Sunbeam Bicycle Help Needed in Identification
- Thread starter oldschoolstreak
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The original rod brake Sunbeam and the post war BSA Sunbeam had the rear brake on the seat stays. So this is likely to be London made about 1937/39 by
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If it has an original Sturmey Archer rear hub it may have a date on it. Some detail pics might help.
Keith
Associated Motorcycles.
If it has an original Sturmey Archer rear hub it may have a date on it. Some detail pics might help.
Keith
Robbied196
Senior Retro Guru
We need more photo's 
One interesting point from the photo above is that the mudguard stays mount to the drop outs, most Sunbeams have the mounts further up the rear stays. It not a lot to go on, but the 1937 ladies Golden Sunbeam had the stay mounts on the drop outs. As Keith has pointed out, check the Sturmey hub for a date.
I'm assuming both down tubes are parallel and that the top tube is not curved?
One interesting point from the photo above is that the mudguard stays mount to the drop outs, most Sunbeams have the mounts further up the rear stays. It not a lot to go on, but the 1937 ladies Golden Sunbeam had the stay mounts on the drop outs. As Keith has pointed out, check the Sturmey hub for a date.
I'm assuming both down tubes are parallel and that the top tube is not curved?
Shaun, Sunbeam normally routed the rear brakes under the bottom bracket and up behind the seat tube. The brazed rear ends on this one are about 10 times stronger than the feeble trapped ends on cheap roadsters, which usually had mudguard stays with very poor bent ends under the hub nuts.
BSA did make some variations in the mid 50s when they were running out of everything.
Await some detail pics, and any names on parts. It is easy to recognise BSA bottom bracket fittings. I did sell a few Sunbeams mid 50s, including the dreadful attempt by BSA to make the rear wheel removal easier, where their 3 speed hub would allow wheel removal with the cog still in place by splitting the driver.
Keith
BSA did make some variations in the mid 50s when they were running out of everything.
Await some detail pics, and any names on parts. It is easy to recognise BSA bottom bracket fittings. I did sell a few Sunbeams mid 50s, including the dreadful attempt by BSA to make the rear wheel removal easier, where their 3 speed hub would allow wheel removal with the cog still in place by splitting the driver.
Keith
