over the years all my bikes have been fixerups , so Ive never had a new one ,but its been interesting to see how they have evolved . in the last 10 years Ive gone to 26" then front shocks then front and rear,
then along came fixed backs with fat tyres , by now were up to 21 gears,alloy frames
all my kids have got derailluer gears in there first 20" bike.
A few weeks ago my daughter and i came across 3/4 of a 27" malvern star back pedal brake dumped in the bush ,and as it still had chainguards and mudguards I thought Id have a bash at a little restoration. we had to find from wrecks ,a gooseneckand front wheel 1 tyre and tube,. and had to buy a new set of handlebars, 1 new tyre and 1 tube.
a few nights of cut and polishing,2 cans of degreaser. and it was rebirthed.


when you walk into a bike shop, bikes like this seem tp be back in vogue, so i was wondering what everybody else likes to ride and just how many old 1970's are still up and going.
when i jumped on for the first ride I was amazed at just how comfy and easy this bike was to ride compared to my whizbang bikes