tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83631362004265637702024-03-09T18:46:11.047-08:00The Bicycle SafariInteresting bicycles photographed in their natural habitat on the street.Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-78113102667403544252016-01-22T07:13:00.003-08:002016-01-22T07:14:32.381-08:00Porterlight Bicycles X Deliveroo - Custom London Cargo Bike<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Great to see London cargo bike manufacturer <a href="http://www.porterlight.com/">Porterlight Bicycles</a> has been working with takeaway food company <a href="http://www.deliveroo.com/">Deliveroo </a> to produce a high capacity cargo bike suited to the UK's roads... and weather!</div>
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With cargo cycling in London taking off in a big way, it's wonderful to see local companies collaborating to build solutions to the city's traffic and congestion problems. The ability for Deliveroo to get hot takeaway orders to their customers quickly is paramount, so it's not surprising that this disruptive start-up is keen to seek out the tools that make it all possible.<br />
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The Deliveroo cargo bike features an 8 speed Shimano Alfine, Avid BB5 disc brakes, a giant cargo deck, and a custom rear rack for that trademark Deliveroo rear pannier box.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porterlight Bicycles X Deliveroo - custom London cargo bike with rear rack</td></tr>
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All in all, it's a great looking cargo bike solution for the UK and even better it's coming from a London based cargo bike builder, Porterlight. More details about <a href="http://porterlight.com/shop/deliveroo-x-porterlight-bicycles-custom-london-cargo-bike/">the bike here</a> and the normal <a href="http://porterlight.com/shop/product/bringley-the-cargo-bike/">Bringley cargo bike model here</a>.<br />
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Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-65733466692229028922015-12-07T07:30:00.004-08:002015-12-07T07:32:13.365-08:00How cargo bikes are taking off in London and the UK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
London is a city in the middle of a cycling revolution. At the beginning of 2013<a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/913-million-investment-for-cycling-in-london-35892/"> the mayor pledged over £900 million</a> to be spent on new infrastructure and campaigns aimed at getting more of the city's residents and visitors on their bikes.<br />
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Since then, new Cycle Superhighways, shared bike schemes, and traffic calming measures across the city have led to a massive increase in the number of people making journeys by bike. One effect this has had, is that more people are using cargo bicycles as a way of completing trips when they need to move larger cargo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London is becoming a cargo cycling city.</td></tr>
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Just like many European cities, London is getting switched on to the world of cargo bicycles, and the result is that innovative manufacturers are designing cargo bikes aimed at the UK market specifically.<br />
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Enter <a href="http://porterlight.com/shop/product/bringley-the-cargo-bike/">Bringley</a>, by <a href="http://www.porterlight.com/">Porterlight Bicycles</a>. At only 40cm longer than a normal bicycle, Bringley was designed by UK bike builder Lawrence Brand as a way of making cargo bikes accessible for people who live in apartments, or don't have space to store a large traditional cargo bicycle. The compact length means that the bike can fit in a normal domestic lift when on it's back wheel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bringley, a cargo bike built in London and designed for the UK market</td></tr>
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Each Bringley bike is built by hand in London on a custom order basis. This makes it ideal for parents looking to move children around by bicycle, and especially companies who need a custom branded delivery, or marketing cargo bike. Porterlight offers a complete branding service for their bikes which means customer can receive a cargo bike designed especially for them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A custom cargo bike in London by Porterlight Bicycles for East London Liquor Company</td></tr>
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One such customer is <a href="http://eastlondonliquorcompany.com/">East London Liquor Company </a>who now deliver their premium spirits to customers and bars around their London distillery by cargo bike.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porterlight Bicycle's custom Bringley cargo bike now works delivering spirits in East London</td></tr>
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As well as company bikes, Porterlight also produces family bikes equipped with two ultra-safe BoBike Dutch child seats on the deck. These mean parents can safely and easily cycle around London with their children on the school run, to the local park, or for a countryside outing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porterlight Bicycles produces a custom family cargo bike designed for safely and easily carrying children</td></tr>
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Recently Porterlight has gained recognition of their design work at an eight month cycling exhibition curated by <a href="http://designmuseum.org/">The Design Museum</a>. The Cycle Revolution exhibition features Porterlight founder Lawrence Brand, and the story of his 5,000km test ride for the prototype cargo bike from Romania to Kazakhstan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porterlight Bicycle's prototype cargo bike on display at London's Design Museum for the Cycle Revolution exhibition</td></tr>
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As more and more Londoners, and people across the UK, look to cycling as a way of completing more and more journeys, cargo bicycles look set to become a common sight on our streets. From companies doing deliveries, to families on the school run, or people getting the weekly shop home, cargo bikes like <a href="http://porterlight.com/shop/product/bringley-the-cargo-bike/">Bringley </a>offer a great way to get around London's parks, cycle lanes, and winding streets.<br />
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Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-67355589831844314992015-07-08T10:48:00.002-07:002015-07-08T10:58:36.534-07:00Bringley the compact cargo bike by Porterlight Bicycles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Changing the pace from the normal posts here, I thought I'd share one of my new projects with one of my oldest. I started Bicycle Safari as a way of sharing my interest in cool and unusual bicycles I spotted so I wouldn't have to bore the people I was with at the time by going on about them.<br />
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Bicycles have always been a big part of my life, and have been a primary means of transport for most of my time as an adult. They've taken me to the shops, to bars, to university, and they've also taken me around a good chunk of the world. My total touring distance now stands at 12,000km with an almost unbroken line of cycling from Bath, UK, to the eastern most border of Kazakhstan.<br />
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My most recent touring trip, a 5,000km three month epic from Romania to that Chinese border, was extra special for me though as for the first time, I was riding my own bicycle. I don't mean I'd ridden my other tours on a borrowed bike, but for this trip I had physically made my first frame and bike.<br />
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Let me introduce you to Bringley, well, first the prototype.<br />
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Despite carrying all my camping and touring gear for three months, the prototype cargo bike held up perfectly. Starting out on the smooth tarmac on Turkey's Black Sea coast, and ending up bouncing along unsurfaced back roads in rural Kyrgyzstan. My confidence in the frame grew as the kilometers went by, but I also learned a lot about how a cargo bicycle should work and perform.<br />
