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Posted by raleightwenty on August 14, 2010 at 9:44 AM

This has become far more than just another website. It has become a web community hub.


I never imagined that it would grow the way it has. It is not by my own design or efforts that this website has taken off the way it has. It has been the steady stream of emails, many of which were asking questions, many more with suggestions, photos and kind words of encouragement.


As much as any of the members or viewing public might offer me congratulations for this site, in reality I must give due acknowledgement to the many people whom hae contributed and enrichened the material I have online. There are only so many photos that I can take of my two Raleigh Twentys before everyone gets sick of them. There is only so much that I can put online and make interesting.


Now with the forum up for a little while, this site has become a freely-communicating web-hub for like-minded people. Since the opening of the forum, I've had new members almost daily, and often 2 or 3 in a single day!


This is starting to become more than what a single person can handle on their own. At the moment I remain the sole administrator and editor, but I will be using the forum to ask people to help out from time to time. For example, the wikipedia article is well below-standard for wikipedia and still contains no illustrations. I've authored a number of wikipedia articles, but have depended on more wiki-familiar authors to put in pictures and expand them.


Some of my other wikipedia articles:

Swiss Army Bicycle

X200 Class Rail Tractor (New South Wales Government Railways)

Small Wheel Bicycle

Folding Bicycle

Moulton Bicycle

(the above articles are ones that I have written from scratch or had a significant contribution such as expanded from being a mere article-stub)

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11 Comments

Reply wooden shoe biker
10:24 PM on January 15, 2011 
Interesting article about the Train Locomotives.
Reply wooden shoe biker
12:51 PM on May 20, 2011 
The poetry is good also in May 2011 R 20 Poets Corner
Reply wooden shoe biker
10:58 PM on August 07, 2011 
OK fans, a looks to be 1969 Coffee Brown Metallic original Raleigh Twenty went for $465 plus 75 shipping on Ebay tonight out of Pittsburgh. Such a deal.
Reply Little Bike Blog
07:45 PM on September 16, 2011 
Hooray - what I site! Who would've thought there were so many Twenty fans out there. I am going put a link to you on my humble blog, which is an homage to all shopper bikes and retro folders and the people who are still riding them.
Reply wooden shoe biker
11:37 PM on October 21, 2011 
I agree with Roy Bird, fixed gear is a lot of fun. I prefer it to geared bikes. I am not sure why posts don't work as normal only on this part of the site. Can someone figure it out ? it has been days of non posting on the reg. way.
Reply wooden shoe biker
05:24 AM on October 31, 2011 
Hola Martin, any idea why my posts cant

be posted lately ?
Reply wooden shoe biker
05:24 AM on October 31, 2011 
Hola Martin, any idea why my posts cant

be posted lately ?
Reply wooden shoe biker
03:20 PM on December 11, 2011 
More than just a website, a BROKEN one, I am unable to post on the comments side. Why.?
Reply wooden shoe biker
11:00 PM on December 22, 2011 
Hola Airwulf, can not seem to send message any other way on this afflicted site. The RSW on ebay is cool. I have mudguards for it also. and the Chainguard. Front will not fit with 355 but rear is possible if you get a brace which is missing. Can make better deal off ebay if it does not sell. ThanksEduard. Wooden Shoe Biker.
Reply wooden shoe biker
01:52 PM on January 02, 2012 
Again, it did not post on the comments side. So here we go. Is it a MUST to use Phil Woods tool to tighten his rings ? And, does any manufacture or type of cartridge work with the Phil cups. ? thanks Ed
Reply wooden shoe biker
11:05 PM on March 17, 2012 
Thanks for the good deal on the Kalloy 400 mm. post Cannilagator. can not post in the normal mode lately. Ed