravitas]

Recumbent





Fab trike











Quad (missing a stoker)!

 

[zerogravitas]

@Nob, here's my Denti;





Full build thread here; https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/80s-mino-denti-master.432205/

 

[Gtpulse]

Enjoyed looking at these photos. Brings back some great memories of cycling with my grandparents. We did a club run like this most weekends. Ned who founded Benson was one of their friends, he had a cycle collection that makes even the most prolific of Retrobikers look like they don’t have a problem!