New (Old) Bike

Just added some photos to Flickr of my BBQ. In front of which is the bike I took from London to Paris.

It’s an early 80’s Geoffrey Butler, made in Italy by a person called Olag, so I’m told! It’s from Sargent & Co., who are a small company near Clissold Park, London who show old bikes some love. They’ve been great actually, really helped me out with it.

Ok, it might not be the most flash bike you’ve ever seen, but it certainly has character. The green saddle is not exactly original though, as you might have guessed.

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    • Richard Needham
    • August 1st, 2009

    Looks good – steel Reynolds frame and Campag group? More comfortable looking than my newish bike with an aluminium frame.
    When I started road riding I borrowed my brother’s Raleigh which was a mid 70’s high performance racer. I wish I had not had to give it him back – better than my existing bikes. The only problem I had was with the friction plate in the gear shifter always working loose and changing down at the wrong moment.
    Got the next run planned yet? We may be going for the Tour of Britain ride in Stoke in September.
    Richard

  2. Steel Reynolds frame but a bit of a random set of components.. mainly Shimano. I had another bike that was all Campag and you can tell the difference, but this one fits me better, and the parts are perfectly good really.

    I’m a big fan of steel :)

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