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1910s Goods Carrier Bike at Gold Hill
My wife Soraya booked us 2 nights airb&b for a half-term break near Shaftesbury in Dorset. By coincidence I happened to have a carrier bike on the van. Inspired by the Hovis advert, this afternoon I took photos of it at the same location on Gold Hill
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Careful where you park your bike!
CYCLING IN SCOTLAND? BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU PARK YOUR BIKE! This 1890s safety bicycle was swallowed by a tree in The Trossachs in Scotland.
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Dating Identifying Pre-1900 British Bikes
BICYCLE DETECTIVES: IDENTIFICATION IMPOSSIBLE? – 1886-1900 is my favourite era of bicycle manufacture and I’ve spent many years learning about the various features introduced at this time. 1890-1898 was the ‘bicycle boom’ era. So many British companies made bicycles that if a survivor has no obvious identification, it’s usually impossible to find its maker. Most
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Hub Cycle Co Nebo Handlebar Clock
The Nebo Handlebar Clock was an upmarket accessory that could be fitted to bicycles or motorcycles. Here you can see it installed on the 1906 Raleigh X Frame 3-speed Gentlemen’s Tricycle, which was the most expensive cycle of its day. It was priced at £29, compared to the Raleigh X Frame Gents’ bicycle at £17
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c1922 Constrictor Brakes, as fitted to Bastides
“You will notice that the three brakes illustrated have a central movement action of which we were the originators in this country. Today we possess several patents with our French manufacturers in connection with these brakes.” – The CONSTRICTOR TYRE Co, Forest Gate, London, E7
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c1949 TRIUMPH JUNIOR TRICYCLE
16″ Wheels with Solid Tyres The first Triumph tricycle was not made by the Triumph Cycle Co, but by Warman & Laxon. That company built bicycles and tricycles in 1879, whereas S Bettmann registered the Triumph name in 1889. As a keen Triumph enthusiast, I was very happy to find this c1949 Triumph Junior tricycle
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A Gene Autry Family is a Happy Family
DAILY EXERCISE: Sometimes when we’re stressed we need a ‘feelgood’ story. I must apologise in advance that this isn’t an exciting story of derring do. I didn’t ride 100 miles on a penny farthing, or build an incredible machine from a pile of old steel, or some other remarkable feat. My daily exercise is much
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Kinky Hovis
Which is more outrageous? A kinky sex festival in Tunbridge Wells? Or replacing the iconic Hovis advert’s low-gravity carrier with an electric bike?