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  1. MartyP

    Anyone Know what this is?

    Anyone got any ideas what this is? Looks early 90s judging by the splatter paint but the stickers are an afterthought... XT Group etc so well specced... Frame number starts: M9KTxxxxx Any help much appreciated...
  2. MartyP

    Cannondale Alpine Series Bike...

    Picked this up today... Any Cannondale guys know what model this is - one owner OG bike - Frame sticker says Alpine Series but no model number present? Deore gear group so I'm guessing a decent model level... Cheers
  3. MartyP

    Kona Cruiser "Klunker" Project...

    Just pulled this mid 90's Kona Cruiser out of storage to use as a bit of a 'Klunker-meets-Cruiser BMX' build... Got some old school 26" BMX forks, Nitto braced cruiser bars and a sprung Honey Brooks to start with... That's got to be the longest name frame transfer btw!
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    Carlton Frame ID Help Needed!

    Hi All, Got given a well made but tatty Carlton frameset tonight and have a little difficulty identifying it... Frame/fork number is 128226 and had chrome lugs, half chrome stays and forks and looks like it was Green with possibly an Orange head-tube - any ideas? Will add a few more pics...
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    Carlton 10 (Ten)

    Hi There, Any of you Classic Carlton Guys know roughly how old this nice Carlton 10 is? Seems I can find catalogues showing the 'Ten' but not the '10'... Late 60's perhaps? Worksop Head-badge... It's very original and the previous owner has had it from new! Cheers, Marty
  6. MartyP

    80s Falcon Black Knight Winter Trainer Fixie Road Bike

    Got to Go... 80's Falcon Black Knight Vintage Road Bike in Fixed / Touring / Training trim... It's 21.5"/54cm Reynolds 531 and a nicely built frameset with nice heart cut-out lugs, front mech braze-on, fork crown and ends etc... Bike is for sale as-is, used and well loved! Everything works ok...
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    'RP' Classic Reynolds Touring Bike For Sale 22"

    Not sure what this is? Stickers say 'RP' and it's 22"/56cm Reynolds 531 ST and nicely built touring frameset with nice lugs, fork crown and ends etc... Bike is for sale - completely as used and loved! Everything works ok and is currently set up with Sturmey-Archer 5 Speed (S5.2) Hub Gears which...
  8. MartyP

    Vintage Mini Viscount - Free Wasp's Nest!!

    When the lady selling the bikes in her shed said "mind out there was a wasp's nest in there somewhere" - she wasn't kidding!!
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    "D" Cut-Outs in Lugs - Anyone know what this bike is??

    Hi There, Anyone know or have any ideas what this bike is? "D" cut-outs in lugs so presuming maker beginning with D?? Looks italian to me as covered with Gipiemme, Campy & Cinelli parts - maybe early/mid 80s? Shim 600 hubs, Mavic MA rims etc... Later seatpost etc Cut-outs in BB Shell, Decent...
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    Unknown Old School Freestyle Frame - Any Ideas??

    Found this hand-painted chrome 80s freestyle frame the other day. Absolutely no idea what it is but it does look well built, lovely welds, proper chrome, light so cromoly probably... details of note are the curved brake bridge, matching curved seat-tube bridge and strange coaster bracket on the...
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    Dump find of the Month! 1975 Dave Moulton Track Bike...

    As a local recycler of bicycles, I am lucky enough to constantly find interesting and rare machines in the local dumps, but this week has yielded something a bit more special I think... As a frame under a pile of wheels lurking behind a 60s Claud Butler, was, what turned out to be a 1975 Dave...
  12. MartyP

    '92 Raleigh Summit For Sale - VGC - Original Cond!!

    Hi There, Got a really nice and very original 1992/3 Raleigh Summit retro mountain bike for sale. These were apparently £1000 when new and are very rare (especially in this condition) as not a lot of people spent that sort of doh on a bike back then!! It's 19" C to T and is in the lovely old...
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    Any ideas what this 50s lightweight is?

    Help Needed Please! One of five lightweights that I was given recently but no idea what one is? It's clearly 40s/50s although it has some more modern Reynolds forks on it, and has some nice features - notably, the fancy pump peg reinforcement, rear brake bridge reinforcements and gear cable...
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    Vintage Italian Legnano MTB for Sale

    For sale, a rare vintage Legnano X-Fire 26" Mountain Bike in great original and little used condition. The bike is in good working condition and was made in Italy - In case you don't know, Legnano make high-end Road/Racing bikes in the town they are named after in Italy. The bike is...
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    30s Merlin for Sale - Proper Winter Project!

    Hi There, If anyone's recently split up with the 'missus' lately or indeed, wants to split up with her indoors - here's the perfect project to keep you busy all winter and perhaps the next few... late 30s / Early 40s Merlin (later absorbed into Bob Jackson) Touring bike in pretty poor...
  16. MartyP

    What's this frame??

    Hi There, Anyone know what this unidentified frame is? Unfortunately, it's covered in thick hammerite and has no head badge so i'm a bit baffled! I've looked all over google and the usual sites and found nothing similar... The defining features are the twin cut-outs in the lug-work...
  17. MartyP

    1950 Claud Butler Fixie

    Hi There, New on this today and thought i'd share a bit about my latest project... Got back into bikes when I came across my great uncle's old Claud Butler road bike, covered in Rat S**t in a barn on my parent's farm... The first thing I noticed was the T.F. Blumfield flip-flop flanged...
  18. MartyP

    Brian Curtis BMX Bike...

    Hi there, New on this today so Hello! Since rebuilding a 1950 Claud Butler road bike into a retro fixie, i've got back into bikes - really into BMX back in the early 80's and it's all come flooding back... (wish I still had my 1982 Kuwahara ET Rep!). ...but what I have come across is a...
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