198? Townsend 15 speed now single speed.

[grey-beard]

This isn't a build thread as such, just a place for the current build state of this beast to be placed and updated.

This started it's journey here:

Sunrace, SR Roots gearset, anyone know anything about these?

bike minus wheels has just arrived courtesy of @jimo746 , thanks. It is a humble Townsend 15 speed, no other name, and it is going to be transformed into my new favourite fast commuter ebike, due to its slack retro angles and plenty of fat tyre clearance. It came with some nice looking bullmoose...

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I had already started down the road of this build here:

What have I created?!

Ok, I don't know if I should even show this on here, but not in any of the bike specific areas. It's retro? not a mountain bike, not a road bike and it now has a motor and battery. It started as a bit of fun, using parts I had in the garage because I was given this Raleigh Record sprint frame...

www.retrobike.co.uk

Bear with me, I am getting there.
That led to this:

Townsend Super "E" Tracker!

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/what-have-i-created.431846/ Following on from my original E commuter tracker road bike framed bike? I have started to convert it to a more suitable frame, fatter tyres, slacker head angle, perfect for a fast electrically assisted commute? Here's a couple of...

www.retrobike.co.uk

Then it was finally de-electrified, phew! I hear.
and it ended up here:

Imlach's Sweaty Hippie Funk Collection, adventure bikes, rusty rats, cruisers and other alt bastardisations of bicyclery

The Fuji is actually a folder...

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I'll post more pics and a build spec, why the heck not?

 

[grey-beard]

Townsend Cycles 15 speed ATB steel frame and forks. circa 1985? maybe?
Original headset and seat post.
Original Lee Chi, brake calipers with red ritchey brake pads.
Wheels, Mavic D521 rims on Shimano STX parallax hubs.
Tyres, Schwalbe Black Jack.
Stem, Mid 1980's BMX "hinged" stem.
Bars, aluminium motocross bars.
Seat, cheap, springy "OK" saddle.
Seat clamp, SALT BMX.
Pedals, SALT BMX.
Cranks, SALT BMX tubular steel, stripped.
Chainring, solid steel, DMR BMX 24T
A2Z 18T single speed conversion kit.