On yer bike!

[PADDY]

Anjou will be amazing!

 

[PADDY]

Ready for L'Eroica!

 

[PADDY]

This is a specially brewed Ale for the riders of L'Eroica Britannia! Nice touch eh!! Sorry about quality of photo but I'm camping by gaslight in a field here chaps!

 

[itsbruce]

How is the ride going? I have a few friends on it, including Martin Young (he'll be on a Guvnor) and Jacqui Shannon (a brompton), both from the Tweed Run community.

 

[itsbruce]

Had my tourer bike a few weeks now and added some upgrades.



It's a Hackett Cooper T. First time in years that I've bought an off-the-peg bike, rather than finding a vintage frame and adding components. Still, it's a nce looking bike and fun to ride. And I've already added several components and will be tweaking/replacing others over time...

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

Very nice looking bike. Did you use it for the tweed run?

 

[itsbruce]

No. I bought it immediately after the ride. On the run itself, I was partly in a vintage car (a Morris Minor), partly on a Boris bike and partly on one of my vintage fixies.

 

[esteban68]

Had a late afternoon wander over to L'Eroica event in nearby Bakewell, seriously impressed great stalls with decent vintage stuff including loads of men's stuff at decent prices, some seriously good machinery to oggle over too, spied this whilst there;

caught a glimpse of Paddy too looking dapper with his 1938 Saxon.

 

[PADDY]

Really...? You should have said hello! There were three of us Floungers there. Loads of photos to follow on my home return. Fantastic cycling country & the hills..."oh 'those' hills!!!"
Thirsty riding in the hot weather though Gents..!

 

[esteban68]

I had all the tribe with me Paddy including a slightly disgruntled granddaughter, maybe next year as I intend to book in early as the event appeared so good...I may even have a stand in one of the marquees cost permitting as I could easily fill one with vintage men's gear and bicycles and parts! Yes the Derbyshire hills are very mean in places with quite a few short sharp shocks as it were, I guess that's why it's called the Peak District.....what we're youre thoughts overall of the event Paddy? It almost cost me dear though as one of the sellers had a delightful French built Cheminaeu cycle from the 1930's at 275 quid that really, really caught my eye!

 

[PADDY]

Lake District (UK) vintage rides in July Gents!

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

What did the ale taste like? , looked really natty little label.

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

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Lake District (UK) vintage rides in July Gents!

Sounds like fun, too busy this year, perhaps next year.

A scene from the 39 steps, eh?

 

[PADDY]

Okay Gents, just finally finished getting the L'EROICA BRITANNIA photos hosted. There's a few Loungers in the pics (Mike1973 & Ben). I'll get around to a write up at 'some point' just very busy currently but I'll let the photos do the talking for now.





CLICK on the LINK below:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125627692@N05/

 

[PADDY]

Vintage cycling photos from the teens; 20's; 30's.

CLICK on LINK below:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125627692@N05/sets/72157645001101247/

 

[PADDY]

Old style cycling caps made by a family firm in the US. I really like the wool ones! Saw them for the first time at a stall at L'Eroica a few weeks ago. Take a look!
Companies in the UK stock them too.

http://www.walzcaps.com/caps_wool.html

 

[PADDY]

For those in the USA, these old school crochet & leather mitts look great & are good value!
http://www.aerotechdesigns.com/gelpaleandco.html

 

[PADDY]

Those in the UK, these guys come in at best price for retro crochet mitts! (Yes I've been hunting around)
http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/altura_classic_crochet_mitts_2013-ID_9835

 

[Stray Cat]

I'm curious: anyone planning on observing Tour de France.. live?

 

[PADDY]

Hi Marija! I'm 'here' in Yorkshire at the first stage of TDF...!!!! 'you' know I love my cycling and with the TDF coming to the UK (& Giro D'Italia in Northern Ireland earlier this year) it's been an amazing year for cycling in Britain!!
Hope you have your yellow jersey on as you watch it
This is why I'm out of contact these few days!
The atmosphere is GREAT as is the scenery and the weather has been okay for it. LOVING IT..!!!

ALLEZ...ALLEZ...ALLEZ...!!!!!!!!!!!!