What a fascinating night...
 

As part of our Bike month activities we have been holding salons and tonight I was one of the presenters at a little show we called "Bike Fascination" and have to say it was a hell of a night.

My friend John is a brilliant mechanic and collector of bicycles and he makes my stash look pathetic...

I got to caress a 1951 Sturmey Archer ASC tonight which was in itself awesome but the little bike with the almost as rare FC4 hub was even more thrilling...

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The best part... :D

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And he brought more... a 1957 SA Master Catalogue !

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Not vintage but very cool...one of the guy's Cat Trikes with a BionX drive.

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My bike stood in stark contrast to all this technology but folks sure had a lot of fun taking the 1948 Rudge for a spin around the square and most said it was like nothing they had ever experienced.

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And not a single one of those illustrations in that catalog look a day old, or a day outdated. Spiffy - every bit of it!

-Kurt

You luck bugger! That looks like it was a very fun event and it must have been great to ride a Moulton Speed and pour over an as new Sturmey Archer master catalogue.:thumb:

Did I mention the vintage Campy Schwag ?

Or the Nexus 7 speed I am getting for my long bike ?

:D

I also forgot to mention the vintage Phillip's pedals my friend is giving me for the Rudge since those French pedals (Lyotard) have no business being on an English bike... :D

There is a moulton with rear rack for sale for $400 in victoria right now. it was in my shop the other day, I had to tighten the stem. It was in fantastic shape, full suspension... He said he had another one with front and rear rack.... a day later I say the one on usedvictoria.com he also appears to be selling a vintage pheonix and a 1934 BSA fixed gear.... He wants to buy a Cervelo Soloist..

Thanks for sharing. Great pictures, although I would have severe reservations about radially lacing any vintage Campagnolo hub on a full-size wheel.

John - My friend John is a mechanical genius and would also have some serious reservation about building a full sized wheel on a vintage Campy hub w/ radial lacing... the rear wheel is a 2 cross on that gorgeous FC hub.

The Moulten was an amazing ride despite the fact I did not have the right shoes on to really lay down the power and that Cat Trike is a rocket on three wheels... the 350w BionX drive is seriously cool.

Looked like fun.

On a side note, it is amazing for me to see people with coats & jeans in summer.

I used to think that - then I moved to Colorado - went on a night ride Saturday night in shorts and jersey and thank God I brought arm warmers. I still damn near froze my rear end off.

Wish we had get togethers like that here. That looks like a lot of fun. I'd love to try that Moulton just to see what it's like. We had a breakfast for 'Bike to Work Day' but that about the only bike month activity I noticed.

Looks like a good time. The Rudge looks so comfy! :D