Vintage shops or interests in London?
02-23-12, 06:45 AM
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Vintage shops or interests in London?
Hey all,
I'm in London for a wedding this weekend, but may have a couple free hours tomorrow. Any suggestions on shops (or other vintage-related sites) to visit? I'll be mainly in the Regents Park and Mayfair areas.
Cheers! (how else could I sign off here?),
Bob
I'm in London for a wedding this weekend, but may have a couple free hours tomorrow. Any suggestions on shops (or other vintage-related sites) to visit? I'll be mainly in the Regents Park and Mayfair areas.
Cheers! (how else could I sign off here?),
Bob
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I'll let you know if i find anything noteworthy. Does anyone know if any of the markets or boot sales have any used bike sellers?
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you can ask on https://www.lfgss.com/ , a large london (uk) cycling community
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Are you looking for vintage bike stuff or general vintage? If the latter Alfies Antiques is pretty close to Regents Park
https://www.alfiesantiques.com/index.php
https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/alfies-antique-market-london
https://www.alfiesantiques.com/index.php
https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/alfies-antique-market-london
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Oooh, it looks nice indeed. I may try and take a train out there tomorrow. If I do, I'll keep you posted.
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Example: £35 to ship one rim, £70 to ship 2.
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I'll be in London in mid-April & would love to hear your report on vintagebikecave.com--or, for that matter, any other vintage bike hotspots you discover. Safe travels!
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Hey all,
I did indeed make it out to the vintage bike cave. It's well worth a visit if you have some time to burn and keep your expectations low. It's not terribly central to town, but not too far out either. From the tube stop, it's about a five minute walk to find the shop, which doesn't even have a sign (and is well hidden around the back of the building).
Basically, it's a cramped corridor filled with bike parts, a cramped small room filled with complete bikes, and another cramped small room filled with frames.
There were three frames in my size and a handful that I was interested in, but the owner wasn't in the store. The young clerks (very nice guys) couldn't price them on their own, and the owner wouldn't price most items without being there in person. There was one gorgeous unidentified frame set (bi-laminate lug construction) that had been re-chromed, but not repainted. He wanted 325 pounds for it (a little over $500), but it was more than I wanted to spend for an unidentified frame that would still need to be painted (most of the chrome wasn't polished).
It seemed like the shop had primarily been a ss/fg conversion shop, but perhaps was switching to selling bikes in their original geared state? My general take on the pricing (from what I could gather) was that you could get a bargain on the lower end, conditionally-challenged frames/bikes, but that you'd pay fair value price on the nicer items.
He has a fantastic parts stash, but I got the feeling that prices would be about the same as in the States.
So, basically, it's definitely worth a quick jaunt out there if you have a spare afternoon. But, your wife might divorce you if you drag your whole family out there during precious vacation time
They definitely wouldn't fit in the store! Personally, i loved it.
I did indeed make it out to the vintage bike cave. It's well worth a visit if you have some time to burn and keep your expectations low. It's not terribly central to town, but not too far out either. From the tube stop, it's about a five minute walk to find the shop, which doesn't even have a sign (and is well hidden around the back of the building).
Basically, it's a cramped corridor filled with bike parts, a cramped small room filled with complete bikes, and another cramped small room filled with frames.
There were three frames in my size and a handful that I was interested in, but the owner wasn't in the store. The young clerks (very nice guys) couldn't price them on their own, and the owner wouldn't price most items without being there in person. There was one gorgeous unidentified frame set (bi-laminate lug construction) that had been re-chromed, but not repainted. He wanted 325 pounds for it (a little over $500), but it was more than I wanted to spend for an unidentified frame that would still need to be painted (most of the chrome wasn't polished).
It seemed like the shop had primarily been a ss/fg conversion shop, but perhaps was switching to selling bikes in their original geared state? My general take on the pricing (from what I could gather) was that you could get a bargain on the lower end, conditionally-challenged frames/bikes, but that you'd pay fair value price on the nicer items.
He has a fantastic parts stash, but I got the feeling that prices would be about the same as in the States.
So, basically, it's definitely worth a quick jaunt out there if you have a spare afternoon. But, your wife might divorce you if you drag your whole family out there during precious vacation time
They definitely wouldn't fit in the store! Personally, i loved it.
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If you're into bespoke tailoring, you should visit Savile Row. The Savile Row tailors are pretty much the standard for bespoke suits worldwide.
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Hey guys, what are the current C&V go-to's in foggy foggy London town? I'll be there next week and a have a day of the leash and I might want to spend it gazing at some fine British lightweights.
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I think there's a bar where the old Ikelston factory was that apparently has complete, NOS Team Raleighs as an attraction. I can't find any link about it, but I could swear I remember reading something to that effect. I think Ikelston is a few hours from London, but if I could find that bar, that's where I'd go! What's more "England" than SBDU?
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The Bike Kitchen off Old Street is nice, and if your bike gets stolen check out Brick Lane market the following Sunday to pick it back up.
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