Bicycle Portraits

This bicycle was stolen from our exhibition of South African built bicycles on Tuesday 18th Feb. From 107 Bree Street, Cape Town. Yes it was close to the door and yes it should have been locked more securely - doesn't make it hurt any less.

Attached some of the photos of bicycles to the event if you want to have a look.

Rock - Cycle star! Never seen one of those... If you have an old photo would love to see! - info@bicycleportraits.co.za See you at the Exhibition!

!!! If you perhaps live in Cape Town and still have this bike would love to borrow it for an exhibition.

Great thanks Heyyou! If you have a gap please send us a picture of those bikes for interest sake, would love to see them - info@bicycleportraits.co.za

If anyone has or knows of anyone in Cape Town that has a Gemini, built by Duncan McIntyre please let us know.

Here is the event on the FB so long as well in case you need it.. https://www.facebook.com/events/575388159216290/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Hi Have posted this in event Forum - South African Bicycle Builders Still looking for contact details for these South African Bicycle builders - if anyone has a lead please let us know! The builders we still would like contact details for Bill de Lange Gotty Hansen John Freeman P Bloch Bill Griffith Gary Koen Peter Wheeler Please mail directly to nic@bicycleportraits.org Also would love to have a Gemini frame at the exhibition, if anyone in Cape Town is willing to borrow it to us for a month would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks, we've got him on board already - excited to have him there.

Event Name: South African Bicycle Builders Exhibition When: 6 February 2014 - 10 March 2014 Where: SAM, 107 Bree Street, Cape Town., Western Cape Category: Multisport South African Bicycle Builders An exhibition of locally built bicycle frames Most people, even South African bicycle enthusiasts, don't know that we used to have a burgeoning local frame building movement. Le Jeune, Alpina, Hansom, Du Toit - to name a few - are very commonly seen vintage brands on South Africa's roads, and all share a proud locally-built heritage. There are even a few obscure and very collectable high-end frames out there. But the frame-building movement slowly dissolved in the 1980's, and it's only now, with the pervasive popularity of bicycling and the new enthusiasm for old steel frames, that these classics are being rediscovered. People are falling in love with the traditional bicycle-building material again - it's authentic and historic, and possesses the famed & feel of steel. This small exhibition will showcase a number of these classic bicycles that come from the private collections of a few South African friends - some are ridden daily, others only on Sundays, some are displayed on walls like the artworks they are, and they are all loved. ____ We would like to call on TheHubSA members that can help in some way to send us some contact details for / information on / photographs of the frame builders if they have. Please forward all contact information to nic@bicycleportraits.org _____ The current list of bicycle frames available to us and in consideration for exhibition: De Lange - Restored Racer Du Toit - Original Track Du Toit - Ladies Touring Du Toit - Tandem Le Jeune - Racer Le Jeune - Mixed MTB Peter Allan - Original High end racer Hansom Track Hansom Tandem Le Turbo - Racer Alpina - racer, frame only Alpina - racer, bent frame Alpina - racer (grey frame only * very nice) Cosmos - Racer Produx - Green Racer DHC - Fake racer (possibly a Claud Butler) Mercer - Mountain bike ______ List of bicycles we do not have (but might consider including if they are available in Cape Town for the whole duration of exhibition) Macintosh Lotus, Victoria Pettini / Gemini (Linden Cycles) Avenue Exocet Sancini Zini Griffin ______ The builders we still would like contact details for Bill de Lange Gotty Hansen John Freeman P Bloch Bill Griffith Gary Koen Peter Wheeler _____ Thanks, hope to see you there! Nic & Stan Go to Event Page

32 HOURS TO GO!!!!!!! Help Hubbers help! - please send this along to anyone that might be interested (or everyone you know http://bicycleportraits.org/mailer/32.jpg

Slow going on kickstarter - help us out, send it to all your cycle friends! 3 days to go! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bicycleportraits/bicycle-portraits-a-photographic-book-part-iii-fin

Hi Hubber people. We need you to help out, please spread the word for Bicycle Portaits. Please tweet & Facebook about it. We have 7 days to go and are only on 56%. http://bicycleportraits.org/img/56.jpg http://bicycleportraits.org/img/8-days.jpg Have a look at the project and order your book here: www.bicycleportraits.co.za/kickstarter Also, share/follow here... Facebook Twitter

Bicycle Portraits TEDx talk - 'Maputo to Delmas' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwfI4Fng0Mo

Article on Bikeradar.com http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/new-book-explores-south-african-bike-culture-in-pictures-32522 Great to see some international exposure, there has been about 75 backers so far and we gather about 25 of them are South African. We are on 40% with 15 days to go. Remember to reserve your copy and help us make this book all it can be - www.bicycleportraits.co.za