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Given the best of British thread, I think we should mention hand made British bicycles. Being a Sheffield Boy, I had to go for a Wilson. Nigel and his Dad before him have been making frames for over...

Real ale/pubs - the best city in the country for it.
Henderson's Relish.
Some of our engineering heritage.
The rules for modern football came from Sheffield.
Amazing countryside on our doorstep....

Here here. Hendos is the king of sauces. Pretty much whatever you add it to becomes better. I have even got the Greek girlfriend's family using Hendos with their homemade olive oil as a salad...

On Monday it'll be the 40th anniversary of the concert for Bangladesh. As a big Bob Dylan and George Harrison fan it is without doubt my favourite concert. To celebrate it is available to watch for...

I make my own also and have done for a few years - far better than any shop bought yoghurt. I use a yoghurt maker to do mine. Mix milk with one of the yoghurts from the previous batch (or buy a...

Yes, sorry it is 23".

Nigel Wilson does all the brazing himself. He hadn't been using Reynolds 531 for a while (he was using some of the later greades, as they no longer made 531) until I approached him. The shop has been...

I can't be certain, but I think the frame is 23" or 23.5". I am approx 6 foot 1.5", but with quite long limbs.

Ben

I must admit, that's exactly what I thought......[/quote]

16 spokes at the front and 20 in the rear. Maybe not the best for the terrible quality roads in Sheffield!

Ben

Given there are a fair few cyclists on here I though I'd put up some pics of my new bicycle. It uses a Reynolds 531 steel frame made by JF Wilson Cycles, Sheffield.
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Sadly the bulb is no longer in the watch. It would have gone where the cutout is at the 12 marker.

Ben

Bit of an update on what I've found out about it.
It has an Omega 30''' 8-D L15 p movement:
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/8900/omegapocketwatchmovemen.jpg

The following is from the Omega...

I just thought I would share a few pictures of a Goliath pocket watch which my dad picked up at the weekend. He bought it at a local antiques fair in a village hall from the wife of the original...

Plenty of interesting pens to look after seeing this thread. I should hopefully order a Pelikan M800 soon. I had wanted one for ages, but given my PhD funding has just run out, I decided to wait....

For me it would be the IWC a classic watch that is very wearable. I would love one.

Ben

I have used topcashback for about 18 months and it has been great. I have only used it to get relativley small amounts of cashback - probably £20 being the largest for a laptop. It has always tracked...

Unitas centre second hand movement. Must be for the B-uhr?

Have a look on http://www.abebooks.co.uk/

From a quick look there a few listed from the same era from £50-£150.

Ben

What about this 18mm one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G10-NATO-18-mm-TROPICAL-nylon-military-watch-strap-/120617473036?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item1c155c940c

Ben

Nigel Wilson from my hometown of Sheffield.

I like the analogy with watches. To be honest I think we (broad sweeping statement here!) can tend to be quite obsessive with hobbies. Certainly I tend to be with my vices.

I am after a bit of advice about what equipment I should to fit to a bike frame I am having made. I am having quite a classic Reynolds 531 frame (road bike) made. I will of course have to equip the...

Just put the JLC on for the weekend.

http://a.imageshack.us/img52/3530/p1010145o.jpg

When I was back home in Yorkshire for the Oxenhope Straw Race yesterday, I got an oppourtunity to look at/wear a new watch of my dad's. It is a 1998 Zenith Chronomaster hand-wound Elite in gold. WOW...

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