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Here's old old 'Tracker' I've just acquired from an old chap in my village - built in the early 70s with the 'must-have' cowhorn handlebars, brooks and cycle speedway rear 26" knobbly... I'm going to leave it exactly as it is...

Yes, I'm learning that - any idea what sort of year range these were made like this?? Not sure why there is a second set of numbers either? Cheers, Marty

Thanks Spokesmann - no numbers on the drop-outs - just the the Zeus stampings front and rear. Wow, that's pretty! Wish mine was like that buy one day possibly? Cheers, Marty.

Hi All, Got given a well made but tatty Carlton frameset tonight and have a little difficulty identifying it... Frame/fork number is 128226 and had chrome lugs, half chrome stays and forks and looks like it was Green with possibly an Orange head-tube - any ideas? Will add a few more pics...

That's great - looks like even the PVC bar tape and pump are original. Thanks for that. Marty.

Hi There, Any of you Classic Carlton Guys know roughly how old this nice Carlton 10 is? Seems I can find catalogues showing the 'Ten' but not the '10'... Late 60's perhaps? Worksop Head-badge... It's very original and the previous owner has had it from new! Cheers, Marty

Re: Happy to say that the DM Track Bike has now found a great new home with a collector in Taiwan who plans to restore it using all of the original parts where possible! Cheers All! MartyP

Now for sale if anyone is interested? To help fund my son's first car... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113672164403 Cheers, MartyP

Thanks! Yes, got that 'real' lived-in look! Just got to sell them now...

Got to Go... 80's Falcon Black Knight Vintage Road Bike in Fixed / Touring / Training trim... It's 21.5"/54cm Reynolds 531 and a nicely built frameset with nice heart cut-out lugs, front mech braze-on, fork crown and ends etc... Bike is for sale as-is, used and well loved! Everything works ok...

Not sure what this is? Stickers say 'RP' and it's 22"/56cm Reynolds 531 ST and nicely built touring frameset with nice lugs, fork crown and ends etc... Bike is for sale - completely as used and loved! Everything works ok and is currently set up with Sturmey-Archer 5 Speed (S5.2) Hub Gears which...

Re: Re: Ha! Thankfully for me they had already 'buzzed' off... zzzzz

When the lady selling the bikes in her shed said "mind out there was a wasp's nest in there somewhere" - she wasn't kidding!!

Close Shaun but not quite hey... Cheers, Marty

The Company is 125 years old, not the bike! Now owned by Trek... You are right, she wont like yellow and it's too big for the wife so I better keep it myself! ;-) Cheers

Just done some research online - you are right - definitely German and 125 years old! Better give it to the wife (Frau) - she's German!

Yes, German or Belgian I believe? Like with a lot of these European companies, frames were out-sourced so hard to track down the exact manufacturing origins - I have a 'Dave Russell' that was supplied by Concorde (Dutch) but made by Ciocc in Italy... Cheers!

Yes AndyMart - I think you are right - the brake bridge, BB shell and mech braze-on are all exactly the same... So probably Columbus tubing and probably made in Italy somewhere?? Well done and thanks! Marty

Hi There, Anyone know or have any ideas what this bike is? "D" cut-outs in lugs so presuming maker beginning with D?? Looks italian to me as covered with Gipiemme, Campy & Cinelli parts - maybe early/mid 80s? Shim 600 hubs, Mavic MA rims etc... Later seatpost etc Cut-outs in BB Shell, Decent...

Re: Thanks for those suggestions but, I put it on the BMX Museum forum and turns out it's an ultra rare Pro-Lite Craig Campbell Freestyler from 1985! A very well regarded frame by all accounts! Cheers Anyway!