Horseshoe Online - The Horseshoe Organisation
Welcome to my Website... Horseshoe Online - The Horseshoe Organisation
Basically an ongoing
life style that includes my interests - mainly in the sphere of
sports and transportation ie; primarily bicycles and road passenger
transport. Each one of these web pages has a book attached towards
it, be it large or small in page content and images. My very first
was "A Historical Guide to Horseshoe Coaches", a small and
condensed history of the family business that I was involved with
for a great many years hence the above image of the coach. This
earlier book has now been entirely updated since it's initial print
back in 2005 going from 58 pages originally to now of 220 pages in
the latest edition.
One book - Red White & Blue; The Brooklyn Chewing Gum Cycle Team, having been written over a two year period and published in 2009 that seemed to come out rather well. It has now having been revised with an increase in pages and images from 270 to 322 pages. As with any book of mine - worldwide availability. An "old school" style bike rider my interests are with several historical teams and riders, one or two that I may have been associated with due to certain circumstances. Each book I write maybe limited on the number printed due to the self publishing "angle" and public interest. However, overall produced I hope in the highest quality and not quantity.
Although a majority of my
writing is "wheels" related, there are also "the odd" sports
nonfiction title in the "pipeline", one in particular concerning
football.
BELOW, CYCLE SPORT BEING
PART OF MY LIFE FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS
ONGOING
CLAUD BUTLER/GAZZOLA
Far left
image, "retro - racing" 1970s style with the Claud Butler 5 Speed
"cyclo cross" bicycle on going.
Centre left
image, the real retro aspect showing the Weinmann Centre Pull
Brakes.
Left image, showing the GAZZOLA jersey produced in Italy, and is part of the kit I wear as it contrasts well with the colours of the Claud Butler.
LEGNANO FRAME - 1970s
Above, bought and made to order from China! The only place I could locate this old 70s trade team jersey. Thought it would contrast well with the Legnano bike when I saw it advertised on eBAY.
Left; the "finish article", the Legnano bicycle retro build for the odd erocia styles event. A mixture of NOS stock as well as second hand accessories having been available as always on eBay! Universal 68 side pull brake calipers, Miche 52/42 fluted chainset, along with Campagnolo down tube shifters etc etc.
Although this site is very retro, I still do modern with the odd bike as seen on the right. Sometimes I wonder as with motor cars things have become too easy. The effort to cycle is becoming almost a case of sitting on the bike and letting it "do the pedalling".
Years ago it would inconceivable to see someone really "out of shape" ride a bicycle with no real effort. Today the human being can simply get their leg over the saddle and not think that perhaps they should work up to the hours they wish to ride for on the day they go out.
On the left is me many years ago at Reddich a cyclo cross race - I remember it well - it was cold and it rained and it was the latter part of Autumn - the type of event you needed to train for. Got to admit I was to a degree fitter in one way then as I am now!
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