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Having completed my trip, I flew back to London and started revising my design for this custom cargo bike further. Strengthening some pieces, smoothing out bumps, adding brackets, and getting those angles just right.<br />
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After a year in my London workshop, out from a pile of 4130 chromoly tubes emerged.... <a href="http://www.porterlight.com/">Porterlight Bicycles</a> and from the new company... <a href="http://porterlight.com/shop/product/bringley-the-cargo-bike/">Bringley</a>.<br />
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A compact cargo bike designed for modern urban living. It's short enough to fit in a domestic lift, and be stored in an apartment, but it's long enough to carry your day-to-day belongings. It can take children to school, the dog to the park, and your weekly food shop home again.<br />
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A<a href="http://www.porterlight.com/"> cargo bike in London</a> makes so much sense. London is a compact city, meaning that the idea of storing your cargo bike outside just doesn't work for most people. By fitting into a lift, and only weighing 18.8kg, Bringley is able to get up to people's flats and is happy living in the hallway, or tucked behind a sofa. Each bike is custom made, so you can use the online<a href="http://porterlight.com/shop/product/bringley-the-cargo-bike/"> bicycle configurator </a>to build your design and make it fit your life.<br />
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It's been a long journey, also to Kazakhstan, but mostly since I started the Bicycle Safari to share my love of bikes. Five years later I find myself in London, and sharing my love of bicycles in a totally new way. I hope you like it just the same.</div>
Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-1389039930894516122011-05-20T13:49:00.000-07:002011-05-20T13:54:31.203-07:00The Viscount is head of the badges.<div>So after an epic break in posting, here's a little something to keep the gears spinning, the pedals turning and all moving parts well greased. I only keep this blog for fun and to share the cool stuff, so when my work load goes crazy, I don't want it to become another chore.</div><div><br /></div><div>But here's a Viscount head badge!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G2WnxuiOttQ/TdbUa1gh8jI/AAAAAAAABFU/0ztgwv2kjZ4/s1600/viscount%2Bhead%2Bbadge%2Blogo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G2WnxuiOttQ/TdbUa1gh8jI/AAAAAAAABFU/0ztgwv2kjZ4/s320/viscount%2Bhead%2Bbadge%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608903943441740338" /></a>Neat neat neat! Normal posting will resume soon, with the usual mix of retro, vintage and weird bikes, as well as three new bike builds and details of an exciting pan-European bike trip!<div><br /></div><div>Ride old bikes forever!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-23733362059446382752011-04-05T09:43:00.000-07:002011-04-05T09:49:20.906-07:00Peugeot Nouveau Folding Shopper Bike<div>Another bike from the bike sale on the green today. This one's a little 20 inch wheeled folding shopper bike from Peugeot... the Nouveau!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3Z4fkt1Dcb8CsVWK9rVESVaKKmbW5lCTMpUIajdBLisvxomYirPCwGzGXL2y88fdXQbofdqWpKOCT0AFZJmQB0sA68RKKhCu6KribjD0zXI95RRm0Tg4FCEghLvp4w_hdaZ6S2Uenqw/s1600/peugeot+old+head+badge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3Z4fkt1Dcb8CsVWK9rVESVaKKmbW5lCTMpUIajdBLisvxomYirPCwGzGXL2y88fdXQbofdqWpKOCT0AFZJmQB0sA68RKKhCu6KribjD0zXI95RRm0Tg4FCEghLvp4w_hdaZ6S2Uenqw/s320/peugeot+old+head+badge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592142165661505538" /></a>One of the nicest old Peugeot logos I've seen for a while.<br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KE_Zzh_qZFc/TZtHqq96DsI/AAAAAAAABE8/eAWctQWQdqg/s1600/peugeot%2Bnouveau%2Bstyle%2Bfolding%2Bshopper%2Bbike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KE_Zzh_qZFc/TZtHqq96DsI/AAAAAAAABE8/eAWctQWQdqg/s320/peugeot%2Bnouveau%2Bstyle%2Bfolding%2Bshopper%2Bbike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592142160724627138" /></a>Some 'Nouveau' touches!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw8DgkRSeN56xa7pWm3DTad8FywjvES05CfTJHtQdZjIUuGOE-mfiXTAjVUEahveTfF7xZmleo5SXu00EKFcdO3DJyjZ3RfHkyylIZfftqKH4qTYCVtZETDs_DUnPDYHu4ZKznq_mpnA/s1600/peugeot+folding+shopping+bike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw8DgkRSeN56xa7pWm3DTad8FywjvES05CfTJHtQdZjIUuGOE-mfiXTAjVUEahveTfF7xZmleo5SXu00EKFcdO3DJyjZ3RfHkyylIZfftqKH4qTYCVtZETDs_DUnPDYHu4ZKznq_mpnA/s320/peugeot+folding+shopping+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592142156611588690" /></a>Old Peugeot bike lettering.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyM-MvcpKi2YmVyyctAnadtPgNycQVQCzjO-hUzxnG-pxHR1pgbpvh_HjRsNZdJuDzLWJvBeD0ApilBCJ_GkxHhORzLthwvAeG1PY8XmdGuQ6WwkGw9FqC7MhIkBKq_FTfyFUQ6V9NhU/s1600/peugeot+folding+bike+lamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyM-MvcpKi2YmVyyctAnadtPgNycQVQCzjO-hUzxnG-pxHR1pgbpvh_HjRsNZdJuDzLWJvBeD0ApilBCJ_GkxHhORzLthwvAeG1PY8XmdGuQ6WwkGw9FqC7MhIkBKq_FTfyFUQ6V9NhU/s320/peugeot+folding+bike+lamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592142151049506706" /></a>And a neat little lamp.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h_2_-FOo7yudc_gzzHku99CSXguHeKj3BUk0J7q_ioJNNRHRNhR0SuMnW_bvtrRlc1Nv_q4GFGJSM8jGZSPM-3lRJ2wcmQTBzi9IGQx7zBDNJxk7Hnxj-0pDPUtl5T8-h9DIAwbWmk4/s1600/peugeot+nouveau+folder+bike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h_2_-FOo7yudc_gzzHku99CSXguHeKj3BUk0J7q_ioJNNRHRNhR0SuMnW_bvtrRlc1Nv_q4GFGJSM8jGZSPM-3lRJ2wcmQTBzi9IGQx7zBDNJxk7Hnxj-0pDPUtl5T8-h9DIAwbWmk4/s320/peugeot+nouveau+folder+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592142143590700258" /></a>A sensible vintage Peugeot folder!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-16653729707434931192011-03-29T10:40:00.000-07:002011-03-29T10:46:27.491-07:00Hercules carries on commuting<div>A good old fashioned bike logo for you today, from Hercules bike co. One of the local second hand bike shops brought their stock onto the Nottingham campus the other day, and this old 'commuter' stood out as the oldest... and most interesting!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1HY1buOMpkI/TZIaVIhLCwI/AAAAAAAABEY/_FAHAHFZ12o/s1600/hercules%2Bcommuter%2Bbike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1HY1buOMpkI/TZIaVIhLCwI/AAAAAAAABEY/_FAHAHFZ12o/s320/hercules%2Bcommuter%2Bbike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589559037886401282" /></a><br /><div>Tatty but rad logo on the headtube.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnRnCir2ePsiMrKeVgb4dzkEatsdeIP4iADAVEUtS1Kegbspv_xlNMUJCEV7U4a6Q09Gx2EMTE5_wnx_HBkT88GzgbjqHzIuwMEx111LPgfhK89eoUxpX4RBIvD-yxwdVTjqlVePYZRk/s1600/hercules+commuter+old+bike+logo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnRnCir2ePsiMrKeVgb4dzkEatsdeIP4iADAVEUtS1Kegbspv_xlNMUJCEV7U4a6Q09Gx2EMTE5_wnx_HBkT88GzgbjqHzIuwMEx111LPgfhK89eoUxpX4RBIvD-yxwdVTjqlVePYZRk/s320/hercules+commuter+old+bike+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589559035443229378" /></a><br /></div><div>Declaring its commuter intentions.</div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LhHsSreQDe4/TZIaUYzc7OI/AAAAAAAABEI/CYHE0ATNo9c/s1600/hercules%2Bnottingham%2Bold%2Bcommuter%2Bbike.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LhHsSreQDe4/TZIaUYzc7OI/AAAAAAAABEI/CYHE0ATNo9c/s320/hercules%2Bnottingham%2Bold%2Bcommuter%2Bbike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589559025078168802" /></a>A nice old piece of steel. That should serve someone well for many a year yet.</div></div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-1718040015492521672011-03-24T13:36:00.001-07:002011-03-24T13:46:37.664-07:00Dave Quinn fixed gear retro dose<div>A crazy work schedule is keeping me away from the Bicycle Safari at the moment, but here's a little retro fixed gear treat for you. <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2010/10/harry-quinn-quality-logo-win.html">I've posted an awesome looking Harry Quinn bike before</a>, but this is a Dave Quinn frame, and I don't fully understand the relationship between the two. Maybe someone will chip in on the comments!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrXWAXEmTNqdOhJ4qL8f3V0LVVUXldmdwcWku8X7Ys2qRujqj9-cNXoRqxfFGT-1gF9GnJV_kTwzV3m52Wmv6YdrcZyxxi-MpLnm7t2QWmDKrU8jIUC3nIwFXyPl6Sop4yARSSVFpxfs/s1600/dave+quinn+frame+logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrXWAXEmTNqdOhJ4qL8f3V0LVVUXldmdwcWku8X7Ys2qRujqj9-cNXoRqxfFGT-1gF9GnJV_kTwzV3m52Wmv6YdrcZyxxi-MpLnm7t2QWmDKrU8jIUC3nIwFXyPl6Sop4yARSSVFpxfs/s320/dave+quinn+frame+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587750117272371682" /></a>Really nice lettering, just like on the Harry Quinn frame.