Recent content by botty

With the Retro Ronde in Belgium and Eroica Brittania happening in June is anyone else getting their vintage cycles out this summer. For the two above events do any other 'loungers' want to arrange a 'meet and greet'?

Good look this weekend. Two weeks until the Anjou for me. Can't wait. http://www.anjou-velo-vintage.com/en/

The bottle carrier does not need to be that expensive: http://www.vintage-bike-shop.com/bottle-cage-water-with-alu-cams-1930-1950-prod2238 I considered the UK L'eroica but entry is VERY expensive.

The bottle carrier does not need to be that expensive: http://www.vintage-bike-shop.com/bottle-cage-water-with-alu-cams-1930-1950-prod2238

My 'new' ride for the 2014 Velo Anjou vintage. 1952 Holdsworth cyclone with late 1960's, mainly campagnolo, group set.

Tried here? http://onlinemilitaria.com/shopexd.asp?id=1014&bc=no

Well the local bike shop got the bottom bracket out. The axle is an engineering work of art (typical German over engineering). Can any of our UK based vintage cyclists suggest a contact who may be able to re-produce this quite complex part?

Well that didn't work. The Model A pickup has been sold so the plan was to use my 1943 bicycle to cycle to the campsite. Only got a mile or so before that decided to break down!

I took the 1943 German army bicycle for a short ride today. Short as the crank arm has begun to round off the square crank and the square hole in the crank arm. Anyone know a good 'man with a lathe?'

Well I am going to take the plunge and stay here: http://www.sytchecaravanandcamping.co.uk/ Thursday 13th Sept through to Sunday 16th. A slight cheat as it is only 10 miles from my house but I should be ariving in a 1930 Ford model A pick-up and plan to camp with pre-war equipment etc. feel...

With all the threads describing the vintage camping/walking/hiking/cycling etc. kit that everyone has would it be an idea to hold a vintage camping and outdoor weekend sometime? For the UK based on the forum if there is interest I would be happy to scout out some Shropshire sites.

Love the sidecar.

Not my photos but have a look here at the event organisers site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anjou-velo-vintage/sets/ I didn't take many photos (too busy riding). If I get access to my riding partners photos I will post some of those. But here is me on the way: Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I will try to get photos up this weekend. I didn't take many but my riding partner took some.

Oh yes it can. Just finished 200 miles+ through France to the velo Anjou vintage rally with everything 1930/40 original or repo, including clothes and camping gear (sadly on a Velorbis 'modern' vintage bike as my earlier posted bike had bottom bracket/gearing problems). Everything worked great...