plantfit 7,592 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Found the one closest to your picture Compo, A Starley's Royal Salvo tricycle made by Starley's of Coventry about 1876, the riders are using a Starley's patent lever motion to move the cycle Rog Picture taken from The Bicycling science book by Frank Rowland Whitt and David Gordon Wilson 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 This is just an aside regarding bikes, ie useless information. Many years ago when my late son attended Aspley Wood School, on Robins Wood road, I was a school governor and one of the ladies I got know was the granddaughter of Mr. Archer of Sturmey Archer gears, (Raleigh bikes). He invented the three speed gearbox. He was offered a lump sum for the patent or 1/2d for each one produced. He took the lump sum, but his granddaughter said if he had taken the halfpenny offer it would have made him a multi millionaire. Of course in those days a lump sum would be seen as most profitable. B. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 A friend of mine designed and built an improved version of the SA hub gear when he worked for Raleigh/SA,when he presented it to SA he was told they weren't going to re-tool to make the improved version so it went no further,Shimano the Japanese gear and cycle components people took some of Alans idea,re-tooled and now produce the very successful Nexus hub gear,funny old world innit? Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Received this from a vintage bike enthusiast this morning: "The trike is a Humber No. 7 of about 1888 price was £28." He also posted a photo of the works thus: The people in the original photo were the grandfather of a friend's wife, Frederick Tissington, and his half sister Elizabeth Tissington 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Great picture Compo, the early years of the new passtime of cycling must have been very interesting,a lot of the new innovations were directed towards the ladies with them unable to ride the ordinary cycle because of the constraints of long skirts so cycle manufacturers came up with the idea of tandem ordinary's where the woman/lady sat at the front of the cycle unhindered by cross bars etc, eventually the Safety cycle was "invented" with it's step through frame (lady specific) enclosed chain drives and strings covering half the rear wheel that allowed the wearing of long skirts,at last women gained the freedom they deserved and quite right too Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted May 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 One for the ladies Compo,Starleys Royal Salvo Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Our new village hall is now finished and ready for bookings, I took this first picture last year before demolition of the old one took place And this one on this mornings ride of the new hall, hope it gets plenty of use Rog 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Rog..just wondering...on average..what would be a days mileage if going on a tour?..taking into account age/ breaks and weather etc.. Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Nice steady riding with a few stops for drinks/food/toilet you should cover 60/70 miles easily, I usually do around 50 miles for a four and half to five hour ride out, thats only about ten miles an hour,easliy achieved, Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted June 11, 2019 Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Nice pix of the village hall Rog. Did they let you inside ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,280 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Great thread this Pity I can't see compo's pics? In the 50's I rode grass track events using 'canes' and a 1" pitch block chain. 'Canes' was the term used for wooden rimmed sprint wheels which actually used maple wood rather than bamboo. The special tubular tyres were stuck on to the wooden rims using bone glue from the hot pot as in woodwork. I was just a kid with no money and the wheels, chain and chain set were given to me by Lloyd Binch the then current British sprint champion. He never became World champ, but came close. Raleigh 'lent' him his bikes. Pure amateur days back then. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,412 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Apparently there are still two Italian companies making Maple rims. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, PeverilPeril said: Great thread this Pity I can't see compo's pics? Me too. It's that Compo problem which has happened before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 My photos have once again disappeared?! I simply don't understand why this is happening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,412 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 I saw them when posted and they are still visible at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 That's interesting because at the moment on the two vintage bike posts, I'm seeing this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Drum & Bass on the bike Nottingham ......... enjoy! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 I enjoyed that RR. It was interesting to see the Castle Boulevard Cycle Lane being used by just a handful of people, despite the number of cyclists following this fella. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted August 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 My little display of vintage bicycles at the Heckington (Lincolnshire)village and country show last weekend, 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 159 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 @plantfit interesting collection you have there ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 The Hercules looks interesting Plantfit. Was it considered a higher spec than usual in its day, - 'Drum' expanding brakes, hub gears and Sturmey Archer type gear selector on the croggy. Are the lights battery or is there also a dyno hub on the back as well as an internal brake? I could have fancied one of those in my youth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted August 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Willow wilson said: The Hercules looks interesting Plantfit. Was it considered a higher spec than usual in its day, - 'Drum' expanding brakes, hub gears and Sturmey Archer type gear selector on the croggy. Are the lights battery or is there also a dyno hub on the back as well as an internal brake? I could have fancied one of those in my youth. Sturmey Archer drum brakes front and rear, no dynamo, front light is just for show, Sturmey Archer K series three speed number KB7, the K series came out in 1930 and the suffix number denotes the year after 1930 hence 1937, the Ladies Humber has a K4 three speed hub so 1934, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Back in 1980s I used to be a school governor along with a lady named Iris Archer, whose grandfather invented the S.A 3 speed gears. She told us that he was offered a half penny for every gear made or he could have a lump sum. Iris said he took the lump sum, thinking it would not take off. If he took the halfpenny offer, he would have made millions. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,592 Posted August 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 A better picture for you Willow Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hey Plantfit, I could do wonders with those mudguards ! Just imagine, some nice roses with a daisy chain surround. By the way, somebody's nicked yer bike pump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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