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFRyILXduUPzAyIFyBVF6MbkwwzIZ_EZXQsIKO_hPPQuqILBssprcc8yVparvvxIsMcxF3BB-WXcCQDtR5iKRP1vfFcc69tTJzE52P-tTCnJdRGLraoON_o1rc_ubltLsq5ICDJvCuZU/s1600/dave+quinn+retro+bike+lettering.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFRyILXduUPzAyIFyBVF6MbkwwzIZ_EZXQsIKO_hPPQuqILBssprcc8yVparvvxIsMcxF3BB-WXcCQDtR5iKRP1vfFcc69tTJzE52P-tTCnJdRGLraoON_o1rc_ubltLsq5ICDJvCuZU/s320/dave+quinn+retro+bike+lettering.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587750107292524274" /></a>Yep!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8OLfP_VHkbBOZtgFLMdLqCA3WzlPIRiS_5NEI6j76tgTcT-v6Jlh1lhtXVpP6eHmO4HrKu8sUOnjv_FdmhaB6I-8mmYPKneO3nPSwC5sCbZYDTm5Tc4b7ZhYZSqdQi3BC9VtbCKtBxk/s1600/dave+quinn+seat+stay+logos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8OLfP_VHkbBOZtgFLMdLqCA3WzlPIRiS_5NEI6j76tgTcT-v6Jlh1lhtXVpP6eHmO4HrKu8sUOnjv_FdmhaB6I-8mmYPKneO3nPSwC5sCbZYDTm5Tc4b7ZhYZSqdQi3BC9VtbCKtBxk/s320/dave+quinn+seat+stay+logos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587750101309797970" /></a></div><div>A nice little touch on the seat stays.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Kzb2eUAgxXzNFIeJ9fpFxphJKOyv6Wt_DTQ3vmuqkGRzxxmrBMC2jBhstV-cHMef1BnQwViqUppM8c2CZNuyusIG2IcNBNERysRT5W1CG0aZ89sD6po3DFuVrVB1V9ZefPhK5LgJATs/s1600/dave+quinn+fixie+bike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Kzb2eUAgxXzNFIeJ9fpFxphJKOyv6Wt_DTQ3vmuqkGRzxxmrBMC2jBhstV-cHMef1BnQwViqUppM8c2CZNuyusIG2IcNBNERysRT5W1CG0aZ89sD6po3DFuVrVB1V9ZefPhK5LgJATs/s320/dave+quinn+fixie+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587750097503623250" /></a><br /><div>A neat classic looking modern bike!</div></div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-10163602810235381682011-03-19T13:03:00.001-07:002011-03-19T13:08:04.632-07:00Peugeot Raider, classic day-glo mountain bike<div><a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2010/10/perhaps-pinkest-peugeot-pushbike.html">This is not the first time I've seen a super crazy pink Peugeot bike sitting around Nottingham</a>! Strangely.</div><div>This is the first vintage Peugeot mountain bike I've come across though, which makes a change from the usual Peugeot classic town or road bike.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cLpmr14Azy0/TYUMM7oV1qI/AAAAAAAABDY/UHy9bmb9BOI/s1600/peugeot%2Bvintage%2Bhead%2Bbadge%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cLpmr14Azy0/TYUMM7oV1qI/AAAAAAAABDY/UHy9bmb9BOI/s320/peugeot%2Bvintage%2Bhead%2Bbadge%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585884329127827106" /></a>A great old Peugeot bike logo on the head tube.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwgbn2gcw8GUBUdQVByh5EKLekPiKcd99c_O8K69Ic8cmMtnGbe8xBLe4JUg2ltvxzTSvCzFW1mF085arL1bA2VwMA6KW70uvmEkKa0F57EzxuL-y-tS_yjfVkmthsnf3qCAArHP16cs/s1600/peugeot+raider+vintage+bike+logos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwgbn2gcw8GUBUdQVByh5EKLekPiKcd99c_O8K69Ic8cmMtnGbe8xBLe4JUg2ltvxzTSvCzFW1mF085arL1bA2VwMA6KW70uvmEkKa0F57EzxuL-y-tS_yjfVkmthsnf3qCAArHP16cs/s320/peugeot+raider+vintage+bike+logos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585884319136172962" /></a>This one is the Peugeot Raider.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MHofKoAOysA/TYUML6KCsNI/AAAAAAAABDI/L58q-yQggmU/s1600/peugeot%2Bcromo%2Btubing%2Bdirect%2Bbrazing%2Bsystem%2Bold%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MHofKoAOysA/TYUML6KCsNI/AAAAAAAABDI/L58q-yQggmU/s320/peugeot%2Bcromo%2Btubing%2Bdirect%2Bbrazing%2Bsystem%2Bold%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585884311552438482" /></a>Again being built with the Peugeot direct brazing system, <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2010/11/premierelle-line-peugeot-logos.html">that I have seen before! </a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DzVGLI4edB4/TYUMLQyaRDI/AAAAAAAABDA/-Q0uWxdlKHY/s1600/peugeot%2Braider.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DzVGLI4edB4/TYUMLQyaRDI/AAAAAAAABDA/-Q0uWxdlKHY/s320/peugeot%2Braider.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585884300447466546" /></a>Neat neat neat. I feel like some of the day-glo-ness of the colour might have been lost with time, but you can feel it's something a bit bold!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-2242721594660550392011-03-14T02:03:00.000-07:002011-03-14T02:08:10.061-07:00Yeoman Envoy is diplomatic about its job<div>Continuing the never ending trawl through the world of obscure bicycle brands, today we have a Yeoman Envoy to take a look at!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IcSIxOnNlFw/TX3aFGzTrfI/AAAAAAAABCk/NvIB3IUJDzk/s1600/yeoman%2Bcycles%2Bheadbadge%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IcSIxOnNlFw/TX3aFGzTrfI/AAAAAAAABCk/NvIB3IUJDzk/s320/yeoman%2Bcycles%2Bheadbadge%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583858894269296114" /></a>Super clean design on the headbadge logo. Quite unlike most of the other much busier old bicycle logos of the 70s and 80s.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KGptPjXadEQ/TX3aE7AMOEI/AAAAAAAABCc/qU3q-61pVVc/s1600/yeoman%2Benvoy%2Bold%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KGptPjXadEQ/TX3aE7AMOEI/AAAAAAAABCc/qU3q-61pVVc/s320/yeoman%2Benvoy%2Bold%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583858891102107714" /></a>This particular one is a 20 inch wheeled, folding shopper bike. This were strangely popular back in the day in Britain, I guess because of their low cost and ability to tuck away in an awkward place.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w9qR2ZFvzT4/TX3aESWG5UI/AAAAAAAABCU/T_7LJnW14e8/s1600/yeoman%2Benvoy%2Bvintage%2Bbike%2Bgraphics.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w9qR2ZFvzT4/TX3aESWG5UI/AAAAAAAABCU/T_7LJnW14e8/s320/yeoman%2Benvoy%2Bvintage%2Bbike%2Bgraphics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583858880188179778" /></a>Whoever owns this one certainly seems to want to hold on to it judging by the big lock on a small bike!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9HVCtZp9F0/TX3aEFBx1LI/AAAAAAAABCM/74owQjfp5P0/s1600/yeoman%2Benvoy%2B20%2Bshopper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9HVCtZp9F0/TX3aEFBx1LI/AAAAAAAABCM/74owQjfp5P0/s320/yeoman%2Benvoy%2B20%2Bshopper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583858876613252274" /></a>A neat little vintage bike!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-34454903668004128872011-03-09T13:26:00.000-08:002011-03-09T13:30:40.541-08:00Classic Triumph Racing Bike<div>Here's a nice slice of classic British racing bicycle for you today. It's an old Triumph, looking resplendent in red!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpy_tA1l6SpUu3J1hi9qJO2zZbtf-URy4wlI_LBti4cbXk1dz4AfR0I9ApuTuUXL90-I_I2ts0w0QyvnkUdJZn5GzpZkVLY3CxNa-pnBwvEXqa4R0EeKw6TayI1696rKcD5_qVwWjOpE/s1600/triumph+vintage+head+badge+racer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpy_tA1l6SpUu3J1hi9qJO2zZbtf-URy4wlI_LBti4cbXk1dz4AfR0I9ApuTuUXL90-I_I2ts0w0QyvnkUdJZn5GzpZkVLY3CxNa-pnBwvEXqa4R0EeKw6TayI1696rKcD5_qVwWjOpE/s320/triumph+vintage+head+badge+racer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582194964260095138" /></a>Awesome old fashioned head badge up front.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sk2oQ1FByTM/TXfwvS5hGOI/AAAAAAAABBg/4KLR5njOStQ/s1600/triumph%2Bclassic%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sk2oQ1FByTM/TXfwvS5hGOI/AAAAAAAABBg/4KLR5njOStQ/s320/triumph%2Bclassic%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582194958466619618" /></a>Some nicely ageing vintage lettering on the down tube.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhZsJyTQQ2B6m3l7QwPya-ezJqVdmgG3Q4ezWgH95hEZON4KwHtzmu4TU3nYIDNEk_ol1baE3JyDeG6XSOTiZyxUA9O4eKW8MwgceukCAuJbCogdCoRiOtoBX0xHQswpT7F2aWdf0xAU/s1600/triumph+classic+racing+bike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhZsJyTQQ2B6m3l7QwPya-ezJqVdmgG3Q4ezWgH95hEZON4KwHtzmu4TU3nYIDNEk_ol1baE3JyDeG6XSOTiZyxUA9O4eKW8MwgceukCAuJbCogdCoRiOtoBX0xHQswpT7F2aWdf0xAU/s320/triumph+classic+racing+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582194955451138210" /></a>A very nicely looked after bike!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sHGGL1Z9Nuc/TXfwu2uf2BI/AAAAAAAABBQ/-hxt1lncgt8/s1600/triumph%2Bclassic%2Bbicycle%2Bgraphics.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sHGGL1Z9Nuc/TXfwu2uf2BI/AAAAAAAABBQ/-hxt1lncgt8/s320/triumph%2Bclassic%2Bbicycle%2Bgraphics.