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Hanging unceremoniously from the Conservatory celling -1930 Selbach...Ben Sharp has been after this one for a time, he's good mate, so may gift it to him in my will. Last Selbach was a 1935 one, and was just not the same, beautiful, 22 1/2" but different beast. Made soon after his death. Anyway...

One last clue... hanging from the conservatory celling...all there

That ...you know what that is...here's another one, give you another one ;) Used to be a Wyld colour!

That Shimano rear...even to my untrained eye just screams quality...must have worked well though for last owner...use what we have to hand.

Flying Gate! Yes of course, seen them, never had one -most impressive bike. Wasn't there someone making copies of them years ago? Some got to be quite good?

Sometimes I am truely a Muppet...what d'you expect growing with Sesame street? ;)

This is what was on the EX -Suntour front Mech!! F-me, wonders never cease... Pedals, got these hanging above my head on a Racer...More suitable? CL Tommy Platforms...Swop with the Boa's ?

Excuse me...BATES/BAINS...er brains....easily done ;)

Nope -loved those forks though...always wonder what would happen if you mated those forks to a curly Hetchins? :)

I perferred the FM too -smooth, tried the auto SA...was it 3 speeder? Anyway had to change yer riding to suit, that was too much for me, apart from that liked the idea. The bike had a Suntour rear on it... I'll get a pic

See, I now like that Suntour stuff. Damn. ;)

Now we're talking! Think I still have one in bits I haven't managed to put back together yet . . .not FM, it's SW '57 3 spd...Had a lovely 4 on an FW EVANS...all original inc. Resillions... again just too big for my short arse.

They were, Constrictor -that's what I always though...but there was an article I read about BSA having an in with them?? Might have been Velobase?

Hub gears! Within the inner workings of those the standard laws of physics don't seem to apply . . .SA K's and 4 speeds!!! Love 'em.

Superb! I know B'all about 70's 80's stuff -big gap in knowledge there, do hope you lads help enlighten me! Genuinely welcome. Pedals though -got some BSA Boa's on it, they're nice but don't feely right for a tourer...bit sprinty? 50's Platforms be better maybe? Done thing for tourers?

Apologies wasn't the EX, the JUY set up I put on a early 50's 23" Rotax sprayed up White with Blue detailing and sold to an ex Team Speedway rider, retired and wanted something of a Momento of his years riding for them, nice bike that one. Lovely logo.

It's certainly one step up from the old suicide lever on the last EX ! Simplex JUY front and rear (tour du Monde rear was really nice though). All I had in the bits box was that matchbox, it's 50's, but function may be a better choice. After 60 miles of up and down Welsh mountains in mid summer...

Panels -good ol' 2K Custard Cream as original...Right, Cranks, Went for TA Specialites from 1960 rather than a 49D set up...bloody expensive, they are now, nice though :(. Anyway with 5 spd on the rear, wanted 3 on the front for a Vintage tourer. Shimano 300 BB (J rather than ISo -alignment...

Keeping the original paint pattern, measured the panels and transfer before stripping. Want to keep it semi-original, has friction shifter lugs on downtube, could well have been there from factory -so assuming original paint scheme. Keeping originality with a twist, there will be some new parts...

Personal, but I think It's a lovely lug pattern...