Each year Ripley Section organise two cycle jumbles and collectors’ fairs at Ripley Village Hall, High Street, Ripley, Surrey, GU23 6AF, where rare and scarce items can be purchased and sold. These events have been taking place for many years and attract people from far and wide. The Veteran-Cycle Club will have their own stall selling books old and new , including those published by Veteran-Cycle Publications which will be offered at a special discount. Here are a couple of special offers that would be a shame to miss:
The Hub Of The Universe
by Tony Hadland, Author, Broadcaster, and Cycling Historian and Alan Clarke, European Sales Manager for Sturmey-Archer Europe.
Synopsis:
This high quality book is a complete update and revision of the book The Sturmey-Archer Story by Tony Hadland, first published in 1987. It comprehensively covers not only the history of the company but describes in detail the diverse range of products, in addition to hub gears, that the company has manufactured.
Current online non-member price – £28.75
Special Ripley price:
£25.50 non-members of V-CC
£21.50 members.
Raleigh – Past And Presence Of An Iconic Bicycle Brand
The latest publication from Veteran-Cycle Publications, “Raleigh – Past and Presence of an Iconic Bicycle Brand”.
It’s over a decade since the First Edition of Tony Hadland’s all-encompassing history of Britain’s iconic cycle company was published. The Second Edition is far more than a reprint. Working with former employees and contemporary sources, the 660-plus page hardback book sets another milestone in both this history of the company, including the recent years, as well as a comprehensive picture of how Raleigh influenced the global cycling industry, the pastimes of cycling and cycle-sport and the city of Nottingham. Places, people and bicycles, spanning well over a century of production are brought to life in this magnificent volume, beautifully designed and profusely illustrated.
Current online non-member price: £63.25
Special Ripley Price:
£56.90 non-members of V-CC
£47.40 members
Dan Albone – Cyclist, Inventor, & Manufacturer
by Ray Miller, V-CC member, and Lee Irvine, husband of one of Dan Albone’s nieces.
Synopsis:
A lavish 434 page hardback covering the invention, production, and racing of ‘Ivel’ cycles, plus motorcycles and cars, and the invention of the first practical farm tractor.
Dan Albone was an important figure in cycling during the 1880s and 1890s, not only as rider, inventor, and ‘Ivel’ cycle manufacturer, but also as someone famous for providing hospitality for cyclists. He was not a major manufacturer but his influence was profound, working with A. J. (Faed) Wilson and G. P. Mills. He was also a great character and an important public figure in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. This comprehensive work presents new material on the development of the hands-off safety bicycle, the first practical lady’s bicycle, the tandem bicycle, as well as the Ivel Motor Car, Motor Bicycle, and the Agricultural Motor (tractor). A dozen of his catalogues are reproduced together with all of his patents.
Profusely illustrated, this book has 434 printed A4 pages and is case bound with an attractive coloured cover design.
Current online non-member price: £5.75
Special Ripley Price:
£1 per signed copy or free if purchasing other publications