There is no hope for me!

[novocaine]

Only a real worry with knobbly tyres, general purpose tyres just make a zzzzzzzzzzzzz noise, when the brake cable breaks. Knobblys you get a freebie endo.

bzzzzzz, plink, "bugger".

the plink is the saddle cable coming out of the nipple end and flicking into your spokes to get knackered up and never be usable again. The bugger is knowing you haven't got another cable to make a new saddle cable with.

 

[winjohn]

If you get bored of it ?

Well it will be competing with the Dawes and Falcon I have filling the same niche so you may be getting a call

 

[winjohn]

Those were the days though when a reflector was fitted to the frame with a nut and bolt plus no less than 4 washers.

 

[widowmaker]

Well it will be competing with the Dawes and Falcon I have filling the same niche so you may be getting a call

You will soon be my main supplier/dealer

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Those were the days though when a reflector was fitted to the frame with a nut and bolt plus no less than 4 washers.

Flat and shake proof under nut and bolt head.

 

[winjohn]

You will soon be my main supplier/dealer

I aim to please.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

You will soon be my main supplier/dealer

He's a bit of a bugger for finding desirable bikes

 

[winjohn]

I can sniff out Reynolds tubing at 25 miles!

 

[widowmaker]

I still go a little wobbly at the knees for some good old Reynolds tubing

When i had my gaspipe bikes in the early days on my paperound those 3 digits on a frame seemed out of reach.

 

[winjohn]

On my Sunday round with a 1930's trade bike I would dream of gas pipe tubing.