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02-15-24, 08:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 263
Posted By rhm

Yeah, the tension bolt is all wrong, and one of...

Yeah, the tension bolt is all wrong, and one of the V-shaped pieces of the frame is missing. There is no way to put tension on the leather, so I'm afraid this saddle will not be ridable.
01-09-24, 08:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 400
Posted By rhm

Oh, no, not at all! Sorry about that, there.... ...

Oh, no, not at all! Sorry about that, there.... I have a vague recollection that ten or fifteen years ago on this forum that phrase came to be overused, sometimes ironically.

​​​​$28 shipped is...
01-08-24, 07:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 400
Posted By rhm

That's an excellent value! :lol: For those...

That's an excellent value! :lol:

For those who are wondering.... The Lycett L'Avenir is a Brooks product similar to a Wrights W3N, but styled a bit more like a Professional. Same frame and...
01-06-24, 05:50 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 6,915
Posted By rhm

Where do you find the serial number on an...

Where do you find the serial number on an Armstrong? I have one from about 1950 but I've never found the serial number on it.
10-24-23, 06:53 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,540
Posted By rhm

This is true. ...

This is true.
https://live.staticflickr.com/1916/43861220690_bdb858b2fd_k.jpg
09-24-23, 01:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 868
Posted By rhm

Not much to be saved off that one. Whoever was...

Not much to be saved off that one. Whoever was riding it didn't pay much attention to the front derailleur either.
09-24-23, 09:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 536
Posted By rhm

cool, that sounds like a model i haven't seen...

cool, that sounds like a model i haven't seen before! Can you post a photo?
09-14-23, 08:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,264
Posted By rhm

Ayuh, welcome to the forum! There is an unwritten...

Ayuh, welcome to the forum! There is an unwritten rule here, that new members must dig up and revive long forgotten thread. Well done! :lol:
09-14-23, 06:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 536
Posted By rhm

The steel bracket holding the center together is...

The steel bracket holding the center together is from a Wrights or Lycett swallow (both were Brooks products) from the early 60"s. The rest of the saddle is a Pro with copper rivets.
09-02-23, 02:08 PM
Replies: 1,068
Views: 228,210
Posted By rhm

I agree, in that i can't think of any reason to...

I agree, in that i can't think of any reason to chop the tube this way other than to steal a locked bike​​; and aluminum is easier to cut than kryptonite. But then why not cut off the whole top tube,...
09-02-23, 10:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,020
Posted By rhm

Which is why it's important to save the chromed...

Which is why it's important to save the chromed frames of trashed saddles and find someone to put new leather on them.
09-01-23, 12:27 PM
Replies: 1,068
Views: 228,210
Posted By rhm

Sorry for the poor photo. I didn't want to linger...

Sorry for the poor photo. I didn't want to linger too long. Locked up across 34th street from the Empire State building, the place is crawling with tourists.

I think it's a mid 80's Cannondale,...
09-01-23, 12:20 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 5,044
Posted By rhm

Congratulations, Mark!

Congratulations, Mark!
09-01-23, 12:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 531
Posted By rhm

+1. From 1983 to 1999 or so I had two bikes: a...

+1. From 1983 to 1999 or so I had two bikes: a 1974 Raleigh Professional, and a 1982 Trek 720. I thought it would be interesting to see how they compared. But I never could tell any difference in...
09-01-23, 12:07 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,020
Posted By rhm

Uh, maybe... :twitchy: But maybe not. It...

Uh, maybe... :twitchy:

But maybe not. It depends how Brooks chrome plating is done. Chrome plating is a complicated process that involves putting at least one other metal between the steel and...
09-01-23, 11:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 396
Posted By rhm

Fiebings recommends that you use their "resolene"...

Fiebings recommends that you use their "resolene" acrylic finish over the dye. I've had both good luck and bad luck using the resolene, and I'm not sure what's up with that. It's also possible...
09-01-23, 10:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 396
Posted By rhm

There are two ways to make a saddle blue. Either...

There are two ways to make a saddle blue. Either one will cost less than ten bucks (plus the price of a saddle).

