Cyclists diary 1887
In 1887 Walter H. Dutton was a 25 year old bachelor living at 13, Sandstone Road in the West Derby area of Liverpool. He and his 21 year old sister, Amy, his 23 year old brother, Arthur, and his 16
In 1887 Walter H. Dutton was a 25 year old bachelor living at 13, Sandstone Road in the West Derby area of Liverpool. He and his 21 year old sister, Amy, his 23 year old brother, Arthur, and his 16
Dieses Velociped kaufte ich recht günstig vor ca. 1 Jahr. Es war nicht ganz komplett und ein paar Sachen waren zu richten:• Eine Kurbel fehlte• Pedale fehlten• Sattelfeder fehlte• Die Laufräder waren vertauscht und die Achsen und dazugehörigen Löcher durch
This years IVCA Rally took place in Veseli nad Moravou, a small town in the south-east of Czech Republic. It was my first time at a Rally of the International Veteran Cycle Association, so i was very curious what would
Die erste Ausfahrt 2013 führte mich bei bestem Wetter (und das im April) mit dem Hochrad durch die Feistritzklamm. Start war in Lebing, südöstlich von Anger, Ziel war der Stubenbergsee. Nicht gerade die weiteste Strecke, doch für den Anfang genug.Mit
If you are interested in bicycle history and you visit Germany a stop at Ivan Sojc´s german bicycle Museum in Bad Brueckenau is a must. The art nouveau villa with more than 450 m2 houses almost 230 bicycles from all
Finally i finished working on my 1887 Clement No. 2 (see http://www.veliciousbicycles.com/2012/05/clement-no2-1887.html). Almost all parts are origin and could be used without repairing, the seat is a replica, handmade by Jörg (thanks a lot!), the tires are new. I rides
A short trip to Netherlands to pick up some bicycles, spending hours in Velorama and then visiting the Veterama - Europe´s biggest market for veteran vehicles and parts - for sure was one of my best bicycle-related weekends :)It started
Radkult was a local styrian exibition of veteran and modern bicycles and bicycle-related stuff in Leoben, Styria in 2012. Most of the veteran cycles that were visible came from the archives of Technisches Museum Wien, and usually are not shown
One of the key figures in bicycle development in Coventry in the 1880ties was George Singer, born 1847. He was working with Josiah Turner and James Starley at the Coventry Machinists Company, left for Paragon Cycle Co in 1873 (100