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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 11:45 PM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

xiaoman1 thanks Ben, yes lucky for me artists...

xiaoman1 thanks Ben, yes lucky for me artists come from all over the world to show off their paint skills here.

And I recognize that pub, The Bell on MIddlesex Street, And the artwork is still...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-24, 08:37 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-16-24, 09:41 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Near the Olympic Park in Stratford. ...

Near the Olympic Park in Stratford.
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And further north up in Walthamstow...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-24, 11:25 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

This made me laugh... ...

This made me laugh...
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

I'd never heard of Rusty Wallace, and thought...

I'd never heard of Rusty Wallace, and thought maybe he was an artist:lol: but a quick Google reveals otherwise. I'm on the wrong side of the pond to be familiar with 90s NASCAR but I"m guessing you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-24, 06:12 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

A few more mural festival fi ds, this wall.by...

A few more mural festival fi ds, this wall.by Darry Perier..
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...thus...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-24, 07:51 AM
Replies: 728
Views: 218,201
Posted By botty kayer

New Italian welcomed aboard, and as summer draws...

New Italian welcomed aboard, and as summer draws to a close I took a pic of my shiny Italians wearing their shiny Shamal Sunday best wheels....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-24, 09:29 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Another paste up wall and the first few murals...

Another paste up wall and the first few murals from the London mural festival...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-24, 09:19 AM
Replies: 22,516
Views: 3,586,777
Posted By botty kayer

We"ve had a summer this year that didn't really...

We"ve had a summer this year that didn't really get started here in the UK, and this week it felt distinctly autumnal, with drop in temperature increase in winds and the leaves have started to fall....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-24, 11:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 630
Posted By botty kayer

Nice find, flakey decals aside the paint looks...

Nice find, flakey decals aside the paint looks really good, such a classy.color.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-24, 10:50 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 10:37 AM
Replies: 344
Views: 140,951
Posted By botty kayer

Today I finished the frame I posted up there.... ...

Today I finished the frame I posted up there....

Clincher Shamals for regular use, how practical;), but tub disc for when I really need to get somewhere fast. Will have full aero bars at some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 10:31 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,710
Posted By botty kayer

Guess my new buuld belongs in here... ...

Guess my new buuld belongs in here...
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 1,088
Views: 508,871
Posted By botty kayer

Ok after a long delay due to customs taking ages...

Ok after a long delay due to customs taking ages I finally finished buulding up my.1st ever lo pro.

It arrived as just a frame. Apparently its a Mercatone Uno team bike from 93/94/95. No tubing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-24, 07:50 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,710
Posted By botty kayer

Thanks Ben, Yes Lattz has seen mine, but...

Thanks Ben,

Yes Lattz has seen mine, but enough about that, we're still both waiting for updates on your Somec lo-pro over in the vintage time trial bike thread. Tell us and show us more:, you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 12:52 PM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-24, 12:49 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,710
Posted By botty kayer

My Mario Martini painted Somec. ...

My Mario Martini painted Somec.
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-24, 10:59 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Thanks darkmoon the elephant pic was a happy...

Thanks darkmoon the elephant pic was a happy accident. That road is very busy and I was trying to get a pic in a gap in the traffic so was concentrating on that, took about 5 pics but the one with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-31-24, 05:48 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Steel Monkey 've not seen a Kilroy for years, a...

Steel Monkey 've not seen a Kilroy for years, a proper graffitti antique. Really like the skeleton and butterfly one too.

Here's my spots for the week, starting with my Banksy elephant spot from...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-29-24, 01:36 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,979
Posted By botty kayer

The 20mph limit is not everywjere in Wales at...

The 20mph limit is not everywjere in Wales at all, just the built up and residential areas, remember there's only 3 million people in Wales and most of it is not densely polulated.

Having lived in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-24, 10:16 AM
Replies: 22,516
Views: 3,586,777
Posted By botty kayer

Bank holiday Monday here in the UK so a day off...

Bank holiday Monday here in the UK so a day off work for most of us. I started off over at the Monument to the Great Fire of London of 1666....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-25-24, 09:55 AM
Replies: 5,627
Views: 944,100
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-24-24, 05:50 AM
Replies: 344
Views: 140,951
Posted By botty kayer

Hello learned Pinarello friends. Today I joined...

Hello learned Pinarello friends. Today I joined the Pinarello club and took delivery of a claimed Mercatone Uno team lo-pro that was.owned by Roberto Petito. Believed to be from 93/94/95?

I know...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 9,045
Views: 1,263,061
Posted By botty kayer

A letter confirming (I knew already) how rubbish...

A letter confirming (I knew already) how rubbish an idea Brexit was, especially for cyclists.

A few years ago such an eBay purchase would usually arrive within 2 weeks. This time it's taken 5...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 22,516
Views: 3,586,777
Posted By botty kayer

Bunked off work early today, and heading home...

Bunked off work early today, and heading home through Hyde Park came across this......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-24, 11:43 AM
Replies: 1,088
Views: 508,871
Posted By botty kayer

While Ben leaves us all hanging as we await...

