Overbury?

[hilldodger]

Hi Everyone,

I fancy adding a retro mountain bike to my collection - which goes from an 1870 Boneshaker to modern recumbents - and remember lusting after an Overbury when I was a lad. Well, 20 yo man.

Any tips on what to buy and where?

Ta.


Roger the Hilldodger.
Leicester's most handsome Penny Farthing rider.

 

[breezerboy]

At last

Finally, someone else on here into SERIOUSLY retro bikes

Check out http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4064&highlight= and http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1235&highlight=

The cushion tyre bike is now rideable and has been identified as an 1890 Buckingham and Avon.

If you don't already know about it, check out http://www.ivcarally2008.org.uk/public/index.php?cmd=menu&id=-1 for a decent event for the 'shaker and a new penny stack world record attempt.

As for the Overburys, my brother has one from '83 but I don't think he's selling (same goes for my '83 Evans and '84 Stumpjumper I'm afraid).

 

[hilldodger]

A new Penny Stack record, eh?

The current record was the finale of Spokesfest 2003 on Abbey Park in Leicester - and I should know because I was the Event Director

Did you take part?

I now run Cyclemagic, the organisation I co-founded

www.cyclemagic.org.uk

 

[orange71]

John's (administrator) got an Overbury's

 

[breezerboy]

I wasn't at spokefest 2003 (or was it really then, maybe I was), but was in the record at leicester a few years back (131 I think it was, if that's the one you mean then obviously I was!!!). We're aiming for 200 next year and already have a huge number confirmed from all over europe coming to take part.

 

[hilldodger]

The 131 stack was at Spokesfest 2003!

 

[mrkawasaki]

Pioneering

I have a Pioneer freshly rebuilt.... ready for it's maiden RSF outing.



Mr K

 

[gump]

why mr k, thats a very sweet build there. very nice. very very nice.

 

[retrobikeguy]

Re: Pioneering

I have a Pioneer freshly rebuilt.... ready for it's maiden RSF outing.



Mr K

and beautiful it is [drool]

 

[mrkawasaki]

Missing in action

Thread hijack...

Any sign of that Ellison, Andy...???

Mr K