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582194950904207378" /></a>With some graphics that look like they're spanning the gap between the classic striped graphics of the 60s and 70s and pushing into the more fluid abstraction of the 80s and 90s! Thanks to some recent good weather here in Nottingham, the bike racks are filling up with interesting steel, dragged from people's sheds. So expect some more good bikes soon!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-67320184195541106442011-03-03T14:16:00.000-08:002011-03-03T14:23:42.897-08:00Classic Condor, a lugged, hacked and loved? bike<div>Using an old bike as a daily commuter is very cool. It's sustainable, practical and sometimes classy. Especially when you've got a sweet lugged classic Condor frame like this!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAiDoDTZQBfhUvHlBC5yBwZXDXN0xLnHvfRoe1ZRSvdJGtnjVw2aJEpJ-FqG3Roigpl63Z5iRMYm4f4x4rN6emOsCb0WLvOFvkMt31nQv_WZhIzKJ3kY79DyrAKvkIsHcKZGp1hrp60Q/s1600/condor+classic+bike+logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAiDoDTZQBfhUvHlBC5yBwZXDXN0xLnHvfRoe1ZRSvdJGtnjVw2aJEpJ-FqG3Roigpl63Z5iRMYm4f4x4rN6emOsCb0WLvOFvkMt31nQv_WZhIzKJ3kY79DyrAKvkIsHcKZGp1hrp60Q/s320/condor+classic+bike+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981934043565154" /></a>The usual rad head badge logo!<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_eRHHm_FfEUlJGgblcht_3HnoJGCpBxkDQh_X1MGxwDa5wy1_TPsnbU9Qf2xGyL52La2f1RZ8fqrfUhApx_3pWa4i1Jy3O6bkzmrGNjj70sgUWEF_ck8LigHr3h18BhgeGjyLkhX0O0/s1600/vintage+condor+bike+headbadge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_eRHHm_FfEUlJGgblcht_3HnoJGCpBxkDQh_X1MGxwDa5wy1_TPsnbU9Qf2xGyL52La2f1RZ8fqrfUhApx_3pWa4i1Jy3O6bkzmrGNjj70sgUWEF_ck8LigHr3h18BhgeGjyLkhX0O0/s320/vintage+condor+bike+headbadge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981666226534802" /></a>Twice!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EXJ6LDzlekE/TXATwYRoD7I/AAAAAAAABA0/tce6SGRPLj4/s1600/condor%2Bclassic%2Blugged%2Bframe%2Bdetail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EXJ6LDzlekE/TXATwYRoD7I/AAAAAAAABA0/tce6SGRPLj4/s320/condor%2Bclassic%2Blugged%2Bframe%2Bdetail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981660183072690" /></a>I say it's a nice Condor frame, because some of the great details like this hand painted seat stay end.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g3ekKXt6Pfw/TXATwOzvckI/AAAAAAAABAs/qpuF_7g70H8/s1600/condor%2Bold%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g3ekKXt6Pfw/TXATwOzvckI/AAAAAAAABAs/qpuF_7g70H8/s320/condor%2Bold%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981657641808450" /></a>And old Condor logo text, don't seem to fit with what you see on the rest of the bike!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozgu6rGwIozkcK_fDS2gYJKsgmL4ca91Sie_PV09pKIIOShvrqnzADnjLpPEI5BVTuX4lzY_CXIWyGmXjEkyLwh6qdeBGSfHh_8Y6Rox4mA0EFUXvdzBjeJj4lN1Qmycq4wN7v4R0Vtk/s1600/condor+bike+with+grip+shift.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozgu6rGwIozkcK_fDS2gYJKsgmL4ca91Sie_PV09pKIIOShvrqnzADnjLpPEI5BVTuX4lzY_CXIWyGmXjEkyLwh6qdeBGSfHh_8Y6Rox4mA0EFUXvdzBjeJj4lN1Qmycq4wN7v4R0Vtk/s320/condor+bike+with+grip+shift.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981650011223042" /></a>Sticking out from the cockpit like a branch off a tree, is this bar grip shifter! A strange addition to a classic road bike you might think.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ASWJKM72WhY/TXATvVbOmQI/AAAAAAAABAc/D1gEt06acfs/s1600/condor%2Bclassic%2Bbicycle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ASWJKM72WhY/TXATvVbOmQI/AAAAAAAABAc/D1gEt06acfs/s320/condor%2Bclassic%2Bbicycle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981642238171394" /></a>But when you've added a modern internal hubbed gear on the back too, it makes a bit more sense! How great to keep an older bike going through the modernisation and upgrade of some select parts! Ride Old Bikes Forever!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-52567172100825306642011-02-28T06:48:00.000-08:002011-02-28T06:59:35.370-08:00A Human Powered Vision of the Future<div>Regulars here at the Bicycle Safari will notice the two new ad banners on the pages for Vision of the Future. But rather than this being some smart company buying in on the ground floor, it's my new project! I had the idea for making a shirt celebrating the choice of being human powered, whilst maybe staying a bit more stylish for the bicycle lane fashion parade, knocking around for a while, and it felt like the time to give it a try and see how it goes!</div><div><br /></div><div>They're printed on sweat-shop labour free ringspun cotton t-shirts, and are screen printed by hand in the UK using only waterbased inks to avoid the toxic by products of chemical printing inks.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's called <a href="http://visionofthefuture.co.uk/">Vision of the Future</a>, and have <a href="http://visionofthefuture.co.uk/">a click over the new site</a>, to see what you think!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zd96u7ZbGZg/TWu3kz2HNXI/AAAAAAAABAQ/gvxxzFbtxcc/s1600/twopics.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zd96u7ZbGZg/TWu3kz2HNXI/AAAAAAAABAQ/gvxxzFbtxcc/s320/twopics.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578754406448838002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CTJPAmPJf58/TWu3kq3epvI/AAAAAAAABAI/4YoEyVlSEnw/s1600/bikershirt1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CTJPAmPJf58/TWu3kq3epvI/AAAAAAAABAI/4YoEyVlSEnw/s320/bikershirt1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578754404038649586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQbd_98u_Gk/TWu3j-nd2bI/AAAAAAAABAA/_mmLldiuia4/s1600/bikershirt3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQbd_98u_Gk/TWu3j-nd2bI/AAAAAAAABAA/_mmLldiuia4/s320/bikershirt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578754392160328114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_0QBEc2NlWU/TWu3jUYg7DI/AAAAAAAAA_4/qI60_uRNQ98/s1600/bikershirt2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_0QBEc2NlWU/TWu3jUYg7DI/AAAAAAAAA_4/qI60_uRNQ98/s320/bikershirt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578754380823325746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DO6LU51e9TM/TWu3jAiFOhI/AAAAAAAAA_w/8enHJy-N294/s1600/shirtskysquare.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DO6LU51e9TM/TWu3jAiFOhI/AAAAAAAAA_w/8enHJy-N294/s320/shirtskysquare.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578754375494744594" /></a><div><div><br /></div></div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-31391685347288001352011-02-25T09:56:00.001-08:002011-02-25T10:09:21.568-08:00How to find a puncture using a mudguard<div>Here's a little change of pace from the usual old bike logos that make up the bread and butter of The Bicycle Safari. It's a little trick I stumbled into when my Hateful Raleigh Beater bike took a puncture yesterday morning. Strangely I haven't heard of it as a tip before, and google isn't showing much, so maybe this will be new to you too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Rear tire was completely flat when I went to take the bike out, so tried my usual tactic of re- inflating the tube and seeing if I could hear the air coming out from anywhere. Unfortunately, no luck, and I didn't fancy taking the wheel and tyre off to do a more thorough job of finding the hole. But then I had a little brain wave.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7R_dZLbdb6C1q9LGIpKamip0UtVZ870fFvbxWCgaxXBl1hXS1Y-6zZUFq_HB_pAfUTSB-H4sWJcAVqE5iaQv8YDMIPeyGBjMGqR_h8PZXa0lH7Ozi5wPeVCuZLtjgr0_YMZaRaURbDU/s1600/SN857161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7R_dZLbdb6C1q9LGIpKamip0UtVZ870fFvbxWCgaxXBl1hXS1Y-6zZUFq_HB_pAfUTSB-H4sWJcAVqE5iaQv8YDMIPeyGBjMGqR_h8PZXa0lH7Ozi5wPeVCuZLtjgr0_YMZaRaURbDU/s320/SN857161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577688237801505506" /></a>Being my everyday commuter, it's got proper mudguards (fenders, if you like) and the rear one is a decent tyre enclosing full length affair. So I fetched a glass of water, and with the bike upside down, filled the fender!<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY3yGziE58K328IFDl8Z_P5NFqMwvxT6sBYKARDtaTuSumZmitPju0c9Szbjq25uur8Y0-UPJSNrnfV4esUZ_APSzCJ6oyB95uyz9wjAzZ0ENf8MOBDCUFQBdkuyegAA_THkUwdiy_RQ/s1600/SN857164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY3yGziE58K328IFDl8Z_P5NFqMwvxT6sBYKARDtaTuSumZmitPju0c9Szbjq25uur8Y0-UPJSNrnfV4esUZ_APSzCJ6oyB95uyz9wjAzZ0ENf8MOBDCUFQBdkuyegAA_THkUwdiy_RQ/s320/SN857164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577688231510533890" /></a>My fender runneth over!