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On yer bike!
Just chipping in after several years away ... Paddy, hope you coping OK! I'm thinking I need to post a couple of updates on here, after taking part in a couple of vintage bicycle tours in Normandy of late. And recording events on my grandfathers trusty 1950's 35mm camera. I'll try and...- Mike1973
- Post #756
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Well, I was starting to get fed up with how I use the space in our little single garage. The bikes and kombi all fit in fine, but then there's no room to do anything at all in there, not even to walk from one end to the other! You have to cart everything out to use the space as a workshop. All...- Mike1973
- Post #522
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Historic Hillwalking
Cadet Smock I found a Cadet Smock on ebay earlier this year, but didn't get to wear it until last weekend when we had some chilly weather in North Devon. I had initially thought it would be too small and only got it to use as a potential pattern, but it just fits me as long as I don't have too...- Mike1973
- Post #211
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Great jersey collection! I won this example yesterday, I thought it could be 1950's, but it harks back to an earlier style with that lovely collar. If it had front pockets it would be perfect!- Mike1973
- Post #521
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Diary of a D-D Dodger ...
The Diary of Guardsman R. J. Bailey 2659931 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards Bob Bailey joined the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards in January 1940. That summer was spent building beach defences on the Lincolnshire coast for the expected German invasion of Britain. Early in 1941 Combined... -
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Diary of a D-D Dodger ...
I am in the middle of posting up all the pages from my Uncle Bob Bailey's diary from 1944 over on flickr. He served in the 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards in North Africa and Italy, and was 'in the thick of it'. In this week in 1944 he was involved in the assault of the Gothic Line, and on the 7th of... -
On yer bike!
Winter drawers on ... I thought I'd post up some illuminating pages from the 1936 Cyclists handbook. And good news, I've just secured a couple of 1kg tins or carbide, so the 1928 Lucas Calcia Club should be burning bright soon :cool: 1936 Every Cyclist's Handbook by zombikombi1959, on Flickr...- Mike1973
- Post #510
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160875155812?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1040wt_1167 Loved this Holdsworth on ebay the other week.- Mike1973
- Post #500
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
The 1910 sounds like a scorcher! I don't think an old fixie will be much different to what most young hipsters are racing around on these days. What's it got in the brake department? Probably one of those blocks that presses down on the front tyre? I think it would be an awkward daily rider, but...- Mike1973
- Post #499
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
1934 Raleigh back on the road after 8 years neglect hanging in the back of the garage 1934 Raleigh Sports Model by zombikombi1959, on Flickr arrival at work by zombikombi1959, on Flickr- Mike1973
- Post #497
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Classic vintage CANVAS TENTS
Our little £1 car boot tent "Better Camping" by zombikombi1959, on Flickr The old car boot bargain £1 tent by zombikombi1959, on Flickr- Mike1973
- Post #103
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
You are making seriously consider renewing my VCC membership Paddy! I really need to find the time from somewhere to make it worthwhile though. I loved the boneshaker journal, but for me it was the rides I enjoyed most, the social side of the club.- Mike1973
- Post #484
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Ditto Paddy, would love to hear and see more of your adventure!- Mike1973
- Post #472
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Thanks guys. Yep, lovely bike to ride as well, goes as good as it looks. Esteban, all the component parts of the machine work well so I'm just going to keep them. Campy chainset, Shim rear mech ... If they needed changing, then I might consider going back to a '50's spec machine, but for now...- Mike1973
- Post #464
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Cheers Paddy, I reckon this bike will go on forever! Looking forward to a ride out to where my uncle lives on the edge of the South Downs about 20 miles away when next I have a free weekend. Be good to show him how it looks now. Doesn't feel right just using it as a commuter ...- Mike1973
- Post #461
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Brooks Honey Bar Tape by zombikombi1959, on Flickr Really happy with the end result. It took several more goes after I decided which way I wanted to wrap the tape, fine tuning it along the way. By this time it only took minutes to unwind and start again each time, and I was much used to the...- Mike1973
- Post #459
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
Start point, remove this horrible stuff! out with the old ... by zombikombi1959, on Flickr Then had fun removing all the sticky stuff and hardened glue left over, until the bars were relatively clean. They are GB 'Ventaux' bars by the way. I only know this as removing the tape revealed the...- Mike1973
- Post #458
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
I've been working on my Great Uncle Walters bike recently. He had it made for him in 1955 (ish) from Cliff Peters cycle shop in Aston, Brum. It had been well looked after all it's life, and ridden regularly up until a few years ago when Uncle Walter was in his late 70's. When he passed it on...- Mike1973
- Post #457
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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On yer bike!
I've used a carbide lamp before now, on my commute from work one winter. I'd blagged a jar of carbide of a friend and this lasted quite well. I loved it! And if I could find a local supplier of carbide, I'd use it again. A really bright white/blue light, that cast a good beam of light. It was...- Mike1973
- Post #448
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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