Hobbs of Barbican letterhead

Hobbs of Barbican were one of the top British racing cycle manufactures of the 30s and 40s (you can read more about them here). Accompanying the auction of one of their frames on Ebay there is a tantalising glimpse of their letterhead, they were noted for their lavish catalogs and clearly had an eye for commissioning graphic design

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I emailed the seller of the frame and he generously supplied this high resolution scan of the letterhead (thanks again Martin). It brings out some of the detail not visible in the low resolution image - like the directors listed under the monogram (click on the image below for the high resolution version).

Selbach Catalogue

Selbach were one of the very top racing bicycle producers in the 1920s -30s (right up until the untimely death of the owner in 1935). Their shops were once just around the corner from me in Kennington.

I saw this catalogue on ebay - very nice, but i'm holding out for one of their bikes!

Odd images

Some images from my computer desktop - the building is for sale through Southwark Council if you're interested...

The others come from ebay I think.

Bike colour scheme

I am rennovating an old Ellis Briggs bike from 1958, trying to work out what colours to go for, here are some that I like:











I'm thinking probably a light blue, with white headtube and possibly white panel on the seat tube, like this one:



All the images come from Classic Lightweights