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Re: Parker frames There was a Parker that built frames for Hobbs of Barbican. He used to build the Hobbs 'New Superbe' frames in the 1940s which morphed into the hand cut lugged Hobbs 'Blue Riband' frame. Hobbs 'Blue Riband' frames were initially either lugged or bronze welded, but the 'Blue...

Re: Leggere as Professional were available in different styles. I can only speak from my limited experience of over half a century around bicycles. Can't and won't claim to be any kind of Guru, sorry. You obviously know best.

I appreciate this is a long post but please read to the end. I wish to make people aware of a recent decision by the UK Minister of Defence, Anna Soubry to save £50,000 from her budget and close the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Chapel at Biggin Hill. Pilots from UK, Ireland, US, Canada...

Re: Jo Routens was a good French constructeur and bike looks to be made by pere and not fils. A bit better than a commuter. Routens was involved in the technical trials both before and after WW2. Have seen this bike on ebay for quite a while and it hasn't sold. Buyer is pitching at US and...

Re: Just caught this thread. Firstly I have to disagree with all the previous above postings. Mercian certainly did put the frame number on the rear dropouts in the 1950s. I have had Mercian frames with certain provenance with this feature. Frame number suggests a build date of 1955. Some...

'A fool is soon parted from his money' as the old saying goes. The daft asking prices, I would guess, are aimed at trying to catch the Yanks and the Japanese. A thing is only worth what a buyer is prepared to pay in the market. The reply above proves that the seller has read and digested the...

It is an Edward O'Brien. Looks like one of the later Chinese made ones. For those old enough to remember, they were sold through mail order catalogues like Great Universal Stores along with the likes of Vindec. Used to see a lot of new shiney ones on Christmas day as they were tried out by...

French frame built with Reynolds 531 were metric tube sizes, hence seat post diameter of 26.6mm. If it is a French built frame but with BSC threads then this would date it to 1980 and later. Check the steerer threads and the steerer tube diameter to establish if British or French. French...

Just found this book review by chance:- http://grubb1937.blogspot.co.uk/ Book seems interesting and is about the bicycle makers working in Vienna, Austria between 1930 and 1950 . Reviewer has links to the publisher's website. Has anyone seen it and is it worth getting?