Hi Richard,
Ah yes, but you have a much bigger collection of odd old bikes than those of us with just one or two
Yes true I suppose,
I have had bikes since I was about 12, all cast off by others back then, and started helping out at the little local garage that did car repairs,
I did a stint at technical college that really opened my eyes to all the possibilities that machine tools offered
I then got a very old lathe that was persuaded to make all sorts of bits and pieces
In 1985 I went to work in a power station gave me the opportunities to see and learn a lot
Around 1990 I bought a lathe for home use, it needed repairs but only cost £175 back then and I'm still using it.
When early retirement bekoned 6 years ago I went in search of some more machines in order to be self sufficient at home and to offer repairs/ rebuilds to others
Its not all bike stuff either, repairs to boat parts and even work on a local tower clock !!!
Cheers
John
(Sorry gone very OT here)