I recently found this illustration a publication Raleigh put out in the 1950s. It illustrates how Raleigh Industries owned most of the manufacturers of British built bikes that were imported in the United States, and as much as one might have thought it was cool to have a Rudge or Triumph rather than a Raleigh, … Continue reading Raleigh’s Monopoly on ‘English Racers’
Lightweight bikes seen at Trexlertown swap meet
There were some cool lightweights at the Trexlertown swap meet this spring swap meet. There seemed to be more interesting bikes, than interesting parts. I wonder if the current trend of only bringing bicycles to swap meets rather than parts is prompted by sellers reluctant to sell the complete bikes on Ebay because of the … Continue reading Lightweight bikes seen at Trexlertown swap meet
Hanford- blue on blue
I stopped for this picture because the blue looked great.
Gormully & Jeffery Model 28 bicycle
This beautiful unrestored Gormully & Jeffery model 28 was in our possession for about 24 hours. We bought it in the morning at the swap meet and ended up selling it later at the same swap meet. Our original intention was to keep it and bring it back to Philadelphia as we have the men's … Continue reading Gormully & Jeffery Model 28 bicycle
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