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generallee:
... almost!
While the south of the uk was being battered by hurricane force winds, I was in Italy working. I live in Brighton by the sea, and My wife didnt have the heart to tell me [quite rightly as I would have panicked] that the winds actually blew a HUGE wooden container off our kitchen roof extension which was full of about 20 pairs of old school NOS wheels! She awoke to see the patio covered in shattered wood and anodised wheels! Luckily it seems that having fitted comp 3's to every wheel had helped as the rims didnt dent or buckle. And I havent found any scratches yet... so hopefully all is ok!
At the same time, my other big wooden box full of 25 frames, forks and bars was teetering on the edge, and the neighbours had to literally risk their lives to rescue it and laden it with bricks and anything else they could find.
Seriously, these boxes are HEAVY and you just canr move them as it would break your back, but tht day Mother Nature wanted to get in on the old school scene and nearly succeeded. Ive now repositioned the remaining box so its not so flat on to anymore storm winds, and am off to buy a replacement box this week as Im home.
Thought Id share that with you as its acollectors nightmare, and was wondeering if anyone else had problems with their old school stuff and those storms that battrd the south?
Cheers for now!
steve

Del:
pretty lucky there Steve... btw posting that F&F today

Swivel:
Jesus Steve, that was lucky hope the frames and rims are ok dude. No problems with my stuff as everything is locked up indoors lucky enough. Was bloody windy here in Epping though that's for sure  :shocked:  ;)

perry:
why so many frames and wheels sat in boxs  :-\

dialledbikes:
Very lucky that Steve!

By the way, as you seem to have a collection of wheels, if you have any early/mid 90s 36 spoke race wheels for sale please let me know  :daumenhoch:

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