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Jon Cannings is an avid collector of obscure cycling memorabilia: from full bikes, to strange aero helmets, and even roa | dG1fQTNlRWJhMEY3OTQ
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00:00 Some of the rarest bicycles on the planet.
00:04 This is one of six ever made.
00:07 From obscure 90s mountain bikes.
00:09 It is actually one of the original prototypes.
00:12 To experimental track bikes.
00:14 I'm supremely proud of this bike.
00:16 It took me two and a half years to restore it.
00:18 And curations of items from the most iconic teams, riders and races.
00:25 It's that combination of objects that sort of start to tell stories.
00:29 Entrusted to Cycling's super collectors.
00:33 Each item has got a story to tell.
00:35 Whether it be a bike or a jersey.
00:37 They need to be preserved.
00:40 Every collection is unique.
00:42 What makes these items so special?
00:44 Crazy colours, crazy shapes.
00:47 This is all cool, crazy stuff coming from space.
00:51 Part of the excitement of being a collector is the hunt.
00:55 Just when you think, that's it, I'm done with collecting.
00:58 I've got it.
00:59 Something else pops up.
01:01 There are two types of collectors.
01:03 The healthy ones and the ones which are a bit insane in the membrane like me.
01:07 And they can't stop.
01:09 Obsession, addiction.
01:10 There's a very fine line between hoarding and collecting.
01:13 Well this is my office.
01:15 Head of operations obviously.
01:17 I think he thinks he's some sort of saviour to old bikes.
01:21 It's more that idea of creating new objects and putting them together.
01:24 The problem is letting go.
01:26 Which I haven't worked that out yet.
01:28 I think no collection on this planet will be ever complete.
01:35 There are some rusty bits here and there.
01:38 But come on, it's history. It's the bike.
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