http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Nostalgia and all that en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:43:26 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2180#post-23070 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:04:01 +0000 Arellcat 23070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reminds me of my old Beano and Bash Street Kids annuals, when every other page seemed to be printed using black and only one colour.</p> <p>On a related note, has anyone else read Mike Sweatman's remarkably detailed and photographically lush history of the rear derailleur gear?</p> <p><a href="http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Home.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Home.html</a></p> <p>Ben Kinetics has a gallery of some of his own derailleurs, too:</p> <p><a href="http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/mech_museum.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/mech_museum.shtml</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2180#post-23068 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:56:45 +0000 kaputnik 23068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll file that under "ideas" for retro-themed artwork and colour palettes </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2180#post-23066 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:50:05 +0000 ruggtomcat 23066@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://cyclinghistory.blogspot.com/">Nice blog on cycling history here.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2180#post-23015 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:14:02 +0000 chdot 23015@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't really spend all day on ebay (I have an App for that).</p> <p>Sometimes I see see something I 'must' 'collect'.</p> <p>Though the fact that it cost about 27 times the original cover price makes you think - about inflation.</p> <p>Not a publication I've come across before - "The Racing Cyclist (AND Cyclo-Cross)" formerly "The Leagurer"</p> <p>Worth it for the adverts.</p> <p>"Everybody's after Viking! First Choice for First Place"</p> <p>"Cyclo Benelux - Pioneers in Derailleur Gears Over 30 years' experience"</p> <p>"Unrivalled quality for price and a new conception in cycle braking come with this new brake. The ' hidden asset ' lever houses a short pivoting mechanism - and so much power is applied to the stirrups by the ' Arret ' lever that a new technique of braking application will be developed.</p> <p>G.B. equipment was used by every official international team in 1956"</p> <p>"If it's nothing less than the best fit Beau Garde by Bantel These fine new celluloid mudguards will give added distinction to your cycle.</p> <p>Nine colour range"</p> <p>(doesn't mention yellow...)</p> <p>"They build durability at Fort Dunlop with Science Accuracy and Experience"<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/5413521286"><br /> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5413521286_72cd4a4070.jpg"><br /> </a> </p>