I have been watching a number of items on ebay for my late-40s early-50s British rebuild and have been struggling to try to determine which of the many accessories were actually used by most riders. I know that mudguards were used and were removed for racing but how many of you from that era used cyclometers? Did you fit bells? What about lights, reflectors? etc. What sort of bottles and cages did you fit? Saddle bags? Etc.
It would seem that if you kitted a bike out with all of those accessories it would be rather cluttered. Maybe there was a distinction between bikes for club-riding and racing?
I am keen to here from our British brethren who rode the bikes of the time.
Paul Williams,
Ottawa, ON, Canada