Newbie with a Hobbs of Barbican

[Midlife]

Blimey Blutto.........are you are oldest member ?

I was born in the 50's and raced in the 70's which is a bit after your time

Shaun

 

[blutto]

Hi roadking, took some pics today will post them soon, the frame number although almost worn away now is H72634

 

[blutto]

Blimey Blutto.........are you are oldest member ?

I was born in the 50's and raced in the 70's which is a bit after your time

Shaun

Hi Shaun, no idea if I'm the oldest, I doubt it, 65 in December but don't act like it.

 

[roadking]

Hi roadking, took some pics today will post them soon, the frame number although almost worn away now is H72634

When you mentioned Mervyn (I'm a long time member of the V-CC) I was confident about your date...7 is 1947 and H is the month, which is August.

Roadking.

 

[quiet mike]

I'm the proud owner of a Hobbs of Barbican as well, one of my favourite bikes.

Mine is a 1946, possibly a Raceweight but that was always a guess. Fairly original, with big pre-war style drop handlebars and chunky Bates of London grips, Allez! pedels, alloy seat post. I had a set of Alumlite rims on it for a long while but bent the front one, much to my consternation :evil: Replaced it with a Dunlop.

Has a crossbar changer for the SA hub, which I always found strange. Someone obviously fitted what they had lying around at some point.

It came from a local tip here in Southampton. I got it in a swap for a nice 1966 Viking Severn Valley I found, which was also a local tip find ...

I use it a lot. For VCC Hampshire Lightweight Rides when I was a member, now mostly commuting to work.
Had it pinched from my back garden a few years ago, but got it back a week later after putting up wanted posters all around where I live. Cost me £30 to the thieving toerags as their 'reward' for 'finding' it :roll:

Oh, and this is my first post! So can't post pics yet. Hello and welcome anyway

 

[quiet mike]

Now I can ....



1946 Hobbs of Barbican GB brake lever detail by zombikombi1959, on Flickr


1946 Hobbs of Barbican front brake by zombikombi1959, on Flickr


1946 Hobbs of Barbican by zombikombi1959, on Flickr

 

[blutto]

On a tip! oh my god, this links nicley to the post about all those classic bikes turning up at the scrap yard, I shudder to think about the heritage that must have been lost for good.
I'm also a big Jap car fan and was distraught at all the classic motors that went in the scappage scheme.

 

[Old Ned]

Blimey Blutto.........are you are oldest member ?

Not by a long chalk!

Ask Keithglos

And me.

 

[blutto]

Blimey Blutto.........are you are oldest member ?

Not by a long chalk!

Ask Keithglos

And me.

I didn't think I would be, hope I've a few more years left in me, mind you if I do get back on the Hobbs it could just finish me off

 

[GrumpyOldMan]

I notice on the Veteran Cycle Club website there is a Hobbs of Barbican ride on the 19th August. Unfortunately it doesn't say anything else about it at all. Anyone know anything?

Ian.