</div><div><br /></div><div>With a quick spin of the wheel, a tell-tale stream of little bubbles appeared from a near imperceivable hole in the tyre, now submerged in my flooded fender! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUagpGlbm89rgV2I5fPY6TTNk4zSeBWSQyjusxv0OV9Sxk4b6GKljiGsz4U2XMglaqbfr_-sxv93YC2YOo5fwH_9dRi3RAERTDnER41RTpklEpsEoCoNOC30V8Srymxt4JvUF1QCldC3o/s1600/SN857158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUagpGlbm89rgV2I5fPY6TTNk4zSeBWSQyjusxv0OV9Sxk4b6GKljiGsz4U2XMglaqbfr_-sxv93YC2YOo5fwH_9dRi3RAERTDnER41RTpklEpsEoCoNOC30V8Srymxt4JvUF1QCldC3o/s320/SN857158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577688224362179442" /></a>So then I was able to lever off that one section, pull the tube out for a quick patching, then back together for a speedy repair! Pulling this trick off with the much shorter front mudguard would be a bit more challenging, but maybe one day this little hack will help you out!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-56889976722278085502011-02-23T14:14:00.000-08:002011-02-23T14:19:26.132-08:00When your bike meets a snow plow!<div>A while back I shared a picture of <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2011/01/bicycle-safari-is-back-and-brings-you.html">a bike absolutely buried in a snow drift in snowy Sweden</a>. At the time I joked this might be a good alternative to a lock, because no one's going to bother digging your bike out. Well here's the retort to that idea...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rsl3XhJxHGY/TWWHfQjvJ2I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/hIDGML_nrZc/s1600/bike%2Bcrushed%2Bin%2Bsnow%2Bdrift.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rsl3XhJxHGY/TWWHfQjvJ2I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/hIDGML_nrZc/s320/bike%2Bcrushed%2Bin%2Bsnow%2Bdrift.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577012684658780002" /></a><br /><div>As spring starts to melt the giant snow drifts left by the snow plows in Sweden, this mangled wreck appears out of the ice.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJmExYCzgmA/TWWHfPIxPJI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/a_CjqjFcXEI/s1600/bicycle%2Bcrushed%2Bin%2Bsnow%2Bpile.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJmExYCzgmA/TWWHfPIxPJI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/a_CjqjFcXEI/s320/bicycle%2Bcrushed%2Bin%2Bsnow%2Bpile.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577012684277234834" /></a><br /></div><div>I guess this is why...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTo0hUcZ8LHWqC5mwzjgnHisJ92mDoa_nwb3w4zs61QNXARQlQkDSqhmN0qxucODc0f5Xe31CbjRkSEx9j5uLZxWgamR8sDFOET-nG2LDtipgaUWYAzSJhAJEeb1LeJepbRCbfLIJjJY/s1600/bike+in+snow+drift.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTo0hUcZ8LHWqC5mwzjgnHisJ92mDoa_nwb3w4zs61QNXARQlQkDSqhmN0qxucODc0f5Xe31CbjRkSEx9j5uLZxWgamR8sDFOET-nG2LDtipgaUWYAzSJhAJEeb1LeJepbRCbfLIJjJY/s320/bike+in+snow+drift.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577012672307567682" /></a>...you shouldn't trust your bike to be safe in the snow!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-39191466268257342302011-02-21T12:38:00.001-08:002011-02-21T15:17:03.263-08:00Is it an old bike, or is this just retro?<div>Pashley are a strange bicycle make, as they remain as basically the only large scale domestic bike manufacturer in the UK, but their dominant product are bikes modelled on old bikes.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90hh5dXnz44Qi0-lf9XxaKJeKEfJs82AwiiYRZL47p_Kl5Wx14fWVOETtUWofhw0ms11CS6JL6POUGNN9Ja8UM5t3mUimppjmbie65G99YOzcxddzqbJTeWjcbp_Xlf70pStUpefmpwI/s1600/pashley+old+retro+bike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90hh5dXnz44Qi0-lf9XxaKJeKEfJs82AwiiYRZL47p_Kl5Wx14fWVOETtUWofhw0ms11CS6JL6POUGNN9Ja8UM5t3mUimppjmbie65G99YOzcxddzqbJTeWjcbp_Xlf70pStUpefmpwI/s320/pashley+old+retro+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576285163507626754" /></a><br /><div>Which makes it strange when you see a Pashley, because you don't know if it's an old Pashley bike form back in the day, or a modern version which is built almost exactly the same.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6iFR9edD53FBe2ukMHJRncgoYCOMn6toXpdlRE4hBvKLXpBCijtPLVD3Dn8MyU81U977I69nUCy3V5QmXOSUsIrBK8u6oGwlPbXReWRrFvNXtVFFaOIWoWUqEQB17tYDgfXVgAjABuI/s1600/pashley+head+badge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6iFR9edD53FBe2ukMHJRncgoYCOMn6toXpdlRE4hBvKLXpBCijtPLVD3Dn8MyU81U977I69nUCy3V5QmXOSUsIrBK8u6oGwlPbXReWRrFvNXtVFFaOIWoWUqEQB17tYDgfXVgAjABuI/s320/pashley+head+badge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576285155965405202" /></a><br /></div><div>The rod brakes on this one makes me think it is at least a few decades old, but who knows.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifXW6wKMfmAgXlpyrHN1Lh80VBZG1S5jwQRTEXN3_WxSn5K6vMdRjt1Ckp2ecMMNHxIxngusjGZcGJO3SHkaggf6-XzVWHllWYOltlZXy1GjpSbxIGZj1sdkMNi91TZEWWh80jACoTZo/s1600/concorde+lepper+made+in+holland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifXW6wKMfmAgXlpyrHN1Lh80VBZG1S5jwQRTEXN3_WxSn5K6vMdRjt1Ckp2ecMMNHxIxngusjGZcGJO3SHkaggf6-XzVWHllWYOltlZXy1GjpSbxIGZj1sdkMNi91TZEWWh80jACoTZo/s320/concorde+lepper+made+in+holland.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576285153876517586" /></a><br /></div><div>The Concorde Lepper saddle from Holland does answer anyone's questions.</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-26710565458413970532011-02-18T03:19:00.000-08:002011-02-18T03:32:27.942-08:00When Car Companies Build Bikes<div>A great number of car companies have dabbled in bicycle production. In fact it's where a few car companies started out from! These companies might be better thought of transport companies, and some have held a very good reputation in the push bike world for their products. You only need to look at <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/search/label/peugeot">The Bicycle Safari's long archive of classic Peugeot bikes</a> to see what I mean.</div><div><br /></div><div>But there are also some surprises in car-to-bike production, such as <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2009/08/bugatti-bicycle.html">the not very convincing looking Bugatti bicycle I saw back in Lund</a>, Sweden. But here are two more that I've spotted around Nottingham, England.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kia might not be the first people you think of when looking for a bike, and I guess this was a promotional tie-in, or give away bike. The slogan 'Think before you drive' though.... well, maybe that wasn't the best slogan for a car company to use!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5YEFsHCNpGlW55uHInA8IuEgec9bYNRXBmaE3zKDluAqu0yuojGIte71szAoRObhAUsXQ6stz9aMOYNZ3zuAcX2bx0v_q3_He2r-CFl0mLk5WI2Y9NCxO7rEf4OCE0mZ9RSQpGON4fg/s1600/SN856799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5YEFsHCNpGlW55uHInA8IuEgec9bYNRXBmaE3zKDluAqu0yuojGIte71szAoRObhAUsXQ6stz9aMOYNZ3zuAcX2bx0v_q3_He2r-CFl0mLk5WI2Y9NCxO7rEf4OCE0mZ9RSQpGON4fg/s320/SN856799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574988810142151922" /></a><br /><div>Kia bicycle, wants you to reconsider driving your Kia car.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYzLu6c8bhE/TV5WyJt241I/AAAAAAAAA8M/Kjeu3Z3vKds/s1600/SN856800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xYzLu6c8bhE/TV5WyJt241I/AAAAAAAAA8M/Kjeu3Z3vKds/s320/SN856800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574988808332960594" /></a><br /></div><div>Quality wise... not so great either.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBDYOdLqz0tu13lWRF4dMwsgfcUjD4rpWi0s2MuIeZmA8GVpcriJlFoSGpGgUWmLtuN2_jSZkwAbw31eS966tzNFNvbGzG9e7Tat5YYakxrkJQQPo8doszUQTgMheE7gmx99zrapuwPs/s1600/SN856798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBDYOdLqz0tu13lWRF4dMwsgfcUjD4rpWi0s2MuIeZmA8GVpcriJlFoSGpGgUWmLtuN2_jSZkwAbw31eS966tzNFNvbGzG9e7Tat5YYakxrkJQQPo8doszUQTgMheE7gmx99zrapuwPs/s320/SN856798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574988803010749554" /></a><br /></div><div>Daewoo on the other hand were a sprawling company to begin with, covering car to firearm production. So the appearance of a Daewoo bike probably shouldn't be too suprising.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PhSce1daRVA/TV5WxoJvagI/AAAAAAAAA78/47kVA5Q8t0I/s1600/SN856936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PhSce1daRVA/TV5WxoJvagI/AAAAAAAAA78/47kVA5Q8t0I/s320/SN856936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574988799323105794" /></a><br /></div><div>It's another uninspiring mountain bike, so beloved by anyone looking for a bicycle in Britain in the 1990's. It does claim however to be a genius.