This is the first time I have promoted an eBay item on CR and I do so with a slightly grubby feeling. I don't sell much but buy a lot. But, hey, give me another 15 years and I will have quite a lot of class stuff to dispose of...So, don't watch this space. I guess I should just accept that classic bikes now have an international status, simply because we have eBay. But having just been outbid by a Japanese sniper for a Chater front hub I have my reservations! I guess I have to come down on the side of free trade, but with a big caveat: I really hate people who advertise in magazines as 'collectors, willing to pay good prices and to travel', knowing that they are running a business and that the high price paid will probably be tripled on eBay. I am not one of them, but, to cut to the chase, I have a spare copy of Les Woodland's book 'A Spoke in the Wheel' for sale, Item 300002798904. The summary mentions that readers will find out why Beryl Burton is famous for her association with the liquorice allsort, who was the racing cycling who trained with the aid of salted fish and all sorts of other odd revelations. On a much more interesting subject I visited the Winterton Midsummer Show yesterday and watched the National 8km grass track championship. A very exciting race in very hot conditions. Grass has a very long history and I am looking for any information on its origins and history.
Nigel Land 'ot and 'umid in North Lincs UK Well, not like Louisiana, but it's all relative.