The British bike thread

[grantoury]

Why would anyone ever think metric superior?

*shuffles away whistling*

 

[Nabeaquam]

My Claud Butler Ernest Chambers designed track bicycle. 4 years ago I rode this on a motorplex 12 hour time trial. Seven PM to 7 AM. The seat brace was missing but you could see where there was one. The stain from it is visible right behind where the new faux one is. I replaced it with a homemade one. I put on an old Universal front brake as it was scary on the fast downhills. The Universal had the right drop. It’s so much better to ride since I added this brake. The fork was already drilled for the brake.

 

[Peachy!]

How has @Peachy! not weighed in yet with some Clauds?

Eh? What? Who? Why? Did someone wake me up? I was having a nice little sojourn…..

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Eh? What? Who? Why? Did someone wake me up? I was having a nice little sojourn…..

Saw a British bike thread full of Claud Butlers and no Peachy, didn't feel right. It's all better now though

 

[MattiThundrrr]

4 years ago I rode this on a motorplex 12 hour time trial. Seven PM to 7 AM.

Was that the one at Road America? Sounds like such a cool event

 

[Nabeaquam]

Was that the one at Road America? Sounds like such a cool event

Yeah, very nice event. I only rode the Claud for part of the 12 hours, the hills were nasty on fixed gear.

 

[Peachy!]

Some of the Clauds that are still rolling…

 

[Psimpson]

Yes 90s should have aero brake levers. I think a cheaper version of my R200 with raked forks. If it's anything like that it will be a nice ride. Not super light but lively enough.

I remember my parents buying me a bike for passing my 11plus( nobody was more surprised than me). It was a single speed red Raleigh, they couldn’t afford gears. Haven’t a clue what model it was just remember it was red. Eventually I painted it black and put some cow horn bars on it.

 

[dorset boy]

I had to be very quite as they are hibernating ! My 1961 Coureur and 1982 Raleigh Gran Sport

 

[chickendrumsticks]

A Sheffield Langsett transformation:
As found

As finished