Recent content by Jonny69

Wow, those lugs are quite something!

They’re a really good fit and they don’t rattle or clatter. 70+ years old!

First ride then. I took it into Staines and a couple of miles down the towpath. Gearing set on 48x20. So it’s not a fast bike. What do I mean by that? It doesn’t take a lot to push it along, but it doesn’t want to go fast. It’s not like my 1938 Parkes which is springy and zips along. It’s...

I ordered up some M6 x 8mm x 16mm shoulder bolts yesterday afternoon and they unexpectedly dropped through the door this morning! I got stainless ones, because the carbon steel ones have a black knurled finish on the head that thought might look a bit out of place. These look just fine imo...

Is that 0.7mm difference all the way round (both sides) or total difference? Either way, a 1mm or 0.5mm thick shim is too much interference and I don't think you'll be able to press that in without breaking something. You certainly won't be able to easily cut or roll a 1mm thick Ti shim into a...

2. Remove the broken screw from the chainstay bridge so I can re-fit the mudguard screw. Ok, this is going to be a bit of a how-to with Easy Outs and what to do when they don't work (because it didn't). First, if you can, file the end of what's left flat: Make your life a bit easier - put...

Managed to do a couple of jobs I've been putting off. 1. Remove the wobbly reflector and tap the back of the mudguard back into shape where it's a bit bashed in. The nut was just spinning the stud in the plastic reflector, so I cut a slot in the end of the thread with a 1mm disc in the...

Interesting resource which doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the brand. Lots of pictures. https://www.reneherse.com/

Any interest in any of this before I put it all on eBay?

I *think* they’re backwards compatible.

At the very least, that child seat has to be saved! I bet there aren’t many more of those left, if any others at all. Just put it on eBay.

Not on these cranks because the originals are 3 bolt and Stronglights are 5.

So, rebuild time. There are a couple of things that need addressing, but I can basically start putting this back together and get it riding. I hadn’t done the bottom bracket round at the garage because I didn’t want to lose any balls or fill it with grit while rebuilding. Round at the house...

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/members-we-haven%E2%80%99t-seen-for-a-while.479971/ I started a thread for this a couple of weeks ago. Post it in there too!

It’s been a while, but I got some spanner time today and it’s getting close to being rideable. More a bit later…