Pre 1950s rides of LFGSS: old bikes, vintage rats, classic lightweights

1952 Brown Brothers Catalogue

One of the old boys used to sell CDs of this catalogue bitd (I actually bought one!)
Bit cheeky really, but it is a useful one, I’m glad it’s free to view now (it’s also on Flickr I think)

There's a 1949 HA isn't there?

Yup.
Found it.

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🤓🤓 (I think I’m going to change my avatar to this guy)

You do not need to be shy, this is a safe space.

Article about Ian Steel and has a Nov 52' Gnutti advert for QR hubs from The Bicycle
http://classicvikingcycles.com/catalogues-etc/advertisements/november-1952-gnutti-advertisement/

I have had a look through my brown brothers catalogues, there's no gnutti parts listed in any of them! Disraeli gears has a bunch of simplex catalogues, but I can't see any specific mentions of alloy rings.

I would take a punt and guess the alloy rings started in the late 30s, and the start of gnutti hubs in the UK from the mid 40s

There's an old Scottish bloke that used to smuggle gnutti components into the UK on his plane to avoid customs... He started his shop in 1950 (John Robertson)

I have a gnutti catalogue from 1953 but I can't find any earlier on the web

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A mention of gnutti available in 1949

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@Nbenja3
That Gnutti Catalogue is great!

QR hubs available at least in 1951 according to Aids to Happy Cycling, but not in the 1950 catalogue, only solid spindle mention.

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I’ve read the Tabucchi hubs available in UK pre war were made by FB - there may even have been a few QRs knocking about then.
The early 50s and 40s Gnutti QRs still had Lic. Campagnolo stamped on them.

I might snap up these bargains.
😂
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campagnolo-Gnutti-branded-quick-release-1950s-skewer-set-Vintage-Racing-bike-/274553639594?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

If you fancy a set im sure I can knock a few quid off 😂😂

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Yes fam!!

https://i.gifer.com/4qs.gif

http://sscycleworks.com/components/hubs-gnutti-parts.html

According to this Lic. Campagnolo would have disappeared 1950.
Gotta double check when Tullio took out the patent.

1933 according to this
https://condorino.com/2016/07/12/fratelli-brivio-s-a/

Although the sscycleworks link has it as 30'

https://www.renehersecycles.com/a-reappraisal-of-tullio-campagnolo/

According to Jan Heine there is no 1930 patent, so he presumes the idea of the QR wasn’t Tullio’s to patent.

(All I care about is when Gnutti stopped paying Campagnolo and took their name off their QRs).
1953 seems favourite atm.

that old boy is Bruce and the Brown Bros catalogues on CD are from here.
I bought one years ago (and a whole lot of quality parts from him) before I bought the 1952 catalogue in original hard copy. Hugo has the 1939 and 1952 editions on Flickr

@Nbenja3 sorry, looking through old posts, and as jonny69 mentions, may be a Parkes, old post here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/170221/
Fork crown similar as mentioned:

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Thanks for that! It does look like a similar fork crown, I am going to do some research on parkes now 😁

I bought one years ago

Same here.
I can’t remember how though, maybe eBay?
I don’t have a cd drive anymore so it’s more obsolete than some of the parts on it.

There’s a 1949 Mercier catalogue in the VCC library. Not sure if that gets in to specifics about chainwheels or if even Simplex. There’s a nice diagram at the back that shows what French manufacturers they used for what component. Robergel spokes, Monte freewheels, Mavic tubulars, ... .

Nice Hetchins , Collection from Devon https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254912756349

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Hobbs - Collection from Grimsby.
Looks like original paint but chainstays look rough from rust.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324535234688

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Assume that's just paint that's flaking on one of the chain stays? Or is it massive holes? Hard to tell.
Looks like a Lytaloy seat post clamp too.

Nice!!

I like the margin/colour transition from the head tube.
I’ve not seen that before.
Slick.