While Ben leaves us all hanging as we await further Somec pics, here's an interesting one that's currently on UK eBay. I've not seen a set back fork like this before, never mind toe overlap,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 11:29 AM
Replies: 22,516
Views: 3,586,777
Posted By botty kayer

Spaghetti Legs nice roadside save with the chain...

Spaghetti Legs nice roadside save with the chain repair.

And the Banksy backdrop is Brick Lane, a particularly colorful part of the city, all the side streets running off it are like that with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 11:01 AM
Replies: 22,516
Views: 3,586,777
Posted By botty kayer

QUOTE=darkmoon;23324768]Akira! Do you know...

QUOTE=darkmoon;23324768]Akira!
Do you know Katsuhiro Otomo likes road bikes and road racing?
He painted and wrote a book titled Viva Il Ciclissmo!.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 09:20 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Saw this swinging monkeys artwork on Brick Lane...

Saw this swinging monkeys artwork on Brick Lane in east London today, part of a series of animal artworks done by Banksy across London in recent weeks....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 09:04 AM
Replies: 22,516
Views: 3,586,777
Posted By botty kayer

Only a short leg loosening ride today as I've...

Only a short leg loosening ride today as I've cycled 2500 miles around London in the last 10 weeks, 80% work 20% pleasure, so am pretty tired, but as sunny Saturday's are a rare occurrence I had to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 03:27 AM
Replies: 1,088
Views: 508,871
Posted By botty kayer

Thanks again, yes I feel a lucky custodian on...

Thanks again, yes I feel a lucky custodian on that one. I do love how wild some paint schemes were then, coming from a time when bikes were mostly 1 or maybe 2 colors. Mario comes along and decides...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 02:26 AM
Replies: 1,088
Views: 508,871
Posted By botty kayer

:lol: thanks Lattz, i almost said I had a regular...

:lol: thanks Lattz, i almost said I had a regular Mario Martini Somec before realising Mario and Somec don't really do 'regular' / 'normal' :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-17-24, 12:38 AM
Replies: 1,088
Views: 508,871
Posted By botty kayer

Oh nice,.more pics please of the Somec 🙏 ...

Oh nice,.more pics please of the Somec 🙏

I've got a Mario Martini Somec road bike but still regret not buying a Somec lopro that came up on eBay around last Xmas, with white frame and red, gold...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 590
Views: 56,191
Posted By botty kayer

Waterloo bridge ...

Waterloo bridge
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-16-24, 08:32 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Steel Monkey that bike looks great for hauling....

Steel Monkey that bike looks great for hauling. What's in the trailer? Is that a cool box for cold beverages on the way?

darkmoon don't know if they actually ever did or not, but they seem like...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-24, 05:50 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Thanks @darkmoon, glad you like that one as much...

Thanks @darkmoon, glad you like that one as much as me, he does light, rain and neon better than anyone:thumb:
It's good enough to make the old masters sit up and take notice:lol:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-24, 01:50 PM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

I was out in south east London suburbia of...

I was out in south east London suburbia of Brockley recently, which has a few pieces.

Hanging around street corners........
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-24, 11:31 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-24, 01:43 PM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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Forum: Road Cycling
07-30-24, 03:59 AM
Replies: 3,183
Views: 585,015
Posted By botty kayer

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Cross section of old sand dredger the Arco Trent, near the Millennium...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

I've got a hardtail ti mtb but it's a 26'er and...

I've got a hardtail ti mtb but it's a 26'er and admittedly doesn't get much use where I live in London.

This bike was a 29'er and only about the 2nd time I've ever ridden a big wheeled bike.

To...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-24, 03:42 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

...and some more.... ...

...and some more....
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Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-24, 03:39 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

I'm in Bristol for a few days seeing my sister. ...

I'm in Bristol for a few days seeing my sister. I've mentioned previously Bristol is a great street art city, so yesterday I borrowed a bike from my brother in law and went to see what new pieces I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-24, 11:49 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Fred and Barney ...

Fred and Barney
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The worlds biggest Chihuahua?...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-24, 08:44 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Ah cool I didn't know about the royalty fight,...

Ah cool I didn't know about the royalty fight, shame for the Verve as that was by far their biggest hit.

And yes I like a bit of Ren, that is indeed Brighton, not that I recognise the street...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-24, 08:39 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

Wow high praise indeed Rusty, thanks very much. ...

Wow high praise indeed Rusty, thanks very much.

I can't draw anything more than a curtain so the real credit goes to the artists for providing free art shows to us all....
Forum: Touring
07-22-24, 03:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 675
Posted By botty kayer

Jeez Yan sound like you visited in the 1930s not...

Jeez Yan sound like you visited in the 1930s not recently lol.

I grew up in mid Wales and its fabulous cycling country in all directions, definitely one of the best kept cycling secrets in the UK,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-24, 02:01 PM
Replies: 8,570
Views: 1,140,271
Posted By botty kayer

I got a good deal on Ghibli disc wheel recently....

I got a good deal on Ghibli disc wheel recently. The bike it's destined for is on its way to the UK from Italy, so while I impatiently wait for it to arrive, I thought I'd test the wheel out on a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 377
Views: 42,018
Posted By botty kayer

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