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02-07-18, 02:32 PM
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Evening
Good evening all
just a quick intro , some of you may all ready know me from the uk based bike forums i use .
For the last 10+ years i have done a small amount of buying and selling of retro road bikes mainly from the late 70's - early 90's . This has also provided me with some great experience of some very nice bikes .
I mainly try to aim for the smaller uk based framemakers and i prefer my bikes in original condition with patina rather than showroom condition .
Over the years a few more modern machines have been and gone but none have stayed .
Current bikes include a 50's Pollard specialite single speed , a 1980's Ian May ,Legnano road bike , Marin bear valley mtb are all in the keeping section , whilst things like a Knights of Wolverhampton road bike , Raleigh m trax ti 2000 , Raleigh Lenton and a few others are there and about as well
just a quick intro , some of you may all ready know me from the uk based bike forums i use .
For the last 10+ years i have done a small amount of buying and selling of retro road bikes mainly from the late 70's - early 90's . This has also provided me with some great experience of some very nice bikes .
I mainly try to aim for the smaller uk based framemakers and i prefer my bikes in original condition with patina rather than showroom condition .
Over the years a few more modern machines have been and gone but none have stayed .
Current bikes include a 50's Pollard specialite single speed , a 1980's Ian May ,Legnano road bike , Marin bear valley mtb are all in the keeping section , whilst things like a Knights of Wolverhampton road bike , Raleigh m trax ti 2000 , Raleigh Lenton and a few others are there and about as well
02-07-18, 02:56 PM
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Welcome! Get your post count to 10 and post pics of your bikes in our Classic & Vintage forum. Especially that Legnano...
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Get your post count to 10 and post pics of your bikes in our Classic & Vintage forum.
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Hello & Welcome to the fun!
Cheers,
Van
Cheers,
Van
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02-08-18, 01:00 AM
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Welcome from the midwest US!
A bike I had many years ago was a Royce Union with a strumy archer three speed, my best guess is its from about the early to mid '60s. Do you ever see those? I miss it. It was a great bike.
Welcome to the forum!
Jack
A bike I had many years ago was a Royce Union with a strumy archer three speed, my best guess is its from about the early to mid '60s. Do you ever see those? I miss it. It was a great bike.
Welcome to the forum!
Jack
02-10-18, 07:45 AM
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Welcome. That’s quite a collection of bikes you have there. Have any long term favorites?
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