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That was a common italian seat lug, the flared or blended part is just the original shape of the lug. As I am possibly the last racing person alive to use the later Paris Roubaix gear in a genuine road race, I would like to find a complete bike from the era with its back pedal change. The prices...

I had 2 pairs in 1980, SSC blue one 32x32 one 28x28. The rims were about 13 ounces but very strong. They were original equipment on 2 "Moser" team bikes built by De Rosa, full Campagnolo titanium group. I did get a dent in one when I was chopped into a pothole by a passing car and didn't quite...

My best guess is brake anchorage. Not sure, certainly not resilion. My best suggestion is for "Monitor" super cam brakes, made a Tandem version, sometimes in clip on version, quite possibly a braze on version existed, but I have not seen them listed anywhere. I can't remember seeing any though...

Thank you for your kind comment Kingfisher. I think it was 1947 or 48 that I bought a new hub axle for my BSA 3 speed from Mr Overbury. Arthur was his mechanic then. It was in the late 70s that Arthur fatally contracted pneumonia. Enid bravely kept the shop going until Andy was able to join her...

Nothing like Osgear ends, which incorporated a vertical dropout position to fit the wheel forward, as the Osgear needed the the cogs to be as close to the changing fork as possible, and allow easier wheel fitting. The points are just to help locate the wheel when reinserting it, sometimes...

It looks to me as if the spoke holes are nearly opposite each other, perhaps the hub has been twisted a bit, or made like it. Not uncommon on solid centre hubs. Obviously spoke holes one side should line up exactly between those on the opposite side. You can adjust the spoke lengths, or attempt...

When my first one was damaged I replaced it with a black one with chrome lugs and ends. I still have the scar in my right leg caused by one of the front wing nuts, alloy in the form of a wing. Keith

Deleted the post as it was mostly rubbish, and not intended to post. The reason very few builders used the crown was because it was obviously welded, cast crowns were the thing then. Having pulled many bent cycle forks in the 50s I can vouch for the strength. One who used them was Bill Gameson...

Should have looked. I had 2 of them, but no memory or record of the transfers. 21 1/2" in metallic pink, and insurance paid for another after an accident in black with chrome lugs etc.

I see you have the 4 star gear, really awful thing but very rare, correct freewheel hub, and looks like a dunlop rim. not surprised someone changed the back brake, they were very light but nearly useless. The chain was renold elite 1/2 x 1/8 with shouldered rivets, you have to pull a side plate...

The front wing nuts may be original, so is the front hub. The original rims were Dunlop alloy 27 x 1 1/4, In 15 years as a retailer (50s /60s) I never saw even one. You seem to have the correct alloy 46t chainring and 6 1/2 inch forged cranks,. The original pedals were solid centre with alloy...

I had a new one in 1949. The only chance for transfers is to find some pictures then process them and have them made. How much of the complete bike do you have? Keith

If you can measure the diameter of the saddle pillar/seat post and the outside diameter of the seat tube is 1 1/8 inches then you can assume the type of tubing used. most likely seam welded. 531 plain tubing would be about 26.8 mm, heavy Raleigh or Taiwan tubing around 25.4. If you lift out the...

The Holdsworthy Company built their top model with specified variations and badged as Holdsworth, and for a number of retailers for own name transfers.

By the mid 50s the MD was Peter Parkes. I remember him visiting me in mid 50s to try to sell some bikes. The UK bike manufacturing by then was in a state of disaster. Companies like Hercules who made a million bikes in a year in the 1930s and BSA could just disappear in a few months. I would...

That is F C Parkes who was director of Sun Cycles. Early to mid 1950s Keith

Common commuter bikes in 1920/30s were roadster (bolt up rear stays) 24 inch frame 12 inch bottom bracket. rod brakes 28 x 1 1/2 wheels 7 inch cranks and around 67 degree angles. , many with hub gear. generally black to make them look strong (illusion). These usually had the saddle at its lowest...

The bike is probably German, perhaps early 1930s. Certainly not British. Keith

The saddle looks about 2 inches too far forward. Also the chain may be a little tight, but you might have set it like that for a reason. Amazing to see one of the beautiful US bikes from the fairly short time they were built. Here in UK I would have tried PTFE tape (Teflon used here for...

Inch pitch block chains were always noisy even when new. Keith