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seat-tube lug for something odd?

Anyone like to go & fetch it for me?

*edit*

Just in case that's mis-construed, I've not asked the bloke if I can have it yet!

robc02 wrote:

Roadstersrevenge wrote:
Your best bet is to get them powder coated and use rod operated drums - you know it makes sense

Find me a pair of those, and you'll have a freind for life

Going bowler hats - anyone got any experiance/opinion on poweder coating rims & using brakes on them?

Google turns up little, but does suggest the brakes will be poo in the wet. As it's going to be rod brakes, they'll be poo in the dry anyway, let alone the wet..
Just want to know how hard-wearing it might be - or is there an alternative?

GrahamNR17 wrote:

Roadstersrevenge wrote:I do have one, but in my eyes, it's not worthy of being put back onto the bike!

The word renovation means nothing to you, then?

it's beyond that stage.

The words "New Old Stock" are far more pleasurable to me anyway :-p

Much obliged!

I do have one, but in my eyes, it's not worthy of being put back onto the bike!

spark303 wrote:
And I know it's very green - I've even got BRG Bluemels mudguards for it

Gavin

Ahaaa! Now I remember where those whent

On another note - Graham has a very swish Quadrant lever on his James last year - where did that come from please? - I've been outbid twice on fleabay & they seem to be going for silly money at the moment.

On the TCT last year, we inadvertently stumbled into a Triathalon's cycle stage..

Going uphill, lot's of lycra clad "good mornings" wizzing past two us huffing and puffing on our Roadsters..
At the crest of the hill, two cheeky grins and a "shall we?" - a click of the trigger and into the barely-used top gear..
Going downhill, two grinning manically and "good mornings" as they wizzed past all the lycra!

The moral of the story is, a roadster goes downhill ALOT faster than Carbon Fibre goes up it!

it's not, now I have the grease off it, it's just bog-standard.

Did they do a K-Series with Dynamo out of interest?

Thanks for that Mike, I have some on order now.

Just received my second K-Series hub in the post (the first having exploded whilst trying to get it apart) - the new one seems to have something looking vaugley dynamo-esque as part of it. Anyone got any info?

Thanks,

Tim

Wonderful - still unsure about TCT2, so it will probably be head banging!

A question now for Mike - you did a rather excellent job on revamping a Brooks saddle - I think you said you got the rivets from Brooks but had seen them elsewhere for less - where was the elsewhere please?
I have two saddles which could benefit from a new lease of life!

Thanks,

Tim2

GrahamNR17 wrote:

Roadstersrevenge wrote:As I understand it, "The James" Bicycles were produced under licence by Raleigh after Associated Motorcycles took over the company in 1951, making yours a Raleigh in all but name.

Not quite, raleigh never owned James at any point I'm aware of. At the time of the James Comet Roadster (this one) James were outsourcing manufacture of their bikes. Raleigh just happened to be the lowest bidder for this one. Other James bikes at the same time were being made by other manufacturers.

Now we're just quibling. It's a Raleigh, with James written on it, hence my interest =p

Anyway, if you would like it to go to a good(ish) home - then send me a PM!

GrahamNR17 wrote:

Roadstersrevenge wrote:

GrahamNR17 wrote:It's official; I have too many bikes

Well, to be stricly accurate, I have too many bikes for the available storage space. I have to ditch two

I'm working on the basis that I should ditch the two that I like riding the least. The James is already largely gone or recycled into something else/other peoples bikes. I think the Raleigh Maverick and the Moulton Deluxe are probably for the chopping block

So about that James frameset...

Have it if you really want it, but I thought you were into "Nottingham Brands"?

I'm into Raleigh industries stuff.
As I understand it, "The James" Bicycles were produced under licence by Raleigh after Associated Motorcycles took over the company in 1951, making yours a Raleigh in all but name.

GrahamNR17 wrote:It's official; I have too many bikes

Well, to be stricly accurate, I have too many bikes for the available storage space. I have to ditch two

I'm working on the basis that I should ditch the two that I like riding the least. The James is already largely gone or recycled into something else/other peoples bikes. I think the Raleigh Maverick and the Moulton Deluxe are probably for the chopping block

So about that James frameset...

Many thanks Steve

Anyone got any bright ideas on how to get the thing apart in the mean-time?!