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How about a German one? Here's a Lloyd with a Sachs hub and a nice cradle frame.
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I got the 1938 Maclean Featherweight in rideable condition over the weekend. Kind of a mix of various era parts. Rear hub is an alloy shell AW dated 1953. Wheels are 597mm/EA1 w/ Weinmann rims originally from a '48 Claud Butler. Titan steel stem and GB Maes bars, 1970s Weinmann levers and brakes. Saddle is a rubber Dunlop model that's reasonably comfortable but weighs a ton and will probably get replaced by a Brooks. I'm thinking this will be my Lake Pepin 3-speed ride bike.
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I got the 1938 Maclean Featherweight in rideable condition over the weekend. Kind of a mix of various era parts. Rear hub is an alloy shell AW dated 1953. Wheels are 597mm/EA1 w/ Weinmann rims originally from a '48 Claud Butler. Titan steel stem and GB Maes bars, 1970s Weinmann levers and brakes. Saddle is a rubber Dunlop model that's reasonably comfortable but weighs a ton and will probably get replaced by a Brooks. I'm thinking this will be my Lake Pepin 3-speed ride bike.
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Those look like Bluemels Club Special to me. They're plastic so could probably be bent to fit pretty easily.
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Nlerner, that MacLeans is awesome! You must be thrilled. It looks like it has a large sprocket on the AW. I love the Russ-style forks. Titan steel stem is a nice touch.
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Bluemels Lightweights, a bit wider than the Club Specials. @SirMike1983, these were probably made for 27” wheels, but they do fit the curve of these smaller wheels without undo bending. Kind of a classic English fender line!
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This well-used Raleigh is posted locally, the transfer is one I don't think I've seen before. I'm always on the lookout for green frames in tatty shape, so posted for info. Could this be a Lenton Sports?
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I'm guessing a mid/late 50's Sports based on the non-detachable chain ring and metal mudguards. Could be plain gauge 531 or Hi-ten
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AW hub dated 1959 November. It's a Raleigh Canadian, which seems to be a Sports with special decals.
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Despite the weathering very much present on the frame, the individual parts like the pedals don't show very much wear:
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It is pretty rough. My plan is to carefully disassemble, and treat the frame and fenders with evaporust. The fenders are beyond touch ups, I'll likely refinish in white, I may clear coat the frame.
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Otherwise, it will eventually take on the commuting/around town role and wear the handlebar/stem and lamps from my 1964 Triumph. Not sure on hub as yet, I am currently rebuilding a '53 AW in a wheel for practice, it may go on this machine or I'll use my S5 if I can get it working properly. Here we go again!
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I have the same decals on what I assume to be a '57/58 Canadian. Those graphics were very much part of the ephemera of the day as the space race grew heated.
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ps should clean up nicely!
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I really like the space race decals - Raleigh rocket ship.
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I thought the worst when I first examined it, but its just farm dirt. The bike is covered in layers of caked on dust and dirt. Quite a bit of surface rust from exposure, but hopefully I can get it looking somewhat presentable.
I really like the space race decals - Raleigh rocket ship.
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Another recent rehab--a 1961 Huffy Sportsman with TCW rear hub:
That saddle is just a placeholder until I find something better. Bright bits cleaned up reasonably well, and shifting and braking seem to work fine. I couldn't get the adjustable BB cup off (but the BB has an oiler port, so I liberally sprayed some lube in there to free up the bearings), all of the rusted bits spent considerable time in Evaporust, and I had to solder a new double-ended cable for the front brake, but other than the frame finish being fairly beat up, I think it cleaned up reasonably well. I did sand and lightly paint and rear rack and reinstalled after this pick. The color sorta matches!
That saddle is just a placeholder until I find something better. Bright bits cleaned up reasonably well, and shifting and braking seem to work fine. I couldn't get the adjustable BB cup off (but the BB has an oiler port, so I liberally sprayed some lube in there to free up the bearings), all of the rusted bits spent considerable time in Evaporust, and I had to solder a new double-ended cable for the front brake, but other than the frame finish being fairly beat up, I think it cleaned up reasonably well. I did sand and lightly paint and rear rack and reinstalled after this pick. The color sorta matches!
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Another recent rehab--a 1961 Huffy Sportsman with TCW rear hub:
That saddle is just a placeholder until I find something better. Bright bits cleaned up reasonably well, and shifting and braking seem to work fine. I couldn't get the adjustable BB cup off (but the BB has an oiler port, so I liberally sprayed some lube in there to free up the bearings), all of the rusted bits spent considerable time in Evaporust, and I had to solder a new double-ended cable for the front brake, but other than the frame finish being fairly beat up, I think it cleaned up reasonably well. I did sand and lightly paint and rear rack and reinstalled after this pick. The color sorta matches!
That saddle is just a placeholder until I find something better. Bright bits cleaned up reasonably well, and shifting and braking seem to work fine. I couldn't get the adjustable BB cup off (but the BB has an oiler port, so I liberally sprayed some lube in there to free up the bearings), all of the rusted bits spent considerable time in Evaporust, and I had to solder a new double-ended cable for the front brake, but other than the frame finish being fairly beat up, I think it cleaned up reasonably well. I did sand and lightly paint and rear rack and reinstalled after this pick. The color sorta matches!
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