Retro


1970s road bike stars in video for new British Sea Power single (+ video)

Album title track Machineries of Joy features 1970s bike from Croydon's Allin Cycles

Genetic Heritage Double Crankset

Price: 
£119.99

If you've got a older bike that needs some love, then the Genetic Heritage double crankset will look just the ticket on your 1980s steel bike. It's not cheap, though, and the alternative – buying a real period crankset – may make the finished bike more authentic.

FS: Campagnolo Delta Brakeset- Now sold

For sale, a little piece of Campagnolo history. One set of very good condition used Delta Brakes.

Bought for a retro build never completed would look stunning on a steel bianchi or colnago or even on a TT bike as they have a nice aero profile.

small bit of polish/ rub ,mark on the rear brake but otherwise very good condition. All rubber seals intact and brake shoes with lots of life left.

Comes with 3.5mm allen key for servicing.

£100 plus postage (around £5 -£ 8)

see link for images

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmasterton/sets/72157629648941805/

Spa Cycles Derwent Leather Saddle Bag

Price: 
£30.00

A leather saddlebag is a classic cycling accessory that my grandad would have found familiar. That said, it's hard to avoid the phrase 'Gucci manbag' when trying to describe this offering from Spa Cycles.

Just In – Retroshift Levers

We've seen pictures, now we've actually got some Retroshift levers!

Genetic Hyoid quill stem

Price: 
£29.99

If you've got a restoration project on the go, you can pay plenty of money for an original quill stem. That's fine if you're after something special, but even very ordinary ones can set you back a fair wedge. You can still buy a new one though, like this Genetic Hyoid, which is a perfectly serviceable, classically proportioned quill stem. It's not cheap at nearly thirty quid though, and there are other, bigger names still in the market.

Lazer Quest

 Reach for the lazers!

Ressurection

Some weeks back in the context of a very unusual Bianchi, which, some implied had been conceived from a very large, spares bin, Tony playfully suggested I might be able to conceive a smaller production run myself. Reasoned or otherwise, pattern and obsolete parts entice me-going a long way to explaining my gravitation to people’s winter bikes. I don’t subscribe to the philosophy that winter/trainers must be thrown together blindly using a hotchpotch of random parts from the spares bin.

Plus-fours and pedals - Tweed Run returns to London this April

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