Tigerjones
Bagpuss
I think the one I went to in Manchester was 1986 but I might be wrong. We had to leave to get the train back to Sheffield and missed meeting Kelly. Still annoyed about this.
Saw the Fagor team in Manchester (89?), Millar, Elliott, McLoughlin, Yates - I think Roche was injured
https://steel-vintage.com/mbk-robert-millar-s-pursuit-bike-team-fagor-detail
Campagnolo C Record brakes, guaranteed not to help you stop in a hurray.
Very nice, gavreid. I loved the old Campag stuff. However, some of their breaks looked a lot better than they performed. Think they used to call them 'racing' breaks as you never need to stop that quickly when you're racing :>
They were a bugger to set up, they had literally hundreds of parts. Looked beautiful though.They did ride them in the peloton for a few seasons, more on TT bikes, so they couldn't have been that bad - setup could be 'quite difficult' though
The C Record chainset from the mid 80s was the most beautiful bit of engineering and styling.
The rear derailleur is almost sexual.
The shimano designs of the same era were very similar.
Modern long cage don't look anywhere near as nice, but they allow for a much larger spread of gears - which is good for aging legs.