Links

Below is a selections of useful links that might be of interest:

Classic Rendezvous
Large site with lots of info on pre-1983 bikes and their parts
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/main.htm


Classic Rendezvous Email list archives
Click on the option for Classic Rendezvous and search to see what's been discussed over the years, a fantastic resource
http://search.bikelist.org/


Classic Lightweights
Lots of great detailed information on British lightweight bikes and their parts mainly with a little from other countries - another fantastic resource and you'll find a lot of articles from me here too – on Baines, Bastide, Condor, Brooks B17, Evans, Jack Taylor, GB brakes, Rotrax and lots more. They are indexed at:
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs.html

The main site can be accessed at:
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/index.html

 

National Cycle Museum, Llandrindrod Wells
Excellent resource with a large number of catalogues available for download at a small charge or free if a friend of the museium or a member of the Veteran-Cycle club. Large collection of lightweightweight bikes.
http://www.cyclemuseum.org.uk



London fixed gear and singlespeed

Very large and lively forum centered mostly on fixed and singlespeed bikes – attracts a lot of users from all over the world I also sell on this site mostly cheaper and/or more modern parts and frames
http://www.lfgss.com


Retrobike
Forums statrted off mostly as retro MTBs but now has a lively road section too - well worth dipping into
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/index.php


Bike Forums Classic and Vintage section
Large Forum with discussion mostly but not exclusively US based
http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php/181-Classic-amp-Vintage


Roadbike review Retro Classic Forum
Another US mainly classic bike forum
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=49


Raleigh Team Pro (Raleigh Ilkeston) bikes
Great forum, pics and loads of information
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TI_RALEIGH_TEAM_PROS/


Raleigh Pro Yahoo group
For Raleigh Pros built at Worksop and later at Nottingham
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/raleighprofessional/


First Flight Cycles Yahoo group
Retro MTB discussion
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/firstflight28677
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Holdsworth, F H Grubb and Claud Butler
Great superbly researched site on these British makes
http://www.nkilgariff.com/


Catalogue scans
Mostly of Italian and US makers
http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/catalogs/


Velobase
great database with pics of components - extremely useful
http://velobase.com/


Derailleur gears
Large site with lots of in-depth information not available elsewhere
http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Home.html


Jack Taylor, TA
By Joel Metz lots of information in detail on TA and Jack Taylor
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/index2.html
and also from Joel Metz Caminargent, Magistroni, Jos, Lefol, Maxicar, Radios, Rene Herse, Alex Singer
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/index4.html


Hetchins
Vast informative site on one of the most popular of the classics
http://www.hetchins.org/


Rene Herse and most of the other French Constructeur touring bikes
great resource
http://www.reneherse.com/


De Rosa
There are lots of Flickr groups for old bikes but this is one of my favourites
http://www.flickr.com/groups/derosa/


Gillott and a few other British bikes

Veteran-Cycle Club Marque Enthusiast for Gillott Superb collection of photos Flickr site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makfreak/


Early Colnago, decals etc
Greg Softley Flickr has lots of great images of his bikes plus results of some of his research into early Colnagos Also does a very wide range of excellent decals for mainly Italian machines
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclomondo/


Veteran-Cycle Club
Has lots of different groups with diverse interests including more modern bikes
http://www.v-cc.org.uk/


Decals and transfers
One of the largest and most reliable sellers of reproduction decals and transfers
http://www.hlloydcycles.com/


Campagnolo time line, tee-shirts and reprinted catalogues
Chuck Schmidt's site offers much of interest to the classic bike enthusiast Excellent links page
http://www.velo-retro.com/

Argos Cycles
One of the best painters in the UK and the one I choose to use excellent on difficult renovation tasks too. Gary has a real feeling for steel
http://www.argoscycles.com


 
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