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    Bottom Bracket Oil Port

    Actually upon further investigation your distant memory is correct, it's a press in oil port. The guy in the bike shop had told me that they normally had threads. I got a reply from the American website above who quite bluntly refused to sell them to me. Now I'll be really impressed if...
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    Bottom Bracket Oil Port

    Thanks for the link although I'm still none the wiser for thread size. Thanks for the offer bagpuss, what styles do you have? I've attached a picture of what I'm guessing it should look like; but as this is purely a cosmetic feature for the bike, it would be nice to have a nice shiny flip...
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    Bottom Bracket Oil Port

    I'm looking for an oil port cover for a 1940s Rudge Raleigh. Does anyone sell these in the UK? I found these in the US, but have no idea which thread size will fit. http://www.mcmaster.com/#oil-ports/=kh4dib Cheers
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    Rudge Aero build

    The wheelset was hand built on H Plus Son rims and have a slight V shape; they're based on Campag rims. When you have a plan for a bike, then all of sudden and quickly you have to make decisions on the look. I wanted something modern with this build as my previous Rudge was an authentic 1930s...
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    Rudge Aero build

    Bought this 1947 (possibly older) Rudge Aero frame on ebay stripped of its bottom bracket and a cup jammed inside for good measure. Almost lost faith in this project, but decided within a week to assemble it and get it ready. I resisted the urge to respray the frame, but I grew to love the...
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    Old Raleigh

    My kind of thing! Nice colour. It can become addictive hunting out new frames .
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