One for the oldies

[porteous]

Finally, finally, really finished my 1949 Rudge Clubman rebuild (Bar tape on, brake levers fitted and new oil cup on the SA four speed hub. Everything works! Light as a feather and rides really beautifully! Now for the Pathfinder hanging up in the shed!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31231726@N03/4137736943/

 

[PpPete]

Nice one.... are those brake levers correct for period? They look odd to me, but then I've only restored more recent bikes

 

[John Ponting]

Looks great. Wait until it's as old as I am then see how light it is and if everything is in working order.




Very nice.

 

[jonerone]

Hi Porteous,
I see your link. You are looking good. I like.
Thanks for sharing

 

[Hilldodger]

Yep, those levers are correct for the period.

 

[GrahamNR17]

Looks great! What amazes me still is that a bike that old looks so modern. It probably shouldn't surprise me as bicycles evolved to a very high standard long before that. But it does still surprise me

Enjoy the bike, I hope you get a big thrill when you take it out

 

[bonk man]

Nice one, are you now going to ride it in the winter grot or save it for sunny days?

 

[porteous]

Riding it

Nice sunny days in the Summer bonk man, I've got a really nice Raleigh Royal for the usual ride. All the pre 1960 bikes will be for high days and holidays around the Malvern Hills.

By the way, all the parts are the originals (with some replated), except the stem. A long story, but basically the head tube is new (Done by Mercian), but now needs a slot adding to take the original steel stem, which is held by the clamp above the upper bearing. It will get done, probably the first time I have to strip down and service it again. The one that's on now is the right age, but not the right type.