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Hello, I have not posted on here in.... about 10 years! Oh how time flies. It would fly all the faster if I could get my 1910 Royal sunbeam back together... Basically I took the chainring out because I wanted to see the planetary gear that resides within the chainring, it has to be seen to be...

Hi there Can anyone tell me where I could buy some rubber of the sort used in bike brake pads? here is some background info to my query: A while ago I bought a royal sunbeam, for fun! Here is a picture : https://www.flickr.com/photos/55203562@ ... /lightbox/ there is one small issue, it has...

I am after a chaincase to fit my humber sports, its a black 3 speed raleigh made 50s roadster, it has the non-removable rear stay. Basically what I am looking for is exactly what this bike has:

Hey guys and gals! (oh who are we kidding, just guys) ;) I have been thinking about attaching a vintage cycle motor to my vintage bicycle, I am 23 and use my 50s humber sports to get everywhere, I have done a fair amount of tinkering and improving on it, replacing the dynohub bulbs with leds...

Hello I am riding a 50s humber roadster 26 1 3/8 wheeled bike every day to work, my tyres are max 55 psi and tend to go a bit soft after about a week or so. Not in a slow puncture sort of way. just in a bit of a sluggish way. What I was wondering is if anyone knows of a good quality tyre made...

hello I have heard many conflicting opinions about this. Could someone please tell me what is the best brand and type of oil to use in a sturmey archer 3 speed hub. I have been using 3 in one but have heard that it is not the best to use. Please advise. Jake

Hello I am looking for a gents sunbeam bicycle or bicycle frame preferably with this spec: -either a 22 or 23 inch frame. -drilled for cable operated brakes, not rod operated. -Condition: I will consider a bike or bike frame in any condition, I am no stranger to restoring this sort of bicycle...

Hello, I have a sturmey archer AG hub running on my bike. I understand how the gear change mechanism works and its all fine down there. However there is an annoying squeak that comes from the general magnet area. I have stripped the hub down twice to try to stop this, I take it apart put it...

Hello there people, I have a problem with my brake calipers and seek advice I have a raleigh made humber sports which needs its brake cables replaced. The problem is that they are the old raleigh pattern ones that have a lug at each end. Is there some sort of way I can hack my way around...

I am fixing up an old humber bicycle and am including a dynohub lighting system, I have the hub and the light working with the very old sturmey archer bulbs, I have heard though that to get it even better you can put led bulbs in them for a brighter light. here is the hub I am using I...

I have heard that sunbeam bicycles are sort of the rolls royce of old bikes. Has anyone rode one of these old roadsters? How do they compare to the likes of the old raleigh? The thing is I recently bought a new brooks for my bike and then later found a sunbeam for sale online for fractionally...

Hi guys I recently restored a 40s raleigh. Here is a picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/55203562@N ... /lightbox/ I have a problem though, the front hub a GH6 dynohub is letting out a little squeak when it turns. I greased and adjusted the bearings just fine and they are set up fine but...

Hello people my name is jake, this is my first post and I just registered. My friend petre showed me this forum and it looks like a good place for me to talk about my interest in retro bikes. This is my first attempt at a restoration, I have built up bikes before from scratch but never tried...