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1953 Cyclo Benelux mark 7 lever operated FD It actually works really quite well, max tooth gap 20 according to advert. Shifting 50/32 Williams cogs on a 1953 Holdsworth Whirlwind:

1960 Cyclo Benelux catalogue: (see bottom right corner) Not everything was corncob: the Cyclo Benelux mark 8 Tourist RD (1957) is 5 speed, 35 wrap, max cog 28. But it is chain pull.

The rod shifter is specced at max 20 tooth difference. I had to buy a work stand to adjust the vertical position for 18 gap. It works surprisingly well once you get used to reaching for it. Cogs are 13-15-17-20-24-32, so 18 gap on the front is max wrap + 1.

Just going to mention that Cyclo Benelux mark 7 front rod shifter (1953) works really well. My 1953 Holdsworth Whirlwind was originally 5 speed so no braze on for FD shifter. I originally also tried Cyclo Benelux tourist 5 speed rear but the action is too heavy for me so went SunTour Cyclone mk1...

I've used Fluid Film on a couple of bikes - I think it's lanolin based. I use it after I've painted the frame. It came top in a rust prevention shoot out: https://www.mtbr.com/threads/anti-corrosion-product-shootout.1073581/

80's Weinmann drilled QR

It will be interesting to see what it sells for. I've got a 61 Cyclone: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1961-holdsworth-cyclone.471978/ But I'm not selling it anytime soon, just wondering what value for insurance (if I had any).

I'm a big fan of Lyotard M23 - 1940s to 1980s https://velobase.com/Pages/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=31CA38D4-B05E-4050-8B43-8E4BEF89AD9A&Enum=109&AbsPos=28

Anybody checked for princesses ?

I'm going to say the drop on those bars could well be the issue. I use GB Tourmalet which have exactly the same dimensions as the stock bars on a 1982 Holdsworth Avanti. The other consideration is brake levers. I recently tried some 60s Mafac levers and had to ditch them and go back to Weinmann...

Now on to the third build. It turns out I really don't like a heavy shifter action, and Cyclo Benelux Mark 8 Tourist + 50s Simplex shifter is really quite heavy. My 1961 Cyclone has SunTour Cyclone Mk2 GT + SunTour Power Shifters so I'm a bit spoilt. A shame to lose the period mech but I do...

No bottles, no mudguards, 30mm tubulars and the open road. The Cyclo spec says that FD will handle 20 tooth difference, but you have to position it vertically quite carefully to avoid the chain hitting the vertical cage limits. Bought a work stand to set it properly for 18 tooth difference and...

The Cyclo Benelux Mark 7 version has a longer handle and it's clamp on: https://velobase.com/Pages/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=F110D86B-28E3-4B23-AD34-02A16A064617&Enum=113&AbsPos=5 Don't know what it weighs but it works really quite well. Shifting 50/32 on my 1953 Whirlwind

A second vote for KMC, I find the quick link works really well. KMC 6-8 speed - width 7.3mm 114 links https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004TGL2K8?th=1 Used on all my bikes: 1953 - 1982, 6 speed to 8 speed. One of my bikes needs 116 so I just added 2 links from another identical chain - chain...

I tried a Mark 8 Tourist 5 speed on my 1953 Holdsworth. I've got SunTour New Winner ultra 6 13 - ??? freewheel on it so I could try 5 or 6 speed and 28 or 32 big cog. It would just handle 6 cogs but was only just managing and wasn't happy. With 5 cogs it shifted fine (13-15-17-20-28-18 "Ultra...