When I were a lad................

[Saddle bum]

Just stumbles across my battered copy of "Bike Riders Aids" sans cover, dated 1969.

Mmmmmmm. Just a few examples of the kit available;

Campag Record Chainset, complete - £18.00
Mafac Racer Brakes - £4.00
Brooks B17 Professional Saddle - £3.50

Sigh..................

 

[Mr Phoebus]

♫ Those were the days my friend... ♫

 

[MontyVeda]

...and tha still had enough change for a fish and chip supper ont' way 'ome

 

[Fnaar]

This was all fields.

 

[Blue]

Angel Delight for pudding.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Cowhorn bikes.

 

[tyred]

Leopardskin seat covers and furry dices in my Ford Cortina

 

[Davidc]

Ah - that was the catalogue from Holdsworth bikes. My LBS, where I'd bought my Holdsworth maufactured bike in 1967, could get anything from that catalogue by 4pm if you ordered by 10am and next morning by 10am if you ordered after then. They could really do better than that, but we were only 30 minutes fron Putney by 93 bus, 20 minutes by bike!

 

[Night Train]

Cowhorn bikes.

I was making my own back in the 70's.

 

[accountantpete]

Casey footballs

 

[Mr Phoebus]

I was making my own back in the 70's.

In our neck of the woods those handlebars were known as ape hangers.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Lovely Jubblys.

 

[tyred]

I was making my own back in the 70's.

Any trouble with toe overlap?

 

[Davidc]

I was making my own back in the 70's.

I remember those lights. Ever Ready, came as a set of front and rear.

Suitable for speeds in real darkness of up to at least 5mph, rear light visible up to at least 25 metres in normal street lighting, battery life about 5 hours, no rechargeables available and they cost quite a lot and were big (D size).

 

[tyred]

I have a set of those lamps. They came on my Peugeot. I bought batteries to try them out, then gracefully retired them after one ride...