Originally Posted by BigChief (Post 20029252)

Wow! What a great find. This happened to me in the 70s. Still have a pile of old shifters from that box. @plympton is in need of a clutch spring cap last I heard. I also see a splined, straight leg driver there that would be perfect for anyone looking to convert an older threaded driver hub to use modern cogs. Rare part.

Originally Posted by campngolf (Post 20029275)

What a great find. Those should polish up nicely. But definitely no repaint, it'll hurt the value. :)

Originally Posted by SirMike1983 (Post 20029771)

Are you sure this is a 6 and not a "16" with the "1" partially obliterated? If you look closely at that numbering, you can almost see a "1" next to the 6 that was lightly struck. The 16GC also would be common to the Sports frame size, which is consistent with a Superbe based on the Sports platform.

When you measure it, you not only measure the full length of the spindle, but also the distance between the bearing races on it. If you get both measurements, you may be able to compare to a known 16GC set of numbers and determine if that is actually a #6 or if it was a #16 with the 1 lightly struck. If it's a 16GC, you ought to be able to find one online in fairly short order - they are very common.

Originally Posted by thumpism (Post 20029085)

Well, a longtime shop in the area is going away. The current owner has had it for more than three decades and he bought it from an old guy who did lots of bread-and-butter low end work. It's been years since I saw the warehouse area but this was the last day and I asked if I could see it and Randy turned me loose. Found some goodies I'll never use but could not resist, two little parts cabinets with Sturmey Archer labels on the front and chock full of SA parts. Let me know if you need anything.
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Originally Posted by Velocivixen (Post 20029928)

@sirMike1983 - Thank you for posting your little green Twenty. Mine are sitting, unridden in the garage......You’ve inspired me t go ride one.
@thumpism - I think your find from the closing shop is wonderful! I’m so envious. Those would be something that I would buy, just to have, if not use.

Originally Posted by ThermionicScott (Post 20028712)

It's been a while since I last posted to this thread. My '64 Armstrong has gotten dusty because the 21" frame with the original short seatpost was too small a fit for me, and the chromed steel rims were never confidence-inspiring.

But as the weather has cooled off, I've had the itch to play with bikes, and I thought: "what could I do to make this bike work better for me?" So I ordered a longer seatpost for better leg extension and a Sun CR18 rim for the front wheel:

https://i.imgur.com/JM5adP7.jpg?1

This was my first time re-rimming a wheel using the existing hub and spokes, and I had an interesting confound, in that one rim was drilled left-handed while the other right-handed (I'm not sure which is which.) At any rate, I decided to advance all of the right-side spokes by one hole on the hub, and then purposefully lace everything one hole "off" to the new rim. That put the valve back between parallel spokes and got the handedness right:

https://i.imgur.com/jVWYEUs.jpg?1

(For those who may be interested, I found that the ERD of the original steel rim and the Sun CR18 wasn't an exact match, as is sometimes claimed. While I was able to reuse the old spokes, the CR18's ERD is smaller, so I had to file down a few spoke ends to keep them from poking out through the holes in the rim's well.)

Replacing the seatpost was an interesting operation, as the original was a little shy of 1" in diameter, and the replacement isn't! The seat tube ears had of course bent inward over the years, and so I tried the old trick of "jacking" the seat tube ears back out using a quill stem and a shim. I had to file the inside edges of the seat tube ears to take off some sharp edges, and upended the bike for this operation to keep filings from dropping into the bottom bracket. Some careful wiping and a little grease, and the new seatpost went right in!

I finally got the bike back together this afternoon and rode it around the neighborhood, stopping and making adjustments now and then. Much better! Maybe I'll ride this bike more often now. :)

https://i.imgur.com/khhscrB.jpg

Originally Posted by Velocivixen (Post 20029928)

@sirMike1983 - Thank you for posting your little green Twenty. Mine are sitting, unridden in the garage......You’ve inspired me t go ride one.
@thumpism - I think your find from the closing shop is wonderful! I’m so envious. Those would be something that I would buy, just to have, if not use.

Originally Posted by jamesj (Post 20029989)

I just took another look and it is a 1. Ill have to look at the co-op.

thanx!

Originally Posted by gster (Post 20030271)

A handsome machine.

Originally Posted by plympton (Post 20030125)

would you happen to have a spring cap?

Originally Posted by thumpism (Post 20030655)

I gave a cursory look in all the drawers and no K529-Clutch Spring Cap. I'll let you know if I find one. Might have one in a junk hub, if I can dig out one of those. I would think you could make a cap easily enough if you found the right piece to begin with, like maybe the cap from a Chapstick that you could cut down and drill.
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Originally Posted by BigChief (Post 20030713)

I don't know why they used those "K" designations on those exploded diagrams. They don't seem to be the official part numbers. Or maybe they were at one time. The HSA numbers are more useful for parts searching. In this case the clutch spring cap is HSA 129. I'm sure I have one somewhere. It stuck in my mind because it is red plastic and I didn't know what it was at first. I'll look again tomorrow.

Originally Posted by BigChief (Post 20030713)

I don't know why they used those "K" designations on those exploded diagrams. They don't seem to be the official part numbers. Or maybe they were at one time. The HSA numbers are more useful for parts searching. In this case the clutch spring cap is HSA 129. I'm sure I have one somewhere. It stuck in my mind because it is red plastic and I didn't know what it was at first. I'll look again tomorrow.

Originally Posted by thumpism (Post 20030655)

I gave a cursory look in all the drawers and no K529-Clutch Spring Cap. I'll let you know if I find one. Might have one in a junk hub, if I can dig out one of those. I would think you could make a cap easily enough if you found the right piece to begin with, like maybe the cap from a Chapstick that you could cut down and drill.

Yes I have made one from a lamp part where the neck was just right. It's seems to be working fine and I have another idea for making one. It will be a while before these bikes are reassembled so I'm just keeping the option of finding the correct part open. It's a matter of being a cheap Irishman, 70 cents parts and $4.62 to ship.

Originally Posted by SirMike1983 (Post 20030693)

A couple pictures from a 60-degree day here. Really good weather for December.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Np0Yqz1ND...203_151244.jpg

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GpBB83RcI...203_151233.jpg

Originally Posted by BigChief (Post 20034572)

The green color really shows up in these photos. Very nice. What a classy and unusual roadster. Did you make the Dynohub functional? Light bulbs for those must be getting pretty rare these days.

Originally Posted by dweenk (Post 20041315)

I was able to get a few of these today, and was curious if any members needed 1 or 2. I have 6 available. PM me.

Originally Posted by johnnyspaghetti (Post 20042049)

Originally Posted by dweenk (Post 20042525)

Brake cable size, the step-down is just a little too large for the cable opening in the trigger.