The British bike thread

[Nabeaquam]

For @Nabeaquam and anyone else that likes old adverts. Let me know if you don't and I won't post them.
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It looks like my bsa. Thanks for this, love it

 

[MattiThundrrr]

For @Nabeaquam and anyone else that likes old adverts. Let me know if you don't and I won't post them.
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I love that, already shared it in two places. Keep em coming

 

[dorset boy]

Photo taken today,my unknown English bike.

 

[dorset boy]

 

[dorset boy]

 

[squirrelchaser]

Very similar to my dad's bike. I suspect he'd gone for some options or changed things later, his had a quick release toggle chain a Swallow saddle and a Williams crank set. Decades of use by him and myself over which it suffered multiple strippings and both hand and rattle-can resprays, a change to fixed wheel and 27" from the original 26x1 1/4 by myself (which wrecked the handling), a cracked rear drop out (repaired by Charlie Bean at Fenton Cycles), most of it disappeared sometime in the 1990s. The saddle is in a crate of parts I've just recovered from my parent's garage and the 4 speed hub is fitted on one of the bikes which I will eventually get around to stripping for salvage. He's now 93 and can't stand or walk without aid so there's no way he'll ever ride a bike again. The garage currently contains the remains of 5 bikes* - a 1950s step-through Viking (my mother's which she reckoned cost her £26), a modernised (for the 1980s) Moulton Deluxe (frame number left side of seat tube collar appears to be 741111) and 3 bikes based on 1980s Carlton Clubman frames. Judging on my lack of impact on the junk in the place over the last couple of days it'll be some months before I work out what is actually there. Certainly some Weinmann 27" alloy rims and another pair which (from what I can see) are possibly Super Champion or Rigida.

* 5 bikes of interest here. There's also a modern ladies bike of some sort.

I used to have a Fentons Zip frame . Charlie was a little odd sometimes but I liked him .

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

1974 Raleigh Record and Europa. I love the team colours.

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Here's an old Worksop BSA Prima. Bought as a frame and (damaged) forks only. Completed with much input from Goldie (forks) and Reynoldsfan (most of the rest), both of this parish. Came in at around 10kg if I remember correctly. No slouch on the road either although a wee bit to big for me.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Here's an old Worksop BSA Prima. Bought as a frame and (damaged) forks only. Completed with much input from Goldie (forks) and Reynoldsfan (most of the rest), both of this parish. Came in at around 10kg if I remember correctly. No slouch on the road either although a wee bit to big for me.
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Another beautiful bike

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

An homage to an early path racer, complete with upside down bars for @Imlach Sadly no drive side shots and a frayed gear cable.