Meet Woody the Woodrup

[biggs682