Guides
Useful websites
The sites our members turn to for history, catalogues, parts and restoration. Each one was checked on 19 October 2026.
Other people's sitesWe don't run or control these sites, and listing one isn't an endorsement. None of these links earn us anything. If one has closed or moved, please tell us.
Knowledge and history
- Sheldon BrownTechnical articles and crib sheets, plus the Retro Raleighs pages.
- Retro RaleighsRaleigh catalogues, model histories and dating.
- Online Bicycle MuseumA UK collection with detailed pages on individual bikes.
- Classic Lightweights UKHistories of British lightweight makers.
- Veteran-Cycle ClubBritish club founded in 1955; its online library is open to members.
- VelobaseA community database of vintage components, frames and catalogue scans.
- Disraeli GearsA derailleur collection and history.
- Vintage TrekTrek history and brochures.
- SpeedBicyclesA Swiss virtual museum of road bikes.
- The WheelmenUS club for bicycles made up to 1932. Its site was last updated in 2019.
- Park Tool repair helpStep-by-step repair articles.
Catalogue archives
Forums
UK restorers, parts and transfers
- H Lloyd CyclesVintage and classic bicycle transfers, including custom orders.
- Golden Age CyclesBanbury: buys, sells and restores classic British racing bicycles.
- Classic and Vintage CyclesHadfield, Derbyshire: restores, rebuilds and sells vintage bicycles; visits by appointment.
- Gunn & CoNear Great Dunmow, Essex: restores and sells vintage bicycles.
- SJS CyclesParts, including Sturmey-Archer spares and tyres in old sizes.
- Argos Racing CyclesBristol: resprays, renovations and frame building.
- Bob Jackson (Woodrup Cycles)Bob Jackson steel frames, hand built in Leeds, now sold through Woodrup Cycles.
Museums
Buying and checking
- BikeRegister BikeCheckerFree check of a frame number against the UK register.
- eBay UKPay through eBay's checkout to be covered by its Money Back Guarantee.
- GumtreeUK classified adverts.
- Brick Lane BikesLondon: shop and workshop including vintage bikes and parts.
- Velo OrangeUS retailer of touring and randonneur parts, including threaded headsets.
- American CyclerySan Francisco bike shop, in business since 1941.