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    Help required with vintage parts - 1952 Hobbs of Barbican

    Thanks for all the help. Just got to chase down the parts now. Here's a few more photos, hopefully a bit better.
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    Help required with vintage parts - 1952 Hobbs of Barbican

    PIcture of the bike as it is at the moment. Not a great paint job (!) but will think about that once I've got it going.
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    Help required with vintage parts - 1952 Hobbs of Barbican

    Ah, struggling with the terminology here. Actually think it's a cottered bottom bracket. Pretty sure the BB is the original. The bike has a single downtube shifter, also original so definitely had some gears. Dad can't remember whether it was 3 or 5 speed.
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    Help required with vintage parts - 1952 Hobbs of Barbican

    I am trying to renovate my Dad's 1952 Hobbs of Barbican Blue RIbband bike. I've got most of the parts I need (mixture of nice old GB parts and some modern replacements). The things I am struggling with are the chainset and the derailleur. It's set up as a 5 speed and the square taper BB...
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