I had a 10 gear racing bike in 1968

By brother bought it for me for a fiver and then spent a fiver at Dodgers getting the gears repaired.

Didn't see another 0 gear racing bike for years after!

Sold it when I bought my Lambretta Li 150. Mistake!

Posted By: Claygate_Canary on July 18th 2012 at 15:38:11

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Tombs - I had the purple one with bright orangey red writing. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 15:15:44
- we couldnt afford one (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 15:16:28
  - I was well in to bikes..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 15:20:05
    - i had a racing bike when i was a sprog (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 15:27:13
      - I had a 10 gear racing bike in 1968 (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 15:38:11
        
        Buying one of these was a mistake?.. (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 15:45:16
        
        No selling my racer was a mistake (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 15:52:20
        
        i was just googling one of theses..... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 15:47:44
        
        Didn't realise they were making new ones a la Vespa... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 15:50:29
        
        something for the weekend?.... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 15:53:38
        
        Yes please - who are the signatures? Does it say in the lsiting? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 15:59:04
        
        wow! signed by the members of the Who (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 16:02:56
        
        Actually I think it might be the Small Faces as sure one says Kenny Jones (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 16:04:48
        
        apparently it was in Quadrophenia (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 16:04:00
        
        I'm wrong then as clearly says signed by the Who... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 16:06:39
        
        remember the GS scooter as ridden by Sting in Quadrophenia??? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 16:16:03
        
        be neat to own the both of them (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 16:22:25
        
        Nice work... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 16:21:49
        
        he was in the who for a bit according to the in-ter-nets (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 16:13:36
        
        dunno, i was trying to work it out as well (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 18, 16:00:22
        
        Mine was the same year and cost ?15 !!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 15:58:32
        
        me too....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 15:47:07
        
        Dodgers!!!! near the hospital!!! where i brought my chopper from! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 15:40:04
        
        Used to have loads of bikes stored under iron sheets before they rebuilt the shop. (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 15:44:52
        
        Two brothers ran it. I think that they had two teeth between them (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 15:46:40
        
        fuck, that takes me back..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 15:48:08
        
        Hey Chelts, which junior school did you go to? (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 15:57:18
        
        colman road infants, then colman road middle.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 18, 16:02:48
        
        I went to Avenues (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 18, 15:59:23
        
        My dad taught there, c1950 - c1970 and my step my too (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 18, 16:03:06

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