The Roberts Cycles Handbuilt Bicycle Owners Club

Thanks and thanks!

Real nice job. I see you've really stretched it out for you!

Yeah, it is low and long. I think I will bring the stem up about an inch to make it a tad less severe.

But, it's a lo-pro, it's all about the aeros. I've just put an aero bottle on it as well, for full 90s style.

I can't imagine I'll ride it anywhere very far away, but it should get there in short order.

Does this work better?

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A more fitting set up! It’s a gorgeous bike.

Thank you!

Not mine but saw this today .......

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Commuting in on the Roberts today felt perverse.
Looking forward to rally at Guildhall later - I'l be on the big white one with the come lugs, say hi!

Did you attend the rally, Any pictures?

I couldn't make it in the end. Kiddiecare.

It's a shame as I was really looking for to it.

Who went?

Who went?

This lot:

I'm there, fourth from the left, on a '83 Roberts borrowed for the day from Sargent and Co where it is currently up for sale.

Hi Josh, I think you are next to me in the line up - lovely bike - I can understand now what you meant by 'come lugs' above!

Good turn out.

Brilliant hearing some of the stories behind the shop / builds - with most still having a hand in the industry in some way.
Also really enjoyed seeing such a variety of beautiful frames (from tourers, mountain bikes, and lo-pros) all to come out of the the same workshop.
I did get a couple of crummy phone pics:

nice to meet you @spudger - are you not a little tempted to buy it :) ?
and sorry I didn't have chance to say hi @Jingle_Jangle - I had to dash off.

Likewise sorry we didn't get the chance to chat - had to dash off to be a parent.

Think you had a chat with my mate Jonathon early on, with his new /my old Roberts.

Given it was a bit of an esoteric meet up, and I am basically a miserableist, it was pretty amazing how many of the gathering I have met at some point.

On my left, in the 'photo above is a guy called Geoff, who I have met twice before; once at a train station in South West London, when I bought a Paris Galibier from him, and secondly in the Pizza place in Gaiole after L'eroica.

Brian, the former Roberts mechanic, turned up on my doorstep one night when I bought a Roughstuff off him without knowing who he was.

There was also a chap there that I have only spoken to briefly once before, when I commented on his Roberts outside my local branch of Waitrose.

Small world.

Yes, more than a little...but the stable is rather full at the moment so, with much regret, I will be returning it to Rob tomorrow :-(

Took the LoPro out for its first decent ride today. 45 almost pancake flat miles round the Romney Marshes and Dungeness Desert under the expert guidance of @853Superfly.

The bike was a dream to ride and surprisingly comfortable. The low position was great in the pretty vicious cross and headwinds we had on the coast. It wasn't a fast paced ride but there were some sections of hammer-down and the bike loved it.

I got so used to the position that at one point I actually reached for the drops. Ha.

Thanks Chaz.

Nice Roberts on eBay but with a seized stem.

How much sweat and pain is involved in removing a seized stem?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332687947465

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It was well organised and it was lovely to see so many Roberts in one place, I was there but left before the picture was taken.

The frame above seems a little over-priced imho with the paint issues and stuck stem.

Do you have a Dogsbolx? I can't keep up.

No, a White Spider and an early 90s pink road bike. Keep up with what?

Your frames/bikes/collection.

That’s why I have a spreadsheet.

Well usually not THAT much, it all depends on how long it's been in there.