Thread on complete bike -
I only started paying attention to 50’s bikes earlier this year and started to appreciate some of their qualities and well made components.
It’s fun balancing ‘original’ and deciding what upgrades would make a more enjoyably rideable machine.
Biggest problems are usually lack of low enough gears and strong enough brakes.
A friend found this on Gumtree and imagined it would be his size.
Fortunately not…
The forks are obviously not original but no apparent crash damage to the frame.
Clearly a classy machine, well worth spending some time on
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It’s fun balancing ‘original’ and deciding what upgrades would make a more enjoyably rideable machine.
Biggest problems are usually lack of low enough gears and strong enough brakes.
A friend found this on Gumtree and imagined it would be his size.
Fortunately not…
The forks are obviously not original but no apparent crash damage to the frame.
Clearly a classy machine, well worth spending some time on
...
