The British bike thread
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MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
Some fantastic graphic design in this thread along with the bikes
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
Check out Sunbeam if you like this style Matti.
bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
C1890, 1st gen pneumatic safety
Radial spokes, Spoon brake
Check out his tyre pressure!
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
The last picture is one that turned up at RatRodBikes
MSYT
Senior Retro Guru
Well, just got the Norman out of the deep depths of the garage to do a bit of work.
She's a Norman Invader. Built somewhere between 1946 and 1949 according to what I could find on VCC catalogues.
Reynolds 531 tubing.
Originally I built it with fixed 27" wheels as I don't think the catalogue specified wheel size. They were too big so I found a donor wheelset, a lovely Dunlop Stainless 26" x 1 3/8" and rebuilt the rear wheel with a fixed hub. Now I've rebuilt it again with a 4 Speed SA (1947) which I'm just in the process of setting up... I do have the dual cog for the SA though so... 8 speed?
Williams Crankset
GB Bars, Stem & Brakes
Modern seatpost with a modern Brooks B17.
Once I get the work done I'll get some decent shots.
I also have the incredibly rare Norman Rapide from the same period, as well as a Sun Supalite of a similar age.
She's a Norman Invader. Built somewhere between 1946 and 1949 according to what I could find on VCC catalogues.
Reynolds 531 tubing.
Originally I built it with fixed 27" wheels as I don't think the catalogue specified wheel size. They were too big so I found a donor wheelset, a lovely Dunlop Stainless 26" x 1 3/8" and rebuilt the rear wheel with a fixed hub. Now I've rebuilt it again with a 4 Speed SA (1947) which I'm just in the process of setting up... I do have the dual cog for the SA though so... 8 speed?
Williams Crankset
GB Bars, Stem & Brakes
Modern seatpost with a modern Brooks B17.
Once I get the work done I'll get some decent shots.
I also have the incredibly rare Norman Rapide from the same period, as well as a Sun Supalite of a similar age.
