Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 21163640)

I'm very glad I took the leap to all-creme tires. It avoids a spartan all-black appearance (which I might retain on my '53) or the Americanized appearance of whitewalls. The creme tires also subtly backdates the overall look without appearing artificial.

Originally Posted by gster (Post 21163158)

I probably would have bought it at that price for
-parts
-or a nice bike to gift someone.
It all depends on what shape the rims are in these days.

Originally Posted by adventurepdx (Post 21163838)

Americanized? Perhaps. I have seen some old Raleigh advertisements that show (to my eye) whitewalls. In any case, I like how the whitewalls look.

Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 21163865)

Fair point, and the blue Trent looks absolutely gorgeous with whitewalls.

Make no mistake, the whitewalls were my choice 13 years ago.

-Kurt

Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 21163640)

I have MKS Sylvan Touring on the Sports. Still affordable at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/MKS-Sylvan-To.../dp/B003Z6PGZU


-Kurt

Originally Posted by clubman (Post 21163966)

We can't access Amazon without going through the Canadian domain, amazon.ca. And no proxies won't work. Prices are multiples of what you folks pay. Don't let anyone tell you our governments are pro Free Trade, it's smoke and mirrors.

Originally Posted by cudak888 (Post 21164070)

Would customs dock a set shipped in from the US through a facilitator?

-Kurt

Originally Posted by nlerner (Post 21152098)

Here are some pics of a French-ish 3-speed IGH project that I finished up yesterday. Base is an early 70s Jeunet 630 frame that I bought from a forum member. The lack of a derailleur hanger, Reynolds steel tubing, and 650B conversion potential made it particularly useful. It's been painted a lovely battleship grey, and the fork it came with is not original, but it's English-threaded and sized, which made it easier to fit with headset and stem than if it were French.

Rear hub is a 40-hole alloy shell AW w/ 20t cog, Nervar 122bcd crankset with 45t ring, MKS sneaker pedals, Weinmann 750 CP brake rear w/ extender brake shoes for a bit more reach, front Weinmann CP brake with steel straddles, Shimano brake levers (sorry, but I really prefer the performance of aero levers!), Campy 26.4mm seatpost, Brooks saddle recovered by @rhm, some old GB touring bars, Nitto technomic stem, Compass 650b x 38mm tires, front Synergy rim w/ S-P dyno hub, B&M front lamp, Sturmey-Archer bar-end shifter. Total weight is a shade over 24 lbs, which is pretty darn good for a bike with both an IGH and a front dynamo.

I've only taken it for a short shake-down ride, but it felt very good so far. Everything functioned as it should, and the ride was stable and smooth. Those bars are very narrow; I usually prefer narrow bars, but these are pushing that preference! I'll try commuting on it a few times this week and see what needs to be changed, if anything.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...89ebe4c0_c.jpg

Originally Posted by southpawboston (Post 21164666)

Hey Neal! Long time, no see. Curious about your Jeunet conversion! Coincidentally, I converted an old Jeunet 630 to 3-spd IGH awhile back, but never tried to convert it to 650B. It's limited by its clearances for anything larger than 700x28. The front fork (original) has so little vertical clearance that I had to file the daruma nut so that the tire didn't rub, but it has plenty of width. The rear triangle has gobs of vertical room and requires a long-reach brake, but the chain stays are far too narrow. Can't win! Too bad, because I find the Reynolds frame to be supremely flexy and fast. It would probably work best configured as the skinny tire road bike it was intended to be.

Originally Posted by SirMike1983 (Post 21164523)

The 3000R and 3000S are decent pedals. I usually hunt for the 3000S on sale via eBay or similar. They seem to go in and out of stock, and on and off of sale. The R is easier to find and usually a bit cheaper when you find it. But the S is still pretty reasonable when they turn up on sale. Sylvan rat trap type is also nice - I have them on my drop bar Raleighs and they do pretty well.

Originally Posted by clubman (Post 21163966)

We can't access Amazon without going through the Canadian domain, amazon.ca. And no proxies won't work. Prices are multiples of what you folks pay. Don't let anyone tell you our governments are pro Free Trade, it's smoke and mirrors.

Originally Posted by gster (Post 21167936)

Good News!
Price dropped to $1600.00!

Originally Posted by gster (Post 21159202)

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9139fa1f5b.jpg
One of each, please.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...otorsport.html

Originally Posted by paulb_in_bkln (Post 21168603)

Is anyone else wondering about the source of this photo and its, uh, context?

Originally Posted by paulb_in_bkln (Post 21168603)

Is anyone else wondering about the source of this photo and its, uh, context?

Originally Posted by SirMike1983 (Post 21169287)

The interesting thing is that I bought two sets of Duro whitewall tires within a few months of each other for two different bikes. The set on the 1958 Sports had a lot of premature cracking of the sidewalls that kept worsening. The set I put on my 1970 Sprite were better. They were the same model of tire and bought fairly close together in time. With a cheaper tire, I guess you get the quality control variations too. I moved on from the Duro whitewalls to newer Schwalbe whitewalls, and the ride improved greatly on the 1958 Sports. You really do gain a lot when you move from the really cheap tires to more of a mid-level tire (I guess the Schwalbe is more mid level than economy level for these).