What's the appropriate tire look for a late 50's clubman - gumwall or all black? (Black frame bike with 700C wide polished rims.)
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Rudge was sold to Raleigh in 1943
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Originally Posted by Gasbag
(Post 16112080)
a better quality 16mm cone wrench would have made the job easier.
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/SA-cone-spanner.jpg |
Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
(Post 16112363)
The right tool for the job. The search is on! |
Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 16112509)
I bought a number of these a few years ago.
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+1 on the Whitworth wrenches. Working on the old Raleighs got a lot easier when I finally broke down and bought a set. A mix of metric and SAE had been mostly adequate but I was a lot happier with wrenches that fit correctly.
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
(Post 16112314)
What's the appropriate tire look for a late 50's clubman - gumwall or all black? (Black frame bike with 700C wide polished rims.)
In catalog scans for Raleigh Lentons and Hercules Kestrels they have both choices. My 1962 Hercules clubman has old Camel gumwalls that have a real nice orange color but are too dry cracked to ride on. It will get another set of gumwalls when it gets it turn on the repair stand. So, I guess the answer is either, according to your tastes. |
Originally Posted by David Newton
(Post 16112315)
Rudge was sold to Raleigh in 1943
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My Rudge doesn't have the hand chainring either. If I ever have the good fortune to locate one in good condition and priced fairly, it will be installed promptly. The hand is a defining feature of the Rudge-Whitworth after all.
Raleigh bought Rudge to avoid living up to their exclusive territory obligations. If a shop in a town already sold Raleigh and another shop wanted to sell them, the second shop was provided with the Rudge brand. This also goes to explain the relative scarcity of Rudge-Whitworth bicycles. |
Originally Posted by Gasbag
(Post 16114722)
My Rudge doesn't have the hand chainring either. If I ever have the good fortune to locate one in good condition and priced fairly, it will be installed promptly. The hand is a defining feature of the Rudge-Whitworth after all.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ru...ht_4643wt_1235 |
Rudge was sold to Raleigh in 1943 Really! I didn't know that. Rudge is usually mentioned along with Hercules, that Raleigh, TI really, absorbed in 1960, which was the last of the other big names. Rudge was earlier bought by EMI the record company, of all things, and sold when they realized that bicycle making didn't fit them well. Rudge was always a premier brand, and Raleigh kept them that way until there was only room for one at the top. What an arcane story the simple 3-speed bike turns out to be. |
Originally Posted by David Newton
(Post 16115148)
Tom, I didn't know that because I'm any expert, but I read that they were an "early acquisition".
Rudge is usually mentioned along with Hercules, that Raleigh, TI really, absorbed in 1960, which was the last of the other big names. Rudge was earlier bought by EMI the record company, of all things, and sold when they realized that bicycle making didn't fit them well. Rudge was always a premier brand, and Raleigh kept them that way until there was only room for one at the top. What an arcane story the simple 3-speed bike turns out to be. I kind of understood it to have been the other way around. TI bought Raleigh, and since Raleigh's Nottingham works were more capable than the Birmingham and other factories of the BCC empire, production was moved to Nottingham. This is kind of ironic, because (again as I understand it) the pre-merger Hercules used 24TPI for headsets and bb's, but afterward used Raleigh 26TPI parts. The 24TPI standard survives even today. Of course, I might have all that twisted all the way around two or three times. |
You've got it right Howard, my bad sentence structure shows. TI owned Raleigh, and was doing all the consolidation.
What is hard for us to understand is how Britain had so many threads, and a standard was so late coming. There are some amazing stories of how things had to be done when the war departments were buying out components from diverse shops. |
Originally Posted by David Newton
(Post 16115752)
You've got it right Howard, my bad sentence structure shows. TI owned Raleigh, and was doing all the consolidation.
What is hard for us to understand is how Britain had so many threads, and a standard was so late coming. There are some amazing stories of how things had to be done when the war departments were buying out components from diverse shops. I'll bet the stories are indeed amazing. I once added up how much it cost per mile to operate various bicycles I've had. The (Raleigh Sports - like) Hercules came in at around 4 or 5 cents per mile (tires, tubes, etc. plus fully accounting for the purchase price). Shoes typically cost more than that. Seriously, at that time, it cost me more to walk three miles than to ride the Sports. Bet it still does. |
I have no doubt a three speed is more economical than most other bikes, but I've never heard the cost of cycling compared with that of walking. Could that possibly be true?
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Seriously, at that time, it cost me more to walk three miles than to ride the Sports. Bet it still does. |
Originally Posted by noglider
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I have no doubt a three speed is more economical than most other bikes, but I've never heard the cost of cycling compared with that of walking. Could that possibly be true?
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Everyone--bad news. Many of you have bought cotters, cotter presses, or 3-speed parts from Mark Stonich, aka Bikesmith of Bikesmith Designs. Mark was recently in a serious collision--he was hit from behind by an elderly driver--and has multiple fractures and a concussion. He is currently in the hospital recuperating, but seems more concerned by damage to his 1972 Holdsworth Mistral.
Send emails to Mark, who has his iPad at the hospital: mark@bikesmithdesign.com |
Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
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http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...oolz%20(1).JPG |
Originally Posted by gna
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Everyone--bad news. Many of you have bought cotters, cotter presses, or 3-speed parts from Mark Stonich, aka Bikesmith of Bikesmith Designs. Mark was recently in a serious collision--he was hit from behind by an elderly driver--and has multiple fractures and a concussion. He is currently in the hospital recuperating, but seems more concerned by damage to his 1972 Holdsworth Mistral.
Send emails to Mark, who has his iPad at the hospital: mark@bikesmithdesign.com |
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
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Sounds like he is a real cyclist, worrying about his bike more than himself.
Aaron :) |
Originally Posted by gbalke
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There's one on e-Bay UK right now, current bid is only 1.2 Pounds; about $2.50 or so. However, shipping is 16.99 Pounds; $26 more or less. Here's a link:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ru...ht_4643wt_1235 |
Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 16116128)
I have no doubt a three speed is more economical than most other bikes, but I've never heard the cost of cycling compared with that of walking. Could that possibly be true?
Just to double check, a quick search turned up this article http://sneakerreport.com/news/the-10...ailable-today/ with an average of around $100 and a recommendation to throw them out at 500-600 miles. 16 to 20 cents a mile. For reference my "serious" running friends are into it at about 30 cents a mile. The Sports cost me around $80 altogether (including new tires and tubes) and at that time I had about 2000 miles on it. That's between 4 and 5 cents per mile - if it disappeared on that afternoon. It has more miles on it now, and I've also replaced some other bits (grips, brake pads, cotters, etc). More than half of the miles have been commuting or errands. It's been a pretty good value for me. I rode it on the 25 mile round trip commute last week, so it's still turning "revenue" miles. If I sold the bike for $50, the cost per mile would go way down. I wouldn't expect shoes to retain much value after 1000 miles :) . The newer more (ahem) "specialized" bike I bought for commuting has not been economical, taking a new fork (recall), a new rear wheel (cheaply made), and new tires and some other things. It has been more expensive than walking, FWIW. |
Howard, interesting. The price you paid is atypical, but it's fun to read through your numbers. I've never thought about how many miles my shoes have gone.
In any case, if someone shows me that I'm spending too much on bikes, I'm not going to stop. gna, thank you for the bad news and the suggestion. I wrote Mark a get-well email. |
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