If you dye it, you will be adding blue color over a natural brown, so the brown...
07-02-23, 02:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 945
Posted By rhm

I would not worry much about the frame breaking...

I would not worry much about the frame breaking at that dent. But, that said, i wouldn't pay much for that frame.
07-02-23, 10:25 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,010
Posted By rhm

My Fothergill frame was made just before WW2, or...

My Fothergill frame was made just before WW2, or maybe just after the war; and it is built up with mostly 1930’s components. I have used it as a daily rider and for long distance riding, but last...
06-30-23, 07:51 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,726
Posted By rhm

+1 I rode many centuries on my Lambert when...

+1

I rode many centuries on my Lambert when it was set up with an S3X three speed hub. After i got tired of that, I made the bike into a plain old fixie, and rode centuries on that. This was on...
06-27-23, 11:07 PM
Replies: 846
Views: 107,892
Posted By rhm

I feel personally responsible for this thread...

I feel personally responsible for this thread going dormant. I actually had a flat a month ago that i didn't post here. Is that's how long it's been since I've had a flat?
I've been commuting on...
06-27-23, 10:47 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,856
Posted By rhm

I heard that! :lol: I kinda miss contributing...

I heard that! :lol:
I kinda miss contributing to that thread. I haven't had the time to ride much lately.

Oh, andSurferRosa , as was mentioned... you are now doomed to a nasty spate of flats. I'm...
06-27-23, 10:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 464
Posted By rhm

Yes, your Wrights swallow is built on the Brooks...

Yes, your Wrights swallow is built on the Brooks narrow frame, same frame as a Wrights W3N, Brooks B15 Narrow, Brooks B15 swallow, B17 Narrow, and so on. Same frame. The higher end ones had eyelets...
06-27-23, 10:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 464
Posted By rhm

I hope you'll pardon me for being dense, but what...

I hope you'll pardon me for being dense, but what are you trying to do? Is there something wrong with the saddle that you want to fix, or do you feel it needs routine maintenance? I'm not sure what...
06-25-23, 11:34 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,651
Posted By rhm

Several of the above posts made me cringe. I'm...

Several of the above posts made me cringe. I'm not naming any names :innocent:, but here are a few general remarks about leather, water, heat, and oil:

1. Water will temporarily soften veg-tanned...
06-14-23, 08:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 805
Posted By rhm

I don't think you can get a more precise ID than...

I don't think you can get a more precise ID than what you have --it's a Kent ladies bike with 26” wheels (i would be more specific: what tire size exactly?), made in Holland.

Kent is not a...
06-12-23, 06:59 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 894
Posted By rhm

Then there is hope! :thumb: And don't worry,...

Then there is hope! :thumb:

And don't worry, you can't do it any harm.
06-12-23, 02:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 366
Posted By rhm

Changing the radius of a fender is pretty simple....

Changing the radius of a fender is pretty simple. If you want it to fit a smaller diameter wheel, you make it a little wider.

Measure the inner width of your fender, that is the inside diatance...
06-12-23, 02:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 894
Posted By rhm

I agree it's an Idéale model 80, but I'm not...

I agree it's an Idéale model 80, but I'm not convinced it's Type Record (which has "made in France" at the top, and TYPE RECORD at the bottom of the stamp). The only letter i can see in the photo is...
06-08-23, 06:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 407
Posted By rhm

Not very! I had both a stowaway and a 4-speed at...

Not very! I had both a stowaway and a 4-speed at one point. They were very much the same, except the stowaway frame was separable and it had a coaster brake.
06-08-23, 05:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,419
Posted By rhm

Yup, that's the same model. I have the one that...

Yup, that's the same model. I have the one that started this thread. I need to move it on....
06-06-23, 08:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,515
Posted By rhm

This thread is many, many years old! I am...

This thread is many, many years old!

I am pretty sure my first post to this forum was a reply to a long dead thread. It seems to be a rite of passage. Welcome to Bike Forums!
06-06-23, 07:58 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 4,781
Posted By rhm

1. Jobs include being a temporary secretary...

1. Jobs include being a temporary secretary through Kelly Temps, technical drawing of archaeological samples (ceramics).

2. Picture a small church in a small clearing in the woods at the top of a...
05-30-23, 07:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 439
Posted By rhm

The really cool ones mount to the right side of...

