Century-Old Bicycle -- This Hobby Horse, the forerunner of the modern cycle, was first pushed along a London street in 1818. It is part of a collection owned by Mr. H.W. Bartleet, of Surrey. He spent more than £700 collecting old bikes. A Museum Of Gold Bicycles -- Mr.Bartleet photographed to-day with the Hobby Horse, dating back to 1818. Mr. H.W. Bartleet, of the Glade, Shirley, Surrey, whose museum of bicycles is world famous, is handing over his collection to the city of Coventry at the end o