Cycling in London in 1984

Used to cycle up on my Ron Cooper

Repped for classic look. Excellent shoes

9min in the cycle crossing by elephant and castle... that was done away with.

Refreshing to see cyclists in normal clothes and no helmets.

This is true - cycle specific clothing is great on longer, colder rides but it's good to see a time before everyone went all promuter.

Those eveready lights were absolute rubbish. Thank god for LEDs

Shoes were Sidi I seem to remember

ffs.. It's like watching Life on Mars.. 1984..
I seem to remember that almost everyone cycled to school..
Swains Lane was were we got food and smoked B&H behind the bike sheds
during lunch break..

Used to cycle up on my Ron Cooper
brilliant top, brilliant bike, awful hat

I loved that hat

I loved that hat

Me too!

love the section where hes speaking to camera, in the middle of the road,
then just looks back, starts riding and filtering past queues, cool as fuck, 30 years ago

30 years ago, Jesus.

And I'm still riding a Ron Cooper

30 years ago, Jesus.

And I'm still riding a Ron Cooper

and I bet you still look as slinky as in that Italo photo :)
FITNESS!

You could rock that look now Maximus and easily get away with it.

I wish!

with those massive batteries - A ?
That lasted about 6 hours ?
And weighed about ?

#nostagia

#nostalgias not what it used to be
know what you mean though- and still theres kids riding without f*******g lights!!

All the bike shops were run by old working class ex cyclists in those days

Used to cycle up on my Ron Cooper

Cool as fook. Bookmarked for Friday Smiles.

[QUOTE=cornelius blackfoot;4090948 it's good enough to have its own thread...[/QUOTE]

Yes

Good post Corny- watched this yesterday and recognized some of the white paint cycle markings are still around today in London.

Sure I recognise that bloke at 1:30 from Northampton mtb club, Treads.. buggered if I can remember his name tho.

I don't remember London streets being that quiet/empty

filmed at 6am on a Sunday ?

That's not 1984, it's just last year's hipsters and some clever editing.

is that David Cameron in very short shorts and flip flops at 7:25?

Stuff of nightmares.