BSA Tour de France

[EltonFrog]

Is this a keeper then @CarlP are you planning on riding it?

I hope so, but it’s mainly an exercise in seeing if I can dismantle and refurbish a bike from scratch.

 

[carpenter]

Brilliant work - and some very useful info for newbies in one thread. Any chance of making this thread a "sticky"

 

[EltonFrog]

Brilliant work - and some very useful info for newbies in one thread. Any chance of making this thread a "sticky"

T’aint finished yet! But I’m on holiday at the moment so it’ll be another couple of weeks.

I need to find some period style bar tape, my search thus far has been unfruitful.

 

[midlife]

The plastic stuff it probably came with was shocking! Maybe use Tressostar / Tressorex cloth tape?

 

[EltonFrog]

The plastic stuff it probably came with was shocking! Maybe use Tressostar / Tressorex cloth tape?

It did look a bit naff, I’ll investigate your suggestion. Thanks once again.

 

[EltonFrog]

It did look a bit naff, I’ll investigate your suggestion. Thanks once again.

That looks like it’ll do nicely.

 

[EltonFrog]

I’ve been on holiday,time for an update.

The bar tape has arrive, and so have the replacement nuts for the rear wheel.

I’ve fitted the tubes, tyres and wheels. It looks like a bike now. Oh, and I have to turn the seat clamp round! Bugger I’d forgotten about that.

Cables, chain, and bits bobs to fit. Can’t do the chain of yet because the pin in my chain tool snapped, so I have to wait for a replacement.

Lifted the bike off the stand for photos, jeeeeeezus it’s a heavy bugger.

The pedals were to much of a faff to take apart, so as @midlife suggested up thread I poured a load of oil down the spindle, the spin like a silky smooth smoothie thing.

I sat on it earlier and it isn’t too small so I’ll keep the bike I think.

EDIT: the seat clamp was annoying me so I've just sorted that out.

 

[southcoast]

Looking good What brake pads are they?

 

[roadrash]

brilliant job, looks lovely...10/10 ,...hope you enjoy riding it

 

[EltonFrog]

Looking good What brake pads are they?

I don’t know the brand, just some blocks in shoes the lbs supplied.

 

[biggs682]

Looks good

 

[stalagmike]

Nice

 

[simon the viking]

and

 

[simon the viking]

If I saw that at a café stop... I'd admire it more than anything modern......

 

[EltonFrog]

brilliant job, looks lovely...10/10 ,...hope you enjoy riding it

Looks good

and

If I saw that at a café stop... I'd admire it more than anything modern......

Thanks, it ain’t finished yet, I’ve got the cables and chain to sort out yet, and front mechs are a dark art as far as I’m concerned.