Vintage Bicycle Advertisements; good, bad. ugly...

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bagpussctc wrote:From Worksop,England
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Now you're talking.
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70% less friction than what, exactly? If it is a brake, that might be a bad thing? I think this is simplex the bike company, not simplex the derailleur manufacturer.

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bikes obviously go better if you are wearing no clothes and have bits of dead parrot strapped to the pedals. Practically have to hang on for dear life you know...

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in a previous post we saw a solid pipe-smoking sort of a chap riding a Hercules. This is the female equivalent, one presumes.

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over 100rpm on 175mm cranks is going some...

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retro-style poster celebrating a 2011 race win

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its a cross-framed Raleigh from the days of the Raj, which narrows the date range down a bit.

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another modern poster in a retro style

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what would you call this; modernist? Whatever it is, I think it is pretty classy

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Brucey wrote:bikes obviously go better if you are wearing no clothes and have bits of dead parrot strapped to the pedals. Practically have to hang on for dear life you know...

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I prefer the earlier picture with the greyhound!

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André Leducq won the TdF in 1930 and 1932. He was popular with the fans, being a bit of a joker, but his riding career was probably cut short by WWII. He went on to team management in the 1950s. This poster is (I think) from 1932.

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Brucey wrote:bikes obviously go better if you are wearing no clothes and have bits of dead parrot strapped to the pedals. Practically have to hang on for dear life you know...

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So, it would seem, do motorbikes.

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Raleigh concentrated on the power of the brand latterly . Shame they never looked over their shoulder.

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ImageRaleigh shop display sign . by rebalrid, on Flickr

The Ti Raleigh cycling team of the late 70's early 80's even made it onto a bottle .

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2 ft high head badge . Must have been a big frame.
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Raleigh for ever....

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