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtePgPDL32pbDjv_v1zRmLd1Zd8XRP9LwH4mczQcs_o7ckAcb0yAMdGXAMqNpl1oPnwchqlNCcblNFNXAUgyPo6hyphenhyphen4LOhoZrmqAvSVev2X6NT_GrteP-XD9jquIeGypyuzjzUeEqYgQ1Q/s1600/SN856937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtePgPDL32pbDjv_v1zRmLd1Zd8XRP9LwH4mczQcs_o7ckAcb0yAMdGXAMqNpl1oPnwchqlNCcblNFNXAUgyPo6hyphenhyphen4LOhoZrmqAvSVev2X6NT_GrteP-XD9jquIeGypyuzjzUeEqYgQ1Q/s320/SN856937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574988794874397330" /></a><br /></div><div>Maybe the secret plan was for people to find cycling these so dull that they would get back in their cars!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-58804786192876682092011-02-14T07:15:00.001-08:002011-02-14T07:20:56.305-08:00Carbolite Peugeot Classic Racer<div>Peugeot Carbolite frames have been shown here before on The Bicycle Safari, such as <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2011/01/awesome-vintage-peugeot-racer-bicycle.html">this awesome yellow one littering the streets of Nottingham</a>. Old Peugeot bikes just seem to have a great big dollop of style and class about them, so their pretty reliable Safari bike hunting targets.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVKCprvQjjL6Bg6qBlezFQmFvRLfE9wm3V3Md6j44XwJVUKXNAZCn6kVVNxRGZozGEvgqvDq1LCSKZRs1CMwR4AlaHs5G6MAtE7ZDso0FlTPU4yD7trqHETv7XfaHfJeT6wKh4cZ4P7M/s1600/tube+special+carbolite+peugeot+logo+decal+sticker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVKCprvQjjL6Bg6qBlezFQmFvRLfE9wm3V3Md6j44XwJVUKXNAZCn6kVVNxRGZozGEvgqvDq1LCSKZRs1CMwR4AlaHs5G6MAtE7ZDso0FlTPU4yD7trqHETv7XfaHfJeT6wKh4cZ4P7M/s320/tube+special+carbolite+peugeot+logo+decal+sticker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573564521504397346" /></a>Again today we find some Carbolite.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rl1VbkREbU/TVlHZWssL0I/AAAAAAAAA7g/76nBjfXMYzE/s1600/priory%2Bbicycle%2Bshield%2Blogo%2B1556%2Bstratford%2Bbirmingham.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rl1VbkREbU/TVlHZWssL0I/AAAAAAAAA7g/76nBjfXMYzE/s320/priory%2Bbicycle%2Bshield%2Blogo%2B1556%2Bstratford%2Bbirmingham.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573564514763026242" /></a></div><div>With the addition of this quite cool dealer sticker from 'Priory'? shop in Birmingham.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnAEIKeBzeV8-VhMMu3nzINmFxk_2qvPBnqE6Mno4BUcQhyphenhyphenmtWDYdRW836p3_QqN5ayRhth4NCrjtU80DXMuBgRVkPT3aMS74GKt_EAe7VYrKzFxppQ0BOmMuzj4BHsyIB2tXY4iE_nA/s1600/old+peugeot+bike+logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnAEIKeBzeV8-VhMMu3nzINmFxk_2qvPBnqE6Mno4BUcQhyphenhyphenmtWDYdRW836p3_QqN5ayRhth4NCrjtU80DXMuBgRVkPT3aMS74GKt_EAe7VYrKzFxppQ0BOmMuzj4BHsyIB2tXY4iE_nA/s320/old+peugeot+bike+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573564515679621266" /></a>Peugeot vintage bicycle logos and graphics at their best.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZtQ1ch6-DTFhIxlaHNnj-ek6NBnnhscAJmZnccRz4OuvLyOLG2ushWSHJkA9NOuGKB0NzNZAgkpUm2YbYEqFfmTBbAEHSNV_6ZJHz5b-w1fM3X4vK_rrXqFswygx2JdOtIt-o-yK45E/s1600/classic+peugeot+bike+logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZtQ1ch6-DTFhIxlaHNnj-ek6NBnnhscAJmZnccRz4OuvLyOLG2ushWSHJkA9NOuGKB0NzNZAgkpUm2YbYEqFfmTBbAEHSNV_6ZJHz5b-w1fM3X4vK_rrXqFswygx2JdOtIt-o-yK45E/s320/classic+peugeot+bike+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573564512874144258" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiUQaBC-rU41mqMGwQXOTkDXF_cNpeSczcB7yPLaYDDjFlEB-Ip4RRiiEgOoymJUAodzqwsZ1a47hC25zaz0rPCV0CbOMyjswKYGtINvSkQmxMI_uwa_3R8bknejSdj0PWFA7URa-HEg/s1600/peugeot+premiere+bicycle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiUQaBC-rU41mqMGwQXOTkDXF_cNpeSczcB7yPLaYDDjFlEB-Ip4RRiiEgOoymJUAodzqwsZ1a47hC25zaz0rPCV0CbOMyjswKYGtINvSkQmxMI_uwa_3R8bknejSdj0PWFA7URa-HEg/s320/peugeot+premiere+bicycle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573564507838984994" /></a>Good old Peugeot bikes being all awesome and stuff.</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-87781457935585645362011-02-11T15:12:00.000-08:002011-02-11T15:20:25.624-08:00$6 image making POV spoke lights<div>If you're into bikes, and sometimes read about them on the internet, which you're doing now, you've probably seen spoke lights before. They're the small strips of leds that attach to a spoke on your wheel and when rotated flash at the appropriate speed to make an image or pattern appear on your bicycle wheel using the persistence of vision tricks (POV). You see some pretty impressive examples around, boasting full RGB spectrum, sound reaction even USB compatability! But at the other end of the scale are the cheap POV lights you might spot on online auctions or import sites. </div><div><br /></div><div>These clearly aren't in the same league as the full blown <a href="http://www.monkeylectric.com/">Monkeylectric </a>or <a href="http://www.ladyada.net/make/spokepov/">Ladyada </a>versions, but they only cost around the £4 mark including delivery from Hong Kong to the UK, so what could I do but order one, strap it to my hateful Raleigh beater bike, and see how it goes!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VZGtPEtO9I8/TVW8o-eIt7I/AAAAAAAAA6w/8f3xvzAlePE/s1600/spoke%2Bpov%2Blight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VZGtPEtO9I8/TVW8o-eIt7I/AAAAAAAAA6w/8f3xvzAlePE/s320/spoke%2Bpov%2Blight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572567526091044786" /></a><br /><div>First impressions are maybe how big the light itself is. This thing takes three AAA batteries side by side, accessed through a waterproof door on the back, so it's not the deftest of things. This initially made me think that it would create a wobble in the wheel by throwing the weight off centre, but in real life it wasn't perceptible over the usual road surface wobbles.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U56rbmjv6L8/TVW8VkjVXGI/AAAAAAAAA6o/Ga8mLbXhZEU/s1600/bike%2Bpov%2Bwheel%2Bspoke%2Blight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U56rbmjv6L8/TVW8VkjVXGI/AAAAAAAAA6o/Ga8mLbXhZEU/s320/bike%2Bpov%2Bwheel%2Bspoke%2Blight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572567192716008546" /></a>But practicalities aside, what it does as a POV toy is much more fun. They're capable of 14 patterns, which are pretty eye catching. All quite bold and simplistic in nature they work well on a speedy bicycle.<br /><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EalirCidccE/TVW8Vbgux1I/AAAAAAAAA6g/DXnFG_ebAF4/s1600/bike%2Bpov%2Bspoke%2Blight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EalirCidccE/TVW8Vbgux1I/AAAAAAAAA6g/DXnFG_ebAF4/s320/bike%2Bpov%2Bspoke%2Blight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572567190289172306" /></a><br /></div><div>You'll notice I also run a set of battery powered Christmas lights on my bike as an additional light thrower, but maybe that's a story for another day.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSubs8wIA5AXLt0BVRgImZMOqOQjw-JRffr_pfSeC2gZ1GinGqgVJKWnbO8DM5fuf59PFy94qkzqpRm4hk4J2CNW0O5Q0pdx36Fj_VmcKqLcWhyiklejJR-KGMBCFRRUnQGtPnN-gSb0/s1600/bicycle+wheel+light+spoke+pov.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSubs8wIA5AXLt0BVRgImZMOqOQjw-JRffr_pfSeC2gZ1GinGqgVJKWnbO8DM5fuf59PFy94qkzqpRm4hk4J2CNW0O5Q0pdx36Fj_VmcKqLcWhyiklejJR-KGMBCFRRUnQGtPnN-gSb0/s320/bicycle+wheel+light+spoke+pov.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572567186923687026" /></a><br /></div><div>One neat trick that these cheap lights do is project words and numbers. Here it's counting the number of wheel rotations since last power up. Other tricks are telling the time, saying 'hello' and the amusing 'I (HEART) You', but with no option to choose which pattern is shown other than the automatic order it does, you do occasionally find yourself professing your love to a random standing at the bus stop!<br /> <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j5I_brw9u-M/TVW8U2lRT5I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/B5CntGcZ4eg/s1600/bike%2Bpov%2Bwheel%2Bspoke%2Blight%2Bblue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j5I_brw9u-M/TVW8U2lRT5I/AAAAAAAAA6Q/B5CntGcZ4eg/s320/bike%2Bpov%2Bwheel%2Bspoke%2Blight%2Bblue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572567180376100754" /></a><br /></div><div>For a little toy off Ebay, I've been pretty impressed with this little light. It's been on my bike for about 4 months now and it's still holding up well. The leds aren't ultrabrights by any stretch of the imagination, but they throw out enough light to be very noticeable at night. Day time though... well if you look back at the first image, you'll see it's actually on in that picture too... after you've been told.