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The Old Bicycle Company
Electric Showroom &
Emporium
Purveyor of Fine Bicycles To
Nobility & Gentry.
LINKS
Vintage Bicycle Websites.
Classic Lightweights
Classic lightweight as a site devoted to
the study and preservation of classic lightweight bicycle makers,
particularly British frame builders from the 1950’s.
The Wheelmen.
The Wheelmen is a non-profit organization
dedicated to keeping alive the heritage of American cycling, promoting the
restoration and riding of early cycles (1918 or earlier).
The Veteran Cycle Club
The Veteran Cycle Club is England’s
club for all enthusiasts of vintage & collectable bicycles & has a
2300 worldwide membership. Join
here.
L’Eroica
A
period cyclotourist rally held every October mainly on gravel roads in
region of Chianti in Tuscany,
Italy.
Hetchins Bicycles
Everything you would possibly need to
know about the famous & ornate Hetchins bicycles.
Classic Rendezvous
A Californian site dedicated to the
research of Classic lightweight racing bicycles particularly from the
1950’s.
Vintage
Bicycle Transfers & Decals.
H.Lloyd Cycles of Penrith have a good
range of reproduction transfers & decals for most makes of vintage
bicycles. Their catalogue can be viewed here.
Brooks England Ltd
We stock the entire Brooks saddle range,
but if you want to know some history about the company, their site is a
great place to look. They even have their collection of Yesteryear saddle
catalogues dating back to 1899 online which can be downloaded for
reference.
The Classic & Antique Bicycle Exchange.
Are you looking
for information about American made vintage bicycles? Look no further than
the cabe.com. A very informative site for the American bicycle collector.
Vintage Car Websites.
OliverWay.co.uk
A designer &
maker of Edwardian motorcars. Take a look at Oliver’s Work, it is a work of
art.
Pre War Car.com
The website if you searching for a
vintage car. 100’s of vintage cars & motorcycles for sale worldwide.
Goodwood
Revival
The Ultimate classic race meeting. Held
every September on the Goodwood race track in Sussex. Everyone from the
drivers to the spectators are expected to dress in period. The Old Bicycle Co is invited every year
to run a period bicycle repair shop.
See our shop here.
Cycle Karts
A great site of a group of American enthusiast
who have built scaled down replicas of historic racing cars.
Bedelia Cyclecars.
Another great interest for The
Old Bicycle Co is great craze of cyclecars.
Built between 1912 & 1920, they were produced as cost effective
alternative to the modern motorcar. Bedelia were one of the first
manufacturers to produce them. Take
a look here at some the fantastic models they made.
Auto Electric
Supplies
The World’s leading supplier of auto
electrical parts for Vintage & Classic Cars. A HUGE online
Catalogue of everything you could possibly need to re-wire your classic or
vintage car.
Longstone Tyres
Do you own a Vintage of Classic Car?
Looking for some tyres to fit it? Longstone tyres are the UK’s leading
supplier of Vintage & Classic Tyres.
Other Vintage Websites:
ANTAR
The Coach Builder to the music trade.
Thomas Crapper & C°
The Original cast iron Lavatory inventor
& Sanitary ware maker. Visit their Extensive showroom for proper
Victorian bathrooms & fittings.
Period Features
This site is great & run with the same
intensions as The Old Bicycle Co; they stock everything you’d need to fit
out a period home or shop. From old door bells, cast Victorian wall
brackets, even vintage lace up Wellington
boots for the gardener with style. But the best thing is that the shop was
once a bicycle shop dating back to 1900.
Vintage Signs
Ever wanted to know where to get a
beautifully crafted period sign for you shop or office? We asked the same
question & came up with www.Vintagesigns.co.uk. They will make you a bespoke
hand painted sign from reclaimed timber in the traditional way. Take a look
at the sign they made for us for our Goodwood bicycle shop on their site.
It is fantastic.
The Mighty Oak Tree Climbing Co
Did you ever climb a tree when you were
growing up? Maybe you are still growing up & would like to have a go at
climbing a tree? The Mighty oak tree climbing Co will help you realise you
dreams. They also offer tree camping for those who want a different sort of
B&B down in Cornwall.
Take a browse at their website by clicking on the link above.
Fact Army Surplus Co.
Looking for army surplus, these guys have
a great range of all things army Surplus & should be able to help with
the right clothing for your BSA paratroopers bicycle.
The Looking Glass.
A vintage clothing specialist, for vintage events
like the amazing Goodwood Revival.
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