In a recent thread, it was suggested that a collection of bicycles might be referred to by the collective noun 'herd'. Like many people, I've got two herds - the Keepers and the Flippers.
The Keepers herd includes a number of C&V bikes so I'll post pictures here in case they are of interest. I won't post the Flippers, firstly because they are mainly non C&V low to middle end bikes and also because I appreciate the Forum is not intended to provide a cheap, if unintentional, advertisement.
Sunday was sunny, so I released some of my Keeper herd onto the grass while I tinkered around with others in the workstand, upgrading derailleurs and swapping parts between them........
In order of appearance (Sorry, can't seem to find the photo of my 1953 Claud Butler Silver Jubilee), here are my:
1980's Vitus 979, full Chorus.
1970 Holdsworth Mistral Record/Super Record
2003 Corrotec Hydro Carbon, now with Campag Xenon gruppo
1935 Claud Butler Super Velo
1982 Claud Butler Elan
198? Claud Butler Enduro Mountain Bike, Shimano mix
(No idea how old, pulled it from a rubbish skip in bits with the householder's permission and put it together), French "Sky Jumper" dual suspension alu frame MTB - it's fun and disposable!
(Claims to be a Colnago Primavera, but I'm not sure - it was cheap!) Shimano 105/ Sora hubs & brakes
Massi Mega Team Pro, Campag Mirage
Viner 'New Design', Campag mix
And then there's the photo of where they live!
Current project is another Claud Butler, a 1966 'Olympic Road' model frame that's awaiting decals before being built into a lightweight tourer. I'm also stalking yet another Claud Butler on e-bay, so you never know!
I did notice on another bike that the front changer bracket (braze on) was split at the top of the bolt slot. it's an alloy frame with a deeply profiled seat tube, so a band-on mech won't fit. Looks like the bracket will have to be fixed. Any ideas? Will some sort of epoxy compound like JB Weld work - or how do you weld or braze aluminium?
Thanks, hope you enjoyed a peek at my obsession!
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