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwLKJMOAdWWCs_Zn9o4GJ3rEVfQs6VYbUf0Yaa8-cL3uIabf0dt88kZV8tUQIQInAQ_XLuSYFB7g35TY4cJAAghY3rzBVILkn105SIVnykY-KX46ILW3Jb3eV1DUt2vFIfPSBl-IfGjA/s1600/cheap+spoke+pov+light.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwLKJMOAdWWCs_Zn9o4GJ3rEVfQs6VYbUf0Yaa8-cL3uIabf0dt88kZV8tUQIQInAQ_XLuSYFB7g35TY4cJAAghY3rzBVILkn105SIVnykY-KX46ILW3Jb3eV1DUt2vFIfPSBl-IfGjA/s320/cheap+spoke+pov+light.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572567172900136130" /></a><br>But for dropping a small bit of cash and crossing your fingers for a parcel dropping onto your doormat from Hong Kong, these cheap POV wheel spoke lights are a fun addition maybe to your commuter or beater, especially if you're on a budget and just want a cheaper version of the impressive POV light systems available.</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-54830165493603176102011-02-07T13:40:00.000-08:002011-02-07T13:48:53.863-08:00The P.T. Helleberg Trygg from Lillehammer<div>Here's a bit of a mouthful for the non Nordic readers of The Bicycle Safari. The Trygg bicycle by P.T. Helleberg from Lillehammer! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TVBnTbqtCeI/AAAAAAAAA58/SlSTNo-drGc/s1600/p%2Bt%2Bhelleberg%2Btrygg%2Blillehammer%2Bbicycle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TVBnTbqtCeI/AAAAAAAAA58/SlSTNo-drGc/s320/p%2Bt%2Bhelleberg%2Btrygg%2Blillehammer%2Bbicycle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571066322599348706" /></a><br /><div>One reader in Sweden sent this classic Norwegian steel bike in to The Safari.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TVBnS3nfkkI/AAAAAAAAA50/yrHwlurnFys/s1600/p%2Bt%2Bhelleberg%2Btrygg%2Blillehammer%2Bbike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TVBnS3nfkkI/AAAAAAAAA50/yrHwlurnFys/s320/p%2Bt%2Bhelleberg%2Btrygg%2Blillehammer%2Bbike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571066312922206786" /></a><br /></div><div>Founded in 1897 P.T. Helleberg made these kind of bikes and bike accessories up in Lillehammer in Norway.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28qoBihp2pwnTIlBRSlCKsPSRMGWtZpVPhyphenhyphen3AamSQyqvlE_UqhF4G1kh7sW0H3KOv5L4zd_B_fzsj0DY8Czrvql33iRT6zV1deqgLDbfnomvnMkTpvEkgBf6gTlHdXkfMsv7dBGf-w8k/s1600/p+t+helleberg+trygg+lillehammer+bicycle+guard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28qoBihp2pwnTIlBRSlCKsPSRMGWtZpVPhyphenhyphen3AamSQyqvlE_UqhF4G1kh7sW0H3KOv5L4zd_B_fzsj0DY8Czrvql33iRT6zV1deqgLDbfnomvnMkTpvEkgBf6gTlHdXkfMsv7dBGf-w8k/s320/p+t+helleberg+trygg+lillehammer+bicycle+guard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571066310046407810" /></a><br /></div><div>Lots of nice details, like the great badge on the font, and this nice little 'flying' emblem on the front fender! If you see a nice classic bike you like, why not send it into the Bicycle Safari?</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-71576663699449396362011-02-02T12:03:00.000-08:002011-02-02T12:15:14.292-08:00Puch Mini shopper bike bags up best spot<div>This is a little Puch 20 inch wheeled shopper bike. Quite a nice set up overall, it's got that feel of a bike that was kitted out back-in-the-day with some lights, a front rack, white wall tyres, the works. But one that has since slipped into disrepair and the gradual return to iron oxide.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GB_KBrp6AscJrnDMvs7FeuI2ARe-f1Yimrb27ELxRdJw7urv_8JhpDGZCLB8NkpdLe2zWGO9fVaDR4xtxdf40hdPhbLK4TVRr0s3anXtGLXOTSwp0eToVWNJbOSWIErh0KA4BCp7roE/s1600/puch+mini.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GB_KBrp6AscJrnDMvs7FeuI2ARe-f1Yimrb27ELxRdJw7urv_8JhpDGZCLB8NkpdLe2zWGO9fVaDR4xtxdf40hdPhbLK4TVRr0s3anXtGLXOTSwp0eToVWNJbOSWIErh0KA4BCp7roE/s320/puch+mini.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569186342128041138" /></a><br /><div>But I don't think that's any bad thing really. Perfectly preserved bikes are the bikes that don't get ridden. This is obviously serving a very utilitarian purpose, and so someone's getting a lot more life out of it!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUm5d4lb4DI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/mHkFoQKG6EU/s1600/puch%2Bmini%2Bold%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUm5d4lb4DI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/mHkFoQKG6EU/s320/puch%2Bmini%2Bold%2Bbike%2Blogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569186337277075506" /></a><br /></div><div>The usual rad vintage bike logos adorn this one.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ddOKVx3KvEO9yrz7Z6Rm7ekWNRkF8iXGCAWvT36cXttQRkjEQGPhEN7O3-5gxxckaKYRp1p5WhM9sCnHujmFTArmhxdGMF2-8QZz8DvPjJoI4QDIYnldJ-mGUHgJJPSf4Oz71s-5Aik/s1600/puch+made+in+austria+sticker+badge.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ddOKVx3KvEO9yrz7Z6Rm7ekWNRkF8iXGCAWvT36cXttQRkjEQGPhEN7O3-5gxxckaKYRp1p5WhM9sCnHujmFTArmhxdGMF2-8QZz8DvPjJoI4QDIYnldJ-mGUHgJJPSf4Oz71s-5Aik/s320/puch+made+in+austria+sticker+badge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569186329811820610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This one also carries a 'made in Austria' badge, for Puch's old manufacturing base.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ddOKVx3KvEO9yrz7Z6Rm7ekWNRkF8iXGCAWvT36cXttQRkjEQGPhEN7O3-5gxxckaKYRp1p5WhM9sCnHujmFTArmhxdGMF2-8QZz8DvPjJoI4QDIYnldJ-mGUHgJJPSf4Oz71s-5Aik/s1600/puch+made+in+austria+sticker+badge.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUm5djLrMdI/AAAAAAAAA5I/XYGVjJVL8wM/s1600/puch%2Bmini%2B20%2Bold%2Bbike.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUm5djLrMdI/AAAAAAAAA5I/XYGVjJVL8wM/s1600/puch%2Bmini%2B20%2Bold%2Bbike.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUm5djLrMdI/AAAAAAAAA5I/XYGVjJVL8wM/s320/puch%2Bmini%2B20%2Bold%2Bbike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569186331531882962" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">But talking of this being a shopper bike, let's share that sweet advantage at the shops that a bike has over a car. You can park it a fair bit closer to the door! haha</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-2105493898437199452011-01-31T08:20:00.000-08:002011-01-31T08:36:02.144-08:00Ride old bikes forever!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusgabF9MC7a4pJYv0UJa20w-tbuAWDQ4lz6xsBk54reezeJQwjRYqR4R13G2kATGvxJT1ezXitBBoO83V2Epeu9v6_JFc5bNx-Hx-op27NACYPwSIFQs4Cg8zDtCT_Feud63FH9MO2zY/s1600/old+hercules+bike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusgabF9MC7a4pJYv0UJa20w-tbuAWDQ4lz6xsBk54reezeJQwjRYqR4R13G2kATGvxJT1ezXitBBoO83V2Epeu9v6_JFc5bNx-Hx-op27NACYPwSIFQs4Cg8zDtCT_Feud63FH9MO2zY/s320/old+hercules+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568385972610606546" /></a></div><br /><div>This is my new bike.<div><br /></div><div>Although when I say new, what I really mean is, new to me... obviously.</div><div><br /></div><div>Old bikes get a lot of love here at the Bicycle Safari, sometimes for the <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-more-logos.html">awesome bike logos and graphics</a>, other times because they're <a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2011/01/awesome-vintage-peugeot-racer-bicycle.html">some vintage masterpiece</a> but equally often because they're a<a href="http://bicyclesafari.blogspot.com/2009/11/until-it-snaps-in-two.html"> rusting pile of steel tubes</a>. Regardless of these reasons though, I think there is something inherently good about riding old bikes. You're certainly not over whelmed with features, as perhaps the best boasting point on my new Hercules is the logo'd lamp bracket on the front.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUbjur5uA1I/AAAAAAAAA4w/GKqbjpqCgQo/s1600/hercules%2Bfront%2Blight%2Blamp%2Bbadge.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUbjur5uA1I/AAAAAAAAA4w/GKqbjpqCgQo/s320/hercules%2Bfront%2Blight%2Blamp%2Bbadge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568388380488500050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>But what you get has pretty much stood the test of time. Not to say that all old bikes were made well, carefully thought out or looked after since! But they are at least tough enough to still be rolling today which is a good sign.</div><div><br /></div><div>Practical considerations aside though, the feeling of riding an old bike is definitely different, I think you remain very aware of the history involved in your bike and that you're extending the life span of a manufactured product into a new century. Or maybe old bike are just rad, either way, may this Hercules ride on for many years to come.