Charles Nighbor commented :- CR one and allIn my opinion bicycles are first meant to be ridden and not p laced in some ratified air category :-
Now at last Charles has raised a something that could be an interesting thread after several weeks when many of the subjects appear to have been of little or no substance and going on far too long.
Charles , I for one are 100% behind your thinking I've never considered collecting or restoring the classic bike without the purpose to ride them.
Your description behind the the way you've learned and gained experience makes common sense. A person once said to me experience has to be gained over a period of time and its not something one can buy!
Although I have not been able to ride any of mine for some six weeks now due to a health "blip". God willing I hope the problem is soon resolved and
the medication starts to take effect giving me the chance to get once out again.
My interest in bikes started over 50 years ago and apart from a dozen or so
years in the wilderness so to speak I then returned to restoring the bikes
of my earlier years but only for the joy of riding them and not to be kept as ornaments.
Doug Smith North Dorset UK
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