‘Course it was – sure didn’t Stephen Roche use one of them on the Tour de France that he won that year?
I’m into bikes but I never heard of them. Even Google doesn’t reveal much, although this thread from boards.ie from 2004 seems to show that they were, eh… crap.
Earlier this year, I posted 10 ‘then and now’ photos from Temple Bar, Dublin. I used photographs from 1985. These were featured in the Irish Architectural Archive’s Temple Bar 15 […]
Joe Walsh, a Co Down native, founded Joe Walsh Tours (JWT) in 1961 in a tiny Nassau Street office in Dublin. JWT started with religious pilgrimages to the likes of […]
The metal shell of the Gasometer on South Lotts Rd, Ringsend, Dublin 4. Photo taken in 1988 by Maureen Devitt RIP. The Gasometer dates back to 1885. Now known as […]
In October 2006, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the Irish Architectural Archive produced an exhibiton and catalogue called Temple Bar 15 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the architectural […]
From 30 years ago, here are 3 ads for 2 different alcopop brands sold in Ireland. These ads appeared in Irish style magazine d Side in 1996 and were digitised […]
Christmas in Ireland was published in 1985 by World Book Encyclopedia Inc. from Chicago, USA. We’ve digitised a selection of photos by Bob Willoughby, Fionnbar Callanan, Mary Rowley and a […]
The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old this week — which means it’s officially vintage too. 😎 brandnewretro.ie10m The Brand New Retro book turns 10 this week! Back […]
Brand New Retro 
Sourced and imported at enormous expense from La La Land…
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“1987 will be LALA-bike year for racing”
‘Course it was – sure didn’t Stephen Roche use one of them on the Tour de France that he won that year?
I’m into bikes but I never heard of them. Even Google doesn’t reveal much, although this thread from boards.ie from 2004 seems to show that they were, eh… crap.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=208367
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Forgot to say: best wishes for 2017, DubDoug, and thanks for all you do with the blog. J.
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Thanks Jaykay – and all the best in 2017 to you. thanks for all the extra post info added via the comments over the years.
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