Recent content by wolfman01

I took the frame over to Neil's bike shop in molesey and it caused quite a stir, everyone in the shop was lost for words. In the end he said it was deffo french thread but could not offer any help as he had never seen it before. I have been talking to a bike guy in France and he thinks the...

I know I have a real oddball french thread bottom bracket, it has two left hand threads. So I thought I would give it a go asking on here to see if anyone can help :( with an adjustable cup and lock ring HELP

Re: Re: Slight update, I think it may be a Raleigh frame. I have been looking on sheldon brown site and a lot of the markers point to this ie rear dropouts, seat post diameter, front fork nut size and keyhole-shaped axle slots. I am off to a bike shop in surbiton tomorow morning to have a chat...

I could do with getting some english cups to try and see if a pair of l/h thread ones do the trick. I am only going to go with a 46/48 chain gear and a sturmey 3 speed at the rear. I will have to get a rear wheel and chain gear to try to work out the cottered crank length.

Hi I am new to the forum so be gentle with me :) I have had the great idea to resurrect my old school bike from its grave in the garage. I took it to pieces to paint it when I was about 12 and thats as far as it went, so it is basically a shell with a few bits on. Fast forward 40 years and I...