The really cool ones mount to the right side of the right side of the fork. On English bikes of a certain vintage that headlight bracket is obligatory.
05-30-23, 09:08 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 568
Posted By rhm

Leather saddles are hard. That's how they are...

Leather saddles are hard. That's how they are supposed to be.
05-24-23, 09:01 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,010
Posted By rhm

For what it's worth, I've never seen a New World...

For what it's worth, I've never seen a New World with a straight fork.
05-24-23, 08:50 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,323
Posted By rhm

Delete all the 'before' photos, delete this...

Delete all the 'before' photos, delete this thread, and ask your wife where she's like to go for dinner tonight, and move on. Sounds like you have a very nice bike, and a very nice wife.
05-23-23, 09:29 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 753
Posted By rhm

Ship hattens.

Ship hattens.
05-20-23, 08:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 342
Posted By rhm

If you're going pretty slow and you hit an...

If you're going pretty slow and you hit an obstacle like a rock or a log and you have to muscle your way over it, longer crank arms may help you get over it. That's why they make sense on a MTB. On a...
05-16-23, 06:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 342
Posted By rhm

I tried to use a leather jacket once. I also...

I tried to use a leather jacket once. I also tried the leather from a leather sofa. Both were an acceptable thicknrss. The jacket was better than the sofa but neither was stretchy enough; i think...
05-16-23, 01:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 342
Posted By rhm

I've done one in leather i got on eBay. You want...

I've done one in leather i got on eBay. You want chrome-tanned leather, not veg-tanned. It has to be stretchy. Stitching the dart by hand is not a big deal, it's about ten stitches that won't be...
05-16-23, 01:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 342
Posted By rhm

I've done one in leather i got on eBay. You want...

I've done one in leather i got on eBay. You want chrome-tanned leather, not veg-tanned. It has to be stretchy. Stitching the dart by hand is not a big deal, it's about ten stitches that won't be...
04-26-23, 08:30 AM
Replies: 1,899
Views: 99,971
Posted By rhm

I'm doubtful, but it depends on the saddle you...

I'm doubtful, but it depends on the saddle you want to recover.

1mm thick is about right for upholstery, so might work for a (narrow) Unicanitor or similar saddle with a leather cover over a...
03-29-23, 08:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 860
Posted By rhm

Sanyo, Soubitez and Union all made bottom bracket...

Sanyo, Soubitez and Union all made bottom bracket dynamos at one point or another. I've had several of the Sanyo ones and they were easy to mount up, easy to use, and they all died on me in short...
03-29-23, 08:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 757
Posted By rhm

In the photo that shows the bottom bracket and...

In the photo that shows the bottom bracket and serial number it looks like there's a groove running down the underside of the down tube. Am I hallucinating?
01-19-23, 05:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,392
Posted By rhm

If spoke tension is too high, or too low, the...

If spoke tension is too high, or too low, the wheel will probably be fine for a while. More than once I've built up a wheel and got it perfectly true and dished, and it rode fine for about 400...
01-18-23, 09:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 404
Posted By rhm

Well yeah, it came from the Troxel factory at...

Well yeah, it came from the Troxel factory at Moscow, Tennessee.
01-18-23, 08:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 263
Posted By rhm

I'm no expert at cloisonné, but i suspect it has...

I'm no expert at cloisonné, but i suspect it has a lot in common with ceramic glazes. Someone who knows what they're doing could definitely formulate a glaze that stays in place when melted and...
01-04-23, 07:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 749
Posted By rhm

No, sorry, you cannot just release the tension...

No, sorry, you cannot just release the tension &c; they don't disassemble that easy. The only way to disassemble a Brooks type leather saddle is by removing rivets. Depending on what you're trying to...
01-04-23, 07:32 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,064
Posted By rhm

+1 Not to mention the cheese (want to guess...

+1

Not to mention the cheese (want to guess who taught the Swiss to make cheese?) the smoked fish, and (of course) genever.

But don't bother with the beer.
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