Ireland's oldest bicycle

at1withmyself · 18-11-2022 10:44am #1

Nice little video here:

https://youtu.be/nJzH-51hy8M

I have a 18 year old S works mountain bike that's useable and a 26 year old trek OCLV but needs work to get back on the road.

How old is your bike?

magicbastarder · 18-11-2022 10:46am

i have a 20 year old hardtail stumpjumper that's in pristine nick, and a bike probably from the early 80s i restored a couple of years ago.

paging 8valve...

Suvarnabhumi · 18-11-2022 11:01am

My Grifter is in the shed, must be 40 years old now.

hesker · 18-11-2022 12:23pm

Nice video alright.

I'm sure someone must have a true boneshaker from the 19th century. Until then

1951-52 Carlton

Carlton driveside - 1200x800.jpg

Idleater · 18-11-2022 12:43pm

My 1994-2020 trigger's brush out last Sunday is my oldest bike here.

Idleater · 18-11-2022 12:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119888809#Comment_119888809

Would love a picture if you had any handy.

cletus · 18-11-2022 12:47pm

Oldest bike I have is a '84ish Muddy Fox Courier

magicbastarder · 18-11-2022 12:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119889295#Comment_119889295

the stumpy or the restored bike?

Plastik · 18-11-2022 1:01pm

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40 year old 1981/82 Carlton Super Course.

Idleater · 18-11-2022 1:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119889339#Comment_119889339

Stumpjumper.

Or both of course - they're all beautiful

magicbastarder · 18-11-2022 2:06pm

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Trekker09 · 18-11-2022 3:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119889386#Comment_119889386

Lush. I inherited my bothers Carlton Corsa when he emigrated.

8valve · 18-11-2022 4:40pm

Did someone call my name....?!

Ehhh where do I start?

8valve · 18-11-2022 9:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119888809#Comment_119888809

In no particular order: Some Raleighs, a Paganini, couple of Concordes, Battaglin, Bianchi, SNEL, Peugeot, Brands, Andy Powell, Rossin, Faggin, Olmo, Wittson Ti, Gazelle, GT, and a couple of others I've forgotten. All late 70s onwards.

Oh, there's an Elswick in the back of the shed from the 50s, so that probably counts as old!

nigeldaniel · 18-11-2022 9:56pm

I have and still use it almost every day a 25 year old Raleigh Mountain bike. its a 26in wheel one and i have done it up about 3 times over the years. Spare parts though are now very very hard to get. its one of 2 Raleigh bikes i have, the other is off the road as I can't get a bottom bracket or wheelset for it at the moment. i can't say how old the other one is as it was belonging to my brother. it could be a mid-1990s one judging by the old side pull-U brakes.

Ireland's oldest bicycle

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