A reintroduction to old friends:
Blue the 1980? Carlton (Corsa?).
Whsh the 1981 Woodrup (Giro?)
Close up of Whsh's lovely cluster
Reg the 1951 Rudge Pathfinder
Romeo the 1980s Rudge Bi-Frame
And my tourer/commuter/workhorse/fun bike: Swiftsure the 1996 Orbit Silver medal
Just been on Page 1 - A lovely collection
So...
Blue went to TGL, but he didn't ride it much, and it ended up being a bit neglected. Needs 'refreshing'. I used him as a station bike for a while when I was working in Bexley, but sidepull brakes don't suit me very well. Will get a respray & rebuild with subtle dps.
Whsh is still 'for best', but, what with bairns, lack of fitness etc, I don't think she's turned a wheel for over a year
Reg turned out to be too small for me, and was passed on to Butterfly as her first (and, so far, only) fixed
Romeo was sold on when we were short of space. Kinda miss his quirky ways.
Swiftsure was...sob...sob...murdered by some badly designed and maintqained street furniture
I've only just been able to scrap the frame. Swiftsure has not really been replaced.
However, it's not all bad! I now have Ilya the three-speed fixed Ridgeback Solo, a Ridgeback Romany 'interim tourer' (which has proved hard to dislike - despite the *gasp* non-Reynolds tubing
- and covered many happy miles in the last few years), and 'Bob' the Bob Jackson fixed, built by the marvellous John's Bikes of Middleton.
Most miles go onto the two Ridgebacks, just from practicality.