</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-73497687754334449612011-01-28T10:51:00.000-08:002011-01-28T10:58:37.700-08:00Improvise your way through a hipster winter<div>If you ride a fenderless fixie and are suffering from the road spray this winter, why not take a page out of the book of this rider, who's improvised a rear guard out of a water bottle jammed into their seat stays. At least I presume that's what it's for?</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUMQUrpf5eI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/HUFClrZMhZI/s1600/improvised%2Bwater%2Bbottle%2Bfender.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUMQUrpf5eI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/HUFClrZMhZI/s320/improvised%2Bwater%2Bbottle%2Bfender.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567311511860274658" /></a><br /><div>Obviously if you run a rear brake, your success may vary!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-4616784544231752572011-01-26T13:06:00.000-08:002011-01-26T13:31:08.044-08:00Hercules from Nottingham with retro bicycle logos<div style="text-align: left;">Hercules is another old British bicycle brand that started off well, allegedly producing bicycles strong enough to deserve to bear the name!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpcfHerXvI_YWsUZi0mPw4l_Gu30PzVEKHqR47Z5kuJ9zgnGBACciY4-AmBBUKN2wyKRqrzwasjUGRFJ5qGCDK6YRkuAAGDzYDX3u0lFHJ2lwgzDxvzcVkTQ30x00AUjriuvm70ZNZt8/s1600/hercules+cycle+and+motor+co+ltd+head+badge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpcfHerXvI_YWsUZi0mPw4l_Gu30PzVEKHqR47Z5kuJ9zgnGBACciY4-AmBBUKN2wyKRqrzwasjUGRFJ5qGCDK6YRkuAAGDzYDX3u0lFHJ2lwgzDxvzcVkTQ30x00AUjriuvm70ZNZt8/s320/hercules+cycle+and+motor+co+ltd+head+badge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566604462727613986" /></a><br /><div>With the dominance of Raleigh in the 20th century though, the brand eventually got bought out and it became one of the many brands being made in Raleigh's enormous Nottingham factory, which at the time was the largest bicycle factory in the world.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUCNQ9mYXCI/AAAAAAAAA34/rhxNwdAj_fE/s1600/hercules%2Bbicycle%2Blogo%2Bsticker.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUCNQ9mYXCI/AAAAAAAAA34/rhxNwdAj_fE/s320/hercules%2Bbicycle%2Blogo%2Bsticker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566604461982899234" /></a><br /></div><div>With the decline of the British bicycle industry though, came the end of Hercules for a while. But through the brand has now been revived by an Indian manufacturer who seem to have applied it to a highly customizable mountain bike.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6637g9XLryTVSvzB889TZfF1m7i2hQTg5JXrW8oJDh_CR2wAvlq9mUdp6_00dRe1Yr44sYMvqPZqXCKe9jdstM_ySeAwg4hJzqVjeoSOZcmxJxs3zlyFxzJktkJYcxAnk3MHzvst44Vo/s1600/hercules+vintage+bicycle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6637g9XLryTVSvzB889TZfF1m7i2hQTg5JXrW8oJDh_CR2wAvlq9mUdp6_00dRe1Yr44sYMvqPZqXCKe9jdstM_ySeAwg4hJzqVjeoSOZcmxJxs3zlyFxzJktkJYcxAnk3MHzvst44Vo/s320/hercules+vintage+bicycle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566604456676489922" /></a>So to round off these photos of a nice vintage Hercules with some rad old logos. Here is the opposite.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUCSSCizB4I/AAAAAAAAA4M/UnxMxOVYLOY/s1600/modern%2Bhercules%2Bbicycle.PNG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TUCSSCizB4I/AAAAAAAAA4M/UnxMxOVYLOY/s320/modern%2Bhercules%2Bbicycle.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566609978048055170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taken from: <a href="http://www.bsahercules.com/cycle-customiser.asp">http://www.bsahercules.com/cycle-customiser.asp</a></div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-32372885111787302612011-01-24T03:21:00.001-08:002011-01-24T03:28:22.511-08:00Vintage Dawes has a sparkle in it's wheel nuts<div>Something this bicycle has surprised me with, is that it's the first Dawes I've inducted into the Bicycle Safari hunting cabinet. Dawes is a pretty massive brand here in Britain, and from taking a look at the ever lengthening list of bike brands over on the right, you'd presume it'd be up there with the Monarks, Peugeots, Raleighs and Husqvarna bicycles that have been featured here before.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCMtf5C5B3wQfMKa1t-wu8cycpuqSCVfAA-VEreLVoWaQ8cn6Q29FJYe30pzEms_7rgzXBvjjnBkvKBrxC33IEqN7sI_gea_jtJ4vCzB-e7GDwGALOQnFYU4mVcnTtJhWq3c7QEHr7Co/s1600/dawes+england+head+badge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCMtf5C5B3wQfMKa1t-wu8cycpuqSCVfAA-VEreLVoWaQ8cn6Q29FJYe30pzEms_7rgzXBvjjnBkvKBrxC33IEqN7sI_gea_jtJ4vCzB-e7GDwGALOQnFYU4mVcnTtJhWq3c7QEHr7Co/s320/dawes+england+head+badge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565711295861563426" /></a><br /><div>But it's not! So here's the first Dawes, with a nice embossed head badge, stuck to the classic lugged steel frame, in this case finished in perhaps a questionable shade of brown.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfqwZAngl36vjeavkW623IxmwGRwKcasya3RydtSojQjPPvd1qxMN55pjJUZul2182LJiciupU-iLnqckSvV9FJJKD5zJrMAo3KzUnnd6FXacx8TK4SC3-Kki6b7wPR9ZjNFranRSyJU/s1600/dawes+star+wheel+nut.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfqwZAngl36vjeavkW623IxmwGRwKcasya3RydtSojQjPPvd1qxMN55pjJUZul2182LJiciupU-iLnqckSvV9FJJKD5zJrMAo3KzUnnd6FXacx8TK4SC3-Kki6b7wPR9ZjNFranRSyJU/s320/dawes+star+wheel+nut.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565711290412874210" /></a>But I think the nicest little touch on it is the starred wheel nuts. Quite a nice vintage touch, which you from time to time.</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363136200426563770.post-45436117829598383482011-01-19T14:58:00.001-08:002011-01-19T15:03:39.242-08:00Puch produced picture perfect pedal cycle<div>Sometimes I get some photos of the rad old bikes I spot around the world that I really do like. In the case of this old Puch bicycle, I got two!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIwGjGeyu4x00LlHblhRAMr6gOPxDXV20EfE88NKHY5aaP5cHqwNHgrsE1v4ph-gigJffWP9IdpYJa3iusUeM2PYQbwrg2tNFwZi7Vi0A7Qtwwrt-MgE4mmvMYAMCeSk9kEG2Daonj90/s1600/puch+rear+fender+light.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIwGjGeyu4x00LlHblhRAMr6gOPxDXV20EfE88NKHY5aaP5cHqwNHgrsE1v4ph-gigJffWP9IdpYJa3iusUeM2PYQbwrg2tNFwZi7Vi0A7Qtwwrt-MgE4mmvMYAMCeSk9kEG2Daonj90/s320/puch+rear+fender+light.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564035490938542658" /></a><br /><div>Puch made some really sensible town bikes. Steel framed city travellers that seem to have stood up well to the ravages of life on the street judging by the number living in Puch section of the Bicycle Safari over on the right. With the addition of nice details like the Puch name plate on the rear fender, they're worth a shot for the Safari collection.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrncghWtTzDr7KGwlcH30gamLj4y8QSdfkyiwElAx84yyaQ723eyW_gcw8-3W3GZGsFQdRX9VTKlAD3M1Ayk44ZubOpJcdCCi-1uaPIuFZU31I53HiAtOX_tZ_isXS8jChtNlh_vYIzw0/s1600/puch+handlebar+reflector.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrncghWtTzDr7KGwlcH30gamLj4y8QSdfkyiwElAx84yyaQ723eyW_gcw8-3W3GZGsFQdRX9VTKlAD3M1Ayk44ZubOpJcdCCi-1uaPIuFZU31I53HiAtOX_tZ_isXS8jChtNlh_vYIzw0/s320/puch+handlebar+reflector.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564035481827194082" /></a><br /></div><div>When they have neat little reflectors built into the handlebar ends, even more so.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2VG_kB1MLl-NP1M4ww1vmT2ZPLLyVEKD7mlo3UpF_DjyYavTWzb3x47Pwv2iNe6RGfPW7C8moPdRr0zrzKCrssk6ShHDxfpmxcY9ZcJtqb1BnTT_I0JoqYF6NAecPDMbIoQnGuv3ajY/s1600/puch+original+2500+high+tensile+fork+blades.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2VG_kB1MLl-NP1M4ww1vmT2ZPLLyVEKD7mlo3UpF_DjyYavTWzb3x47Pwv2iNe6RGfPW7C8moPdRr0zrzKCrssk6ShHDxfpmxcY9ZcJtqb1BnTT_I0JoqYF6NAecPDMbIoQnGuv3ajY/s320/puch+original+2500+high+tensile+fork+blades.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564035479912410546" /></a><br /></div><div>Built of original 2500 high tensile steel? How nice! I love a good original 2500 high tensile fork blade I do.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TTdsySxPFtI/AAAAAAAAA2w/ruTK-BiHXb8/s1600/puch%2Bvintage%2Bbicycle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o7-xdPu_kAY/TTdsySxPFtI/AAAAAAAAA2w/ruTK-BiHXb8/s320/puch%2Bvintage%2Bbicycle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564035475927144146" /></a>Puched!</div>Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612346922492359007noreply@blogger.com0