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From my box of bits destined for the tip when I can be bothered to go, a black-finished C.J.Adie & Nephew lamp holder and a Brooks...

Same wrench is available in a Halfords outer (still stamped 'CYCLO' though) for £40...

Whilst I'm about it, a Phillips multi-tool, possibly 70+ years old. Stamped 'PHILLIPS MADE IN ENGLAND' and what might be a patent number...

https://weldtite.cc/products/torque-wrench-1-4-drive-2-24nm-with-tools It's model BF06355. Some places advertise them as 3/8" but...

In common with a lot of British stuff, Cyclo tools suffered from lack of investment during the 1970s with the product range being...

Depends how you classify a 'fake'. Is it a Colnago Saronni? No. Is it a Tecnotrat Saronni? Probably, but without a frame-specific serial...

Original CLB Professional brake calipers had satin chrome plating. It was fairly brittle though.

Yes, SR and Record levers are interchangeable, there's no difference in the mounting to the body.

I'd agree with that, it doesn't look like a Colnago product to me either. I'd go for it being a Tecnotrat frame (the size stamp in that...

I had a set of those Barelli 280 cleats, the theory behind the stepped design was that it would stop you overshooting the pedal cage...

When I was racing I rarely topped 70kg and would have been pushing 85 when I started riding Flites. I even managed to make it down into...

Another Flite user here. Over the years I've ridden various sorts - Brooks Swallow, Professional and Team Professional, Concor, Turbo...

Reflections and flaring mean I can't get a decent pic at the moment, but here's a version from Revelo on t'interweb. The poster is on...

Was just SR with some special engraving and some 24K gold bits. As such, it was slightly heavier than a straight SR group set by a few...

By pure coincidence, this evening time I read part of a history of Charles Dickens in which it was stated that in 1850 when London was a...