Recent content by andymcadie

Hi Keith, thanks for the reply...and for the 'warning'. The current front wheel is a 36, but on steel rims. I was given a NOS drum brake (no spindle) from a box of four that a friends dad had left boxed up in his garage. It was marked as a 'Scandinavian tandem front brake'. It has 12 holes on...

Thanks for the reply Peter. I think the hub would take some more but not too sure I could get the holes equidistant, may end up with 48 spokes! The combined weight of the riders is about 26 stone as my stoker has a bit of meat on the bone so I think I may have to re-think the braking. I love the...

Hi, I'm a newbie to the forum. I've got a 1942 Claude butler SWB tandem that i'm trying to get ready for this years L'Eroica and i'm in need of some advice regarding the front wheel. Last year the brakes were really scary on the Derbyshire hills resulting in a loss of shoe leather. This year i'm...