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

A taper tube would be the one!
I'd love one, or a taper tube Gillott.

This is a bit Robert Elmsey, but I guess Middle aged Londoners all drift towards that end;
http://carolineld.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/pub-names-and-marquis-of-granby.html?m=1

Anyone remember Weird Fantasy/Quality Comics a couple of doors down from The Marquis of Granby?

I remember that shop from the 70s (my primary school was just up the road in New Cross Gate)
It had a huge cut out character on the wall above the door - can't remember who.
Friends from school bought comics there before I was into them.
There was a great scene of Indy comic shops around that time and later.
Forbidden Planet up in town and another opposite New Cross Gate station - I remember it opened around the time Watchmen started, it had a window display with 'Who Watches the Watchmen' - I didn't really understand.
Later there was Skinny Melinkies on Loampit Vale.

Blimey - that's right, there was a few of them. The Popular Book Centre was on New Cross Rd, too: it was real comic book heaven around there.

I'm trying to identify a sprint rim I got as part of a job lot. There is nothing imprinted on the rim, just a partial rim sticker. Anyone recognise the decal?

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Just picked up this frame from @Shaun_U :

...looking forward to building it up (will post CP thread), and the long-term plan is to revive "Dunning frameworks" in a manner of speaking, when I get my frame-building equipment organised, to keep the frame-building torch alive in Willesden.

Cheers for that Joel and pleased to see it has gone to a good home; look forward to seeing the rebuild.

Shaun

Looks great. Will follow the build with interest. Gears/fixed?

Looks smashing! Decals are lovely, and a headtube greaseport is something I’ve not seen before. Good luck.

What a lovely frame! Great condition paintwork too.

Right, so there seems to be some interest in doing another forum vintageish ride.
I've got a nice route rolling through the Essex countryside to South End that would be perfect for this. @tonyme suggests any time in June /first two weeks July would work and this certainly works for me. Suggest a start somewhere round 9-10ish in the morning as I'm interested in riding back too but realise there's probably going to be minimal takers for this. Trains cheap and frequent back to London. Somewhere round the 90- 100 km range I think with minimal elevation. Could have a swim, do some crabbing, forage in the hedge rows or a ride at the pleasure beach if the weather is good!
If you're interested in coming, let me know if there's any dates that we should avoid!
Dis gonna be good!

Definitely interested, but as always, Rita permitting!!

Interested surely! Mid June towards mid July looks free in my calendar.

last weekend June, or most of July works for me too I think. 7ven did I ride past you near East India DLR and you ride past me in Greenwich foot tunnel yesterday afternoon?

I was out for a walk on Friday lunchtime near East India DLR but only in the foot tunnel Monday through Thursday so may or may not have been me but certainly my turf!
Sounds like a plan is forming!

The last weekend in June would be tricky for me but otherwise anytime before or after would be good.
Looking forward to this.

I can do any weekend between 30th June/1st July up to and including 21/22nd July. Can't have been you I saw the 7ven, just someone that looked a bit like you I guess.

Just spotted this... must be a project for someone! (just for clarity, I don't have any connection to this sale...)

https://www.mullocksauctions.co.uk/lot-715580-c1935_caminade_bicycle_lightest_bicycle_in_production.html

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Cool tubing.

Sorry to be four months late answering your rim decal query, but I'm pretty sure it's a Fiamme.

Not really a hard guess as most sprint rims in those days (50's,60's) were Fiamme.

Thanks @clubman. I have searched all the Fiamme decals I can find on Google and haven't found one showing a gold eagle. Mind you that doesn't prove anything! Only having part of the label doesn't help unfortunately.

Anyone got a Bayliss model 15 bottom bracket axle they don't need.
Or anything similar must be 130mm.
I have a Bayliss size 14 axle (see pic) I could swap.

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Doh..! I need model 14 not 15.
I could swap for model 15 the single speed NGCC version.

Alas, I do have a model 12 that you'd be welcome to but that's no use I'm sure.
Do have some cups also you can have if any better than what you have.

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I might actually need one of these for my Gillott as the current BB Axle is too long