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60 years ago a clubmate of mine held lots of Welsh RRA place-to-place records. I tried his trike once and just about managed to ride it!

Didn't know Zeus supplied frame builders with fittings back then. Every day's a schoolday! However, the top tube cable stops for bare rear brake cable might help date it? When were they in vogue? Just noticed the head badge is chromed as well. Did Carlton do this - or might it have gone in...

With Zeus dropouts probably not 50's? The chrome does look very good.

I'm in a slightly similar situation but mine is due to deciding to thin out my collection for differentreasons. Due to ongoing medicals, I'm just not getting out and riding. If I do it would be on my carbon road bike as it's the easiest to ride! This year I haven't been out at all. I have at...

No inner cage side?

Possibly have a word with Graham Weigh. He was the UK agent for Duralinox BITD and repaired them when necessary so may be able to help.

I have a very large 'tub' (almost small bucket size) of WW2 ex-army grease that I bought when I was a lad in the early 60's from my LBS - and it is still half full. Bill (the shop owner) must have bought a job lot as he had quite a few of them. It has the WD arrow etc. on it. If it was good...

Graham Weigh, who was the Vitus importer, repaired frames. There is a You-Tube video of Graham's were he discusses his history with the marque. Well worth lokking it up. Over the Bwlch -y Groes eh? You must have been gluttons for punishment! There are photos in an early 60's 'Sporting...

I remember Colin Lewis, in a 'Cycling' training article, saying having your levers like that was like riding with a pair of six-guns. He recommended levers were a lot lower.

I've a suspicion that they could be French - but I can't remember the brand. I also think they were around in the 80's. One of the first 'minimalist' mudguards on the market.

Good to hear it. I'm sure they did close for a while but thankfully the name lives on. Are they still in Shipley?

Very nice indeed. Despite living and cycling in Yorkshire for over 50 years I can't remember ever coming across a Wallis frame before. When was he active?

Lovely. The detailing with the logos is great. I'm familiar with Max (I have a Scott MTB built with it) but not familair with Overmax. Are the tubes fluted?

Very nice. I bumped into Wes Mason at a funeral recently. He was well and 'still interested'.

If Chas Robrts built these for BE - then who built the top end Barry Hoban frames?

A very common addition to forks from the 70's onwards I would say. I think Ceeway Marketing supplied them if not others.

Having experienced levers gradually sliding down the tube - and completely upsetting the cable tension and therefore the efficiency of the change (especially if indexed) then I would always go for a stop if possible. Top or Bottom of tube doesn't matter as a top stop could be decorative and...

My experience exactly with my 8 speed 105. After a winter lay-off it would go onto the big ring but not the other way. (Not that I use the big ring much.......) Once on big ring it wouldn't come off. One day, using the bike for the first time after winter 'storage', exactly this happened. I...

So Woodrup are actually using the name? I was under the impression from talking to people who 'know' that the whole deal had fallen through. I wonder why you would order a BJ from them rather than a true Woodrup? Saying that, BJ also ran Merlin and JRJ alongside the BJ brand BITD. EB also...