robc02 wrote:Started out with this, which you've all seen already:
I know you're looking for an FM hub; would I be right in thinking this is going to be a drop bar 1950's clubman style machine?
Spot-on. It's the only thing that will do justice to it I feel. Being anal, I'm trying to go as period-correct as I can. I did manage to find out from the Frame number & original colour that it's actually a 1959/1960 (Frame number puts it just about into 1959) Golden Hurricane.
I had a "deal" worked out for an FM hub (1959 one as well :-/) built into a nice constricter rim and the guy mucked me about a bit, which has upset me quite a bit! I'll keep looking, but after my last foray with wheel-building, I ideally want a complete wheel!
GrahamNR17 wrote:Tim2, I thought you were going to just use it as-is for the winter and restore it next year?
I did that with the Clubman, it's almost impossible to look at a bike that needs TLC and 'just use it'
I couldnt leave it alone, it needed work to get it rideable and then I took mercy on it & decided that if I was going to strip & re-build the bottom bracket and headset, I might as well give it a coat of paint.. I'm starting to wonder if the bike is cursed though, the rear wheel deal I had fell through, I missed out on bars on fleabay by 2p, and the paintwork has failed miserably - due to it being so damp in the yard last night I suspect.
Came to the conclusion this morning that if it's worth doing, it's worth doing properly, so it's off to the blasters tomorrow
- Decals are on the way too!
