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Everything Ebykr holds on Hobbs of Barbican: three articles and a Timeline of eight dated events from 1930 to 1952.
The history of Hobbs of Barbican on Ebykr.
Hobbs of Barbican, founded by Albert Hobbs in London in 1930: strong frames with hand-filed lugs, the Raceweight of 1933 and the wartime move to Dagenham.
Grouped by format, the most read first.
A timeline of Hobbs of Barbican, founded by Albert Hobbs in 1930: the Raceweight, wartime Dagenham, frame numbers, the Blue Riband and a 1970s revival.
The build sheet of a January 1947 Hobbs of Barbican Superbe, frame A7 1671, in Reynolds 531: a Huret Svelte derailleur, Williams crank and Brooks saddle.
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