Hello from the last century

[SuperGalactian]

I've been riding bikes as a means of transport and leisure since the 1970s, strongly influenced by the Penguin Book of the Bicycle. I haven't really progressed from the technology I first started with, though it's getting ever more difficult to replace worn parts. My wife now rides an ebike, but at 71 I don't yet feel the need. So I'm sticking with what was good enough last century.

 

[Mike Ayling]

I've been riding bikes as a means of transport and leisure since the 1970s, strongly influenced by the Penguin Book of the Bicycle. I haven't really progressed from the technology I first started with, though it's getting ever more difficult to replace worn parts. My wife now rides an ebike, but at 71 I don't yet feel the need. So I'm sticking with what was good enough last century.

Good on yer!

 

[cyberknight]

keep it going !
try retrobike forums ( boo hiss i cant recommend another site ) for parts too

 

[DCLane]

- we've a 'Vintage & Classic' sub-forum that caters specifically for your preferences.

I raced this 1993 Raleigh in a steel bike time trial a fortnight ago, coming 3rd in my category:

 

[SuperGalactian]

I should have mentioned that my day-to-day bike is a Claud Butler that I bought new in 1985. It’s a Panache, intended for Audax. Not really anything special, in fact has a number of design issues, but I’ve kept it going with new old parts, so it still has Campy hubs, Cinnelli stem, and Suntour shifters and derailleurs. I had the frame re-enamelled 20 years ago in what would have been a retro scheme in the 1980s, but it appeals to me more than the original pearl blue. The decals and head tube badge are also from a pre-80s, pre-Holdsworthy era. Philistine, I know.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Hello!

 

[Chris S]