Old cross bike - hole in down tube
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Bowden invented the flexible brake cable around 1900, and on the continent cable brakes often carried his name.
This looks continental to me. The Simplex T de F is post war, and surprisingly the cage is mounted the corect way. The bike could be late 1930's or up to late 1940,s.
The seat cluster looks like a bronze weld fillet, but the bottom bracket looks possibly like internal lugs, as no sign of a similar fillet..
As a retailer in the 1950's to late 60's I have never seen pedals like those. Look closely for a makers name. Also if the threading is continental. The hole is still a mystery.
This looks continental to me. The Simplex T de F is post war, and surprisingly the cage is mounted the corect way. The bike could be late 1930's or up to late 1940,s.
The seat cluster looks like a bronze weld fillet, but the bottom bracket looks possibly like internal lugs, as no sign of a similar fillet..
As a retailer in the 1950's to late 60's I have never seen pedals like those. Look closely for a makers name. Also if the threading is continental. The hole is still a mystery.
Hello all,
So I went and collected this. Was like an excited (and possibly rather spoilt) child on the train journey over there.
No new pics as yet, the previous ones do it reasonably good justice I think.
Re the down tube: there is a second hole about the same distance from
the head tube, so this was presumably a brazed on pump peg mount that
somebody removed.
Bike has not many problems. One of the bolts for the cantilevers is sheared
off and stuck in the boss. I presume it's possible to drill that out - any tips?
I thought the freewheel was stuck, but realised there was a broken spoke tangled round the hub, and things are fine now I've removed that.
RD seems to work OK.
Very little extra info on the provenance. PO didn't know (or in any case ddin't want to tell). Bike has a Titan Luxe Stem. Rear hub has some curly
writing which also might say Titan, or maybe 'Star'. Wasn't aware Titan ever made hubs.
Other components are 'Mabelsel' saddle, Bowden Luxe brakes, Simplex TdF derailleur (3 speed). As someone noted, pedals seem to have JRC
cut into them. No idea what that refers to (Jean Robic?).
Plans for the moment are to put a 3 speed block on a wheel I've got,
and maybe temporarily install some old Weinmann cantilevers I've got
so I can test this out properly.
I think I will leave the paint as is, but is it a good idea to have the other parts (except the RD) nickel plated?
Cheers for looking,
Johnny
So I went and collected this. Was like an excited (and possibly rather spoilt) child on the train journey over there.
No new pics as yet, the previous ones do it reasonably good justice I think.
Re the down tube: there is a second hole about the same distance from
the head tube, so this was presumably a brazed on pump peg mount that
somebody removed.
Bike has not many problems. One of the bolts for the cantilevers is sheared
off and stuck in the boss. I presume it's possible to drill that out - any tips?
I thought the freewheel was stuck, but realised there was a broken spoke tangled round the hub, and things are fine now I've removed that.
RD seems to work OK.
Very little extra info on the provenance. PO didn't know (or in any case ddin't want to tell). Bike has a Titan Luxe Stem. Rear hub has some curly
writing which also might say Titan, or maybe 'Star'. Wasn't aware Titan ever made hubs.
Other components are 'Mabelsel' saddle, Bowden Luxe brakes, Simplex TdF derailleur (3 speed). As someone noted, pedals seem to have JRC
cut into them. No idea what that refers to (Jean Robic?).
Plans for the moment are to put a 3 speed block on a wheel I've got,
and maybe temporarily install some old Weinmann cantilevers I've got
so I can test this out properly.
I think I will leave the paint as is, but is it a good idea to have the other parts (except the RD) nickel plated?
Cheers for looking,
Johnny
Junckers?
Junckers is apparently an old Dutch bike company, which is where the
JRC on the pedals pointed out by Shaun comes from.
The company was at one point a rival of Gazelle and Batavus, but seems
to have gone under in 1968.
All very odd, though: the only other Junckers bikes I've come across
are transport and ladies bikes - no sign they built racing or touring
bikes.
Of course, this is also only the pedals...
Junckers is apparently an old Dutch bike company, which is where the
JRC on the pedals pointed out by Shaun comes from.
The company was at one point a rival of Gazelle and Batavus, but seems
to have gone under in 1968.
All very odd, though: the only other Junckers bikes I've come across
are transport and ladies bikes - no sign they built racing or touring
bikes.
Of course, this is also only the pedals...
