'British' Clunkers dont exist so its a Tracker Homage instead: ''Wheezer #1''

[legrandefromage]

As there seems to be a trend to build old bicycles into, er, old bicycles but with bigger wider bits, here will be my super lame effort

1940s Raleigh Lenton

 

[The History Man]

Winter klunker/tracker esque project REYT PACK RIDER

My Northern compatriots, Bowen and Hobbs esquires are building British clunkers trying to create mythical nostalgia from bicycles that weren’t on my radar in the 70s. I was building ramps for Choppers and Grifters to crash land from, cracking pavements as we went. Remarkably a number of us went...

www.retrobike.co.uk

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.




So what’s the plan?

 

[legrandefromage]

just looking at bits

I can just remember the trackers of old - wheelies mostly

And as I'm a tight arse, I'm using stuff I have with just stem and wide bars to source

Havent decided on wheels yet - 700c or 26 or 26 3/8

Sturmey or 5spd etc etc etc

Got to do some measurements

 

[The History Man]

Pulling up a wheelie for this one.

 

[legrandefromage]

I gots thumbies

I gots f&r mechsies

I got wheelsies

Just need tyres and bars and stem

I've even got decent pedals!

 

[yakboy]

Oh my god what have we started

 

[legrandefromage]

Oh my god what have we started

I know, we've run out of bikes to restore so lets make up something new old!

 

[yakboy]

I know, we've run out of bikes to restore so lets make up something new old!

Again, these first World problems are the worst

 

[KermitGKona88]

Oh my god what have we started

The Kermitans watched and slowly and steadly they drew up their plans...

 

[legrandefromage]

That itch that you just cant reach