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Malverns 2021 on the orange stand... the 1st one
Hi,
Following the "introduce myself" post, here's the bike I like to talk to you ...
I was looking for a average/utility bike to go 2 times per week on a new 'proxy' site for my work. I don't want to buy a too much low/entry level bike, and I don't want to use my regular MTB (too much inconfortable with its alu frame and a wishbone) nor one of the old Sunn I own (magnet for thieves and too sporty)
During one month I missed some interesting bikes, because in Paris more and more people use it daily, and good ones sell fast. But last saturday, I was the first to contact the seller of an old, unbranded but apparently good model. Fitted with thumbshifter like my first MTB, and with a rear Deore XT shifter !
This bike was in relative good condition for its age and for the low price. But requires a complete CLA. As you can imagine for a bike stored 15 years in a garage.
Some weaknesses : a broken spoke on a rear, no grease anywhere, a mix of Shimano components including poor plastic brake levers
Many strengths : few rust, a nice old look (lugged frame !) and a better frame than expected, even if the whole is a bit heavy...
I discovered the brand after returning at home : Tushingham !
What is it ? Did they make good bicycles ?
Thanks to this site, I found here some precious information.
Ok, my new toys is 'probably a standard "B-52" first version, not the rare race version, or a prototype like the one above, but I like it !
I will firstly do a good CLA, and put it on the road again.
There are many original parts missing. Even the seat post is ITM branded, like some older french/italian bikes. Rims are two different Rigida models, etc ...
So I will certainly not restore it as it was at the 'exit of the store'. Rather with an homogeneous groupset and components from this period, if I find.
I have 2 questions please :
- Do you know if these bikes were sold in France at this time ?
- Without the Tange sticker, is there a way to know the type of tubes used ? The seat post is stamped 26.4 ...
Best Regards
Following the "introduce myself" post, here's the bike I like to talk to you ...
I was looking for a average/utility bike to go 2 times per week on a new 'proxy' site for my work. I don't want to buy a too much low/entry level bike, and I don't want to use my regular MTB (too much inconfortable with its alu frame and a wishbone) nor one of the old Sunn I own (magnet for thieves and too sporty)
During one month I missed some interesting bikes, because in Paris more and more people use it daily, and good ones sell fast. But last saturday, I was the first to contact the seller of an old, unbranded but apparently good model. Fitted with thumbshifter like my first MTB, and with a rear Deore XT shifter !
This bike was in relative good condition for its age and for the low price. But requires a complete CLA. As you can imagine for a bike stored 15 years in a garage.
Some weaknesses : a broken spoke on a rear, no grease anywhere, a mix of Shimano components including poor plastic brake levers
Many strengths : few rust, a nice old look (lugged frame !) and a better frame than expected, even if the whole is a bit heavy...
I discovered the brand after returning at home : Tushingham !
What is it ? Did they make good bicycles ?
Thanks to this site, I found here some precious information.
Ok, my new toys is 'probably a standard "B-52" first version, not the rare race version, or a prototype like the one above, but I like it !
I will firstly do a good CLA, and put it on the road again.
There are many original parts missing. Even the seat post is ITM branded, like some older french/italian bikes. Rims are two different Rigida models, etc ...
So I will certainly not restore it as it was at the 'exit of the store'. Rather with an homogeneous groupset and components from this period, if I find.
I have 2 questions please :
- Do you know if these bikes were sold in France at this time ?
- Without the Tange sticker, is there a way to know the type of tubes used ? The seat post is stamped 26.4 ...
Best Regards
Great info, here's my early, single bottle chainstay u brake, no b52 decal, Triple Butted Tushingham
Build thread and back story:
www.retrobike.co.uk
Build thread and back story:
高性能自転車二輪車 Early Tushingham B52 High Performance Two Wheeler
Like most of you on here, I casually browse ebay, gumtree, facebook marketplace etc looking for the next retro find to be dragged out the back of someones garages and put up for sale as a "munting bake". By "casually" I mean I go through phases of spending hours every day obsessively scouring...
www.retrobike.co.uk
Cool bike.
I'd be surprised, logical to start local i.e. UK with such a small operation without the barriers of distance, language and complexity of exporting. But they might have. Lots of English folk have moved to France, perhaps someone brought theirs or a French person took a bike back with them.
You could weigh the frame, triple butted will be lighter than the straight gauge. However finding the weight it should be might be difficult.... I didn't weigh mine before building.....you could compare to a muddy fox courier frame weight or other similar frames given they are so similar.
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