On Ya Bike


At the weekend we talked about possibly changing our car for a new one. Tenbellies is starting a new job in September and will need to commute, so a new car would be nice as she starts to clock up the millage. I on the other hand only tend to use the car at weekends and fully enjoy riding my bike to work (with the addition of jumping on a train or two); my bike pictured above was given to me by a friend and is a BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) bicycle. It’s an old bike as you can tell but rides like a dream and holds with it plenty of character and loads of history. Besides building Motorcycles and weapons (a great mix) BSA developed the bicycle for military use during WW1, they made fold up bikes for snipers to carry on their backs while taking out the enemy. Over the next few months I will start to restore it adding some of the original features that seem to have been lost through its hard life.

6 comments:

Thud said...

It must be difficult to snipe with a bike on ones back...clever chaps.

monkey said...

That was when men were men.

Vinogirl said...

Nice bike!

Nobody told me that Tenbellies got the new job!!! Congrats to her.

xoggoth said...

Better than a cheap modern one. These Eastern European things you can buy in Halfords are total rubbish. Completely unmendable when they go wrong.

xoggoth said...

PS Got a BSA Mercury Air rifle. Keep it by window ready for MR PIKEY SCUM.

monkey said...

Thank you Vinogirl I'm looking forward to it!

Tenbellies x