50 Years a Condor

On Monday the 6th of June 2022 my Condor celebrated its 50th birthday,
When I first started riding, I wanted to race. Dad bought me a Claud Butler bike. He thought it was great but actually it was a bit of a dog.

Anyway, over the years I replaced parts, first the wheels, then the crank and so on.
Over a number of years the bike completely changed; all I wanted for Christmas and birthday presents was money to upgrade the next component.

Eventually I purchased a new frame from Condor. So the 50th is really for the frame and today the Campag axles are the oldest component still in use.

The bike is a bit of a grandfather’s axe and one of my favourite possessions.

The photos below are of me attacking on the front of the bunch on my Claud Butler. And crashing the Condor a year later - I broke my collar bone when a witches hat got knocked into the bunch.

James Cooper