Andy Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Being nearly as old as Andy That should read "Being older than Andy and having far less hair" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 That should read "Being older than Andy and having far less hair" I lost my hair through genuine wear & tear on the headboard! Is that why you still have your hair then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 I lost my hair through genuine wear & tear on the headboard! Is that why you still have your hair then ? Thats where you are going wrong then, its the bird thats supposed to get the pounding on the headboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thats where you are going wrong then, its the bird thats supposed to get the pounding on the headboard. Not if he was biting the pillow at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perce Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Not if he was biting the pillow at the time do you make sure the pillow's against the headboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinell Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 ...or do you hang over the bottom end of the bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perce Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 gawd, this thread is starting to make me feel very ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie_lejeune Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 weight optimised wiring loom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Correct Atom Ant, it is not for sale, I was just using it to make a point here! The sister bike to mine, OLH 721 won the 1954 SSDT (rider: Artie Ratcliffe). The TRW Montesa is Dabill's 2007 SSDT winning bike, in 50 years time someone, somewhere would want to have it, don't you think? Or am I just being a sentimental old duffer? Big John You could always shove your 9 grand away in the bank and in 50 years time it could be worth ........errrrr.........errrrrrrr........about 450 quid if the bank is still in business. OK - you might have a point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I reckon the value of OLH 721 today would be worth much more than that 4rt over the same period. The reason for this I believe is there is still bikes like this being ridden today so the interest is there. Coupled with (up until recently anyway) more disposable income so people pay a lot of money for bikes like this. I offered a sizable chunk for it myself but BJ turned me down . This would have meant the bike's value had increased 40+ times. Would you pay circa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Another point worth mentioning a factory bike in the good old days was just that,it was probably about six or seven years old when it was retired,and all through its life it was cotinually improved. a modern factory bike is only a couple of months old ,then most of the special parts are on the next production model the budgets on modern works bikes are more than the entire running costs of our entire bike industry. but if you want something and can aford it then it does't matter what anyone else thinks go for it, if we bought bikes to make money we would be verry poor indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perce Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 weight optimised wiring loom If you cut all the wires out of the loom which a trials bike doesn't need there's a bit of weight saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) if we bought bikes to make money we would be verry poor indeed I have never ever bought a bike to make money, purely to enjoy riding it and owning it. Mind you the way things have been going over the last seven days, I am beginning to wonder if my entire fortune is going to be based within trials bikes of yesteryear! Oh well, batten down the hatches.... Anyway OLH722 stays where it is. Big John Me and my Dad enjoying OLH722 way back in January 1958! (That's me looking down, trying to figure out which lever is the valve-lifter...) Edited October 8, 2008 by Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishy Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 ! (That's me looking down, trying to figure out which lever is the valve-lifter...) Fat, no hair, and pants full of sh 1 t, nearly full circle John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Almost absolutely correct Ishy! Mind you, I have a reasonable head of hair still... Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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