June Issue Of Bike Magazine

[Lissa]

Just dropped through the letterbox, and wow.................what a step back in time. It comes with a free copy of the magazine from summer 1971. OMG............what a fabulous freebie:D

Memories!!!!

[sv-robo]

Iwas only born in that year......never got to read it;):)

[Lissa]

Iwas only born in that year......never got to read it;):)


And now you can!:D

[sv-robo]

And now you can!:D
Wahoo:D

[Durbs]

Spooky, literally as i was reading this post and thinking ohhh nice i heard the plop of my subscription copy hitting the door mat!

[petevtwin650]

This took me back. An ad for Duckhams. Whatever happened to them?

Anyway for all you youngsters who are used to chain lube that is sprayed out of a can, the tin, second item down, is chain lube. Except you had to take your chain off, split link standard in those days, place the tin on your mums cooker, best done while she's out shopping, heat until runny, place non o ring chain in and leave for a while, then hang it up over the tin until all the excess ran off. Refit chain to bike. Dunno why that method has been forgotten. :rolleyes::smt044

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[tigersaw]

Except you had to take your chain off, split link standard in those days, place the tin on your mums cooker, best done while she's out shopping, heat until runny, place non o ring chain in and leave for a while, then hang it up over the tin until all the excess ran off.

It was so pongy we'd do it in a garage over a paraffin stove. We'd all do our chains at the same time, smoking bensons and telling lies.

[Defender]

I've flicked through Bike and Ride and neither seem to have much content.

Does the old Bike magazine better than the one published now please?

[petevtwin650]

I've flicked through Bike and Ride and neither seem to have much content.

Does the old Bike magazine better than the one published now please?

TBH the old Bike mag is pants :-(, but it bought back memories of a gentler time when us bikers got together and rebuilt our British iron together after yet another round of blow-ups.](*,) Maybe that's why the biking scene is so different now. Everything is just too reliable.:smt077

I like Bike mag today. Perhaps I'm it's target profile.:smt102

[Stingo]

June? Blimey - it's still April in Plymouth!!

[sinbad]

TBH the old Bike mag is pants :-(, but it bought back memories of a gentler time when us bikers got together and rebuilt our British iron together after yet another round of blow-ups.](*,) Maybe that's why the biking scene is so different now. Everything is just too reliable.:smt077

I like Bike mag today. Perhaps I'm it's target profile.:smt102

I really like it too, best written and beautifully produced in my opinion. Some of the front covers are works of art in themselves.
I think that there is always a lot which is worth reading too, but maybe I'm also target profile. I like to read about new bikes, about odd characters from the biking world, events, racing, about second hand bikes, about how to ride better.......there's plenty in Bike for me.

The first issue is weird. Really only a curiosity, I've flicked through it and can't see me reading much if any, but it's interesting.

[454697819]

really nice.. I throughly enjoyed reading it...given that i was born in 85 its intersting to read the very first edition...

Good mag now and then,,,

[lukemillar]

I really like it too, best written and beautifully produced in my opinion. Some of the front covers are works of art in themselves.
I think that there is always a lot which is worth reading too, but maybe I'm also target profile. I like to read about new bikes, about odd characters from the biking world, events, racing, about second hand bikes, about how to ride better.......there's plenty in Bike for me.

The first issue is weird. Really only a curiosity, I've flicked through it and can't see me reading much if any, but it's interesting.

I like Bike - one of the better biking mags, though recently I have found myself more glued to issues of PB.

[John 675]

I like Bike - one of the better biking mags, though recently I have found myself more glued to issues of PB.

+ 1 million to that.. PB is ace for mods and expensive stuff.. they have alot of usefull content too.. however i enjoy Bike because its an easy read and always up to date, i picked up the june issue today.. i only bought Mays yesterday lol, :lol:

[Stu]

June? Blimey - it's still April in Plymouth!!
:laughat: you're so behind the times down there! It's Autumn now in the South East (Summer was yesterday!)