Raleigh headbadges from 1950s-1980s
Elite light for British bikes
After posting photos of the lamp brackets for the Raleigh, I thought it might be inclusive to then also post pictures of the light that would fit on it. It slides onto the bracket. It is battery powered, not that bright. This is new old stock. $45
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
Speedwell Titanium bicycle
Speedwell(UK) built one of the first commercially available titanium bike framesets, along with the Teledyne Titan. Speedwell used a different blend of titanium than what is commonly used now on titanium bike frames, but back then they didn;t know any better. Luis Ocena infamously rode a Speedwell Titalite to a Tour de France victory over … Continue reading Speedwell Titanium bicycle
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