There was once among the British working classes an equivalent to the American Dream. It wasn't about being rich, necessarily, as much as doing something right for the sake of doing it right, passionately. Imagine some chap with a small shop today sponsoring a rider in the Tour de France. It beggars belief.
Does anybody else look at that frame in his hand and consider the
wheelbase a bit short? Or were racing bikes that short c1950?
The photos in the version you found are better. Thanks, Dan.
