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This is a discussion group after all good man. No one should be shy to post I'd think.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/blackburn-light ... i%3Asports Blackburn certainly makes inexpensive lights that one can be seen with, more of dazzle than to light one's way. Maybe put on 2 of them. I see on ebay now, the Far East, Hong Kong etc. are making these very powerful lights as someone...

What a Love in, oh the brakes say 'Campagnolo'; At the LBS, we had customers complaining about Campy Brakes, I don't know about the Athenas but Campy often makes poor brakes but the levers were good. We sent them back. This webpage discusses it: http://yarchive.net/bike/brake_leverage.html Dia...

For example, here is a contribution that is widely attributed to the French concerning cycling and I can look up a source if need be but that which says that putting shellac on the handlebars is a French innovation http://briansbicyclebanter.blogspot.com ... -tape.html say like discussed on this...

To an extent, http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/claudbutler.html asserts that in the 1950s Club cycling declined in the UK. I know these are different situations but maybe there are parallels as well. It really must have been fun if Club Cycling was really a big deal to do back then.

:lol: Honestly, fine to read some of One Eyed Jim's posts. If I'm not intruding, I found some webpages with interesting quotes I'd like your opinion and anyone else's on what this writer says. http://www.johnpiazza.net/frenchbikes.htm Here's the quote, I may have some things to add...

Sorry to hear of the bad luck of the parties in the original posting. Yes, I've thought of leaving mousetraps around valuables I'd fear someone might try to take (and that was in some movie). The storage lockers near here have been broke into twice, they snapped into mine once but I did...

Excellent link, the Velo d'Auto, the yellow bike, 2nd time lately but only on the internet I see the bulge on the lower bicycle chain http://velosvintage2.ultim-blog.com/ . Ok, and I had read something about that starting story with the Velo D'Auto: something about back then they had competing...

So, are we to understand any spec of rust and that's what I've got, rust in a few places, should be sanded?? I can see with real rusty frames the need to sand but I wonder about little spots here and there, say, less than the size of your smallest fingernail. I don't mind sanding it if that...

I note, some people say, you can make a "frame preserver" by using Linseed Oil. They said Frame Saver has that in it but I don't know about that. They may mix it with paint thinner. Note this page: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Linseed_oil "Linseed oil, also known as flax seed...

I'll just post some links! :wink: All bike ads though.... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/345 ... a6bd_b.jpg Looks like it could be the same model as the one in Stick Legs post. That ad also reminds me a lot of the very vintage http://www.art.com/products/p10070727-s ... 75915aafef...

Helping a mate in Birmingham with a 1953-54 Claud Butler Jubilee.

So, the owner had mudguards and aero bars on it? Eh? I can't see the rear mech. definitely, but the owner must have thought he had something. I like the hub up front. Sure looks okay to me...do we know the rear mech.?

This Batavus bike http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0248319989 which is in an ad being sold must be from the '70s. Now, this has to be a rather unique bicycle, a folding bike maybe.

Right, the problems with measurements went out in the 1970s. I think the threads are more like obscure rather than obsolete. They still make spindles that fit. Of course, I'm sure, Renee Herses one might want would be even years before the '70s. With a Herse, who knows, maybe you are dealing...

Not a real big deal; not very good photos but a Pink Peugeot! I looked at the different forums and decided, this wasn't a bad spot to keep up the Peugeot topic. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SS:US:1123 I don't know why the wheels look that way too, must be something about the...

Yes, I will seek to get photos of all my rides, it may take a few weeks. I have missed some of the technological revolution. I do have access to one of those computer cameras, I'm just not very knowledgeable about it.

http://www.davidmullarkey.com/mylittlepeugeot.html Getting to 12 speeds, One would think 1980s. "Looked very much like this. A Peugeot Equipe racer that cost £109.99 from Halfords in August 1983. The price was burned into my brain by a whole years worth of delivering the free paper and...

Barney Rubble!

My personal tip, would be go ebay and then set the search for who lives closest to you if say, you are looking for a bicycle. Then, you can bid, save usually on the shipping cost which is a big advantage by picking it up. With ebay too, people get feedback, it's not as much of a blind...