Recent content by LondonClassic

Must have been a pretty quiet day at the office for someone to suggest they should cast that into the inside of the lever.

And with Uniglide and Hyperglide compatability - lovely.

I'm 6'2" and ride a 62cm CTC tourer with a 58cm top tube. I would have thought at 6 foot you had a choice of 56/58/60 cm frames. A 56 or 58 with a raised stem and seatpost isn't going to look freaky and the longer seat post will give more space for a big saddle bag or tall items like sleeping...

Selle Royal Trithalon or the Iscaselle Polo were the brochure saddles for the series 1 and series 2 respectively. Looks like they either ran out on the line or switched over for another reason.

The Comete was sold in 1987-89 in the UK I believe. From the looks it doesn't look too broke! The fork should have a recessed allen key type brake fixing - the nut on there now is most likely over an adapter. You should be able to fit some newer, allen key brakes. I would think about moving...

I would try a demel with a copper brush and go slow and steady. You will probably still have to live with either a trace of enamel of some minor chewing of the paint below. I suppose if you got lucky there would be a nice thick layer of laquer between the enamel and base coat - which would mean...

You make a good point about the supply chain jobs that are below the headline. Borg Warner, Ford, Lucas - all massive concerns in their own right. A bike assembly line is way smaller than most of those second tier suppliers. In the past there was (poncey word alert) the ecosystem of auto, aero...

Maybe the owner got suckered into the Flemish massive stem club? Becomes an arms race..literally.

Beggin your pardon guv but that is St Matthews C of E Church. Corpus Christi is further up Brixton Hill on the junction with Horsford Road. https://maps.app.goo.gl/gcB7GHECfmPsfTTK6

"...round-oval-round chainstays..."

Every retrobike fettler worth their salt has a set of those Union pedals somewhere in their arsenal. A right of passage.

Never seen an Oscar Pavic / Pavis before. Seller also has an 853 Sirius up now. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167383905334?itmmeta=01JPJG343WBQA566SAM7F8H0QC&hash=item26f8dbb436:g:tm4AAeSw7jpn2EhP

Round round get around I get around... https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/jack-taylor-tourist-54cm-in-devon.482830/

Same seller in Stourbridge. JF Wilson: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167383869684?itmmeta=01JPJESRFQRF4SMPZXC40ZZ6ER&hash=item26f8db28f4:g:bCEAAeSwveBn2EOX Looks like a respray but some fine details..,like the track/mech end. From the same seller - nice looking path frame - can't make out the...

Loved that. We need more of this I feel.