Fixing a Victorian

[Nabeaquam]

Sure but still most likely to be that dimpled tubing at that weight,from memory the fork on my oldun was around the 1.1 kg mark and yours has a fair bit longer steerer!

I just looked up modern steel vs carbon fiber cyclocross forks. The Vicky‘s fork weight is just a little above the average weight of a modern 1 1/8 steel cyclocross fork. Not too bad.

 

[grantoury]

This book mentions a few other complicated stem/bar connections at the time:

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25218719M/The_Modern_bicycle_and_its_accessories

 

[Nabeaquam]

This book mentions a few other complicated stem/bar connections at the time:

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25218719M/The_Modern_bicycle_and_its_accessories

Thank you, great

 

[Nabeaquam]

This bike is designed so that the seat is almost on the top tube, its a tall bike compared to what we ride today. They were hard to mount so sometimes they had a mounting peg on the left rear axle as you mount a horse from the left. You could also get foot rest pegs for the front fork if you didn’t want to spin downhill. I made a mounting peg out of a $2.00 thrift store wrench. Tool steel is hard so it went into my fire pit over night. It’s now easy to file and drill. Will I need it? It’s hard to tell but I’m 5’8” and 76 years old so there is a good chance I’ll need the assistance. You can always lean on a street sign and push off but a peg might be more elligant. Two dollars for a homemade one beats $100 for the real old crusty deal that might not fit your threads.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

Neat idea! I suppose there's a bonus too as your left with a half decent ring spanner for rounded nuts!

 

[Woz]

Approved. As long as you don't enter the local track sprint.

Very ingenious.

 

[Nabeaquam]

Approved. As long as you don't enter the local track sprint.

Very ingenious.

I don’t think it sticks out as far as a pedal, so it should be OK cornering. On a track it would be dangerous to others. Here is a real one, but they costa lotta. I may shorten mine up a bit, not sure if I’ll even use it so good enough for now.

 

[Woz]

Even Butterfly Wingnuts made of cheese is a no go for track racing.

Loving the faithful reproduction from the thrift store. I wished I had that good metal work skills.

Danger to others, and danger to the track is the cornerstone.

 

[Woz]

Following on, are they Pista (track) pedals without a quill?

 

[Nabeaquam]

Following on, are they Pista (track) pedals without a quill?

Not track pedals on the Vicky, at least as we think of them now. My 1930s Claud Butler DSH track bicycle has quill pedals but the left has a shorter spindle. The Vicky also has mismatched quill pedals with a shorter left pedal. This bike was heavily used, worn and crashed so it’s possible it’s a coincidence that the left pedal is shorter. Some old American track bikes had quill pedals, others no quill.