OK, who collects early racing bikes?

[New Mexico Brant]

Thanks for posting Darren, I'm loving that Gullwing!

 

[wes holliday]

Please excuse the JAWA picture, especially the double,I am new at this.

 

[David Francis]

Just thought I would share this picture. This is from down under. Don Walker was pretty famous late 1890,s there ,also Jackson. Massey Harris bikes and Brantford Red Bird are where I am at.View attachment 317341

Some additional information on these Australian Cycling legends, I live in the Town Stawell where Newhaven was born and have a Melbourne to Warrnambool bicycle display with the model "Sun" Newhaven won the 1897 Warrnambool on.

William Charles (Bill) 'Newhaven' Jackson born 13 April 1874 at Pleasant Creek (Stawell) – died Sunday 11 September 1921 Collie, WA,. Aged 48. Newhaven was a sportsman of extraordinary talent and versatility, he competed at the highest level in Australian rules football (VFL), and track and road cycling in the seven year period from around 1896 to 1903.

William obtained the sobriquet of “Newhaven" on account of his winning an important bike race at the time the horse Newhaven, in 1896, won the Melbourne Cup. Jackson was a champion cyclist, winning the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic in 1897, which is the 2nd oldest one stage road race in the World.

On Saturday November 26, 1898 at the Melbourne at the Austral Meeting, Newhaven won the International from L. Barker and Don Walker.

In January 1903 the Sydney Thousand cycling carnival saw spectacular racing by night. Major Taylor was again victorious, with W. C. “Newhaven” JACKSON winning the Megson plate. The Major Taylor Cycling Carnival, under the auspices of the League of New South Wales Wheelmen, was conducted at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The attendance numbered about 15,000 and the public was again treated to a good two and a half hours of excellent, and at times very exciting, racing.

The ground, as before, was brilliantly illuminated, and the general management was good, the various events being run off with clocklike precision on. Out in the open the weather was quite wintry owing to the strong southerly blowing, and the consequence was that the people sought refuge in the various stands, which were packed.

During the night the Naval Brigade Band played selections on the lawn. Major Taylor the world's champion, competed in two scratch events and came off successful in both. Like the majority of the first class riders, Taylor scratched in the Parramatta Two Miles Handicap, as the final was run just prior to the heats in the League Cup, the principal fixture of the evening.

His first appearance was in the fourth heat of the Cup a mile scratch race, the semi-finals and final of which are to be run on Saturday. The race on paper looked a "soft snap," but an incident which occurred caused it to be the reverse, and the American only got home by a yard from Payne.

Barnett, who was pacing, dropped out 300 yards from the finish, and let Taylor, Middleton, and Payne fight it out.

The last two men shot out at once and scored a lead Dishing past the northern stand Taylor got almost level, and then tried to shoot in between his opponents. His front wheel swerved, and it seemed that he must fall.

Not so, however he dexterously regained his balance and literally flew along catching Middleton at the members' stand, and then about 30 yards from the line he had to pick up half a length on Payne. With one of his powerful jumping finishes be just succeeded in defeating his rival from the outside amidst tremendous cheering.

Taylor's second and only other appearance was in the first-class Handicap, another mile race, limited to a dozen of the best riders in Australia. Don Walker and Taylor were on scratch, and conceded starts up to 80 yards. The event was the race of the night, and to add to its effect all the lights bar those illuminating the track, were turned out. When the bell went for the last lap the dusky American was lying filth in a closely bunched field.

 

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[Rust_Trader]

Alvyn Drysedale Velox
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@Freqman1

Looks like the seat post on your Racycle

 

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[cyclingday]

 

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[alexander55]

Show us more of that GOOSSENS please! (I'm working on one myself. Hope to have something to show soon.)

 

[corbettclassics]

Show us more of that GOOSSENS please! (I'm working on one myself. Hope to have something to show soon.)

Post #246 is the whole bike.

Is yours the white one .. or the light blue with dark blue lugs? There is another one I've seen with no paint on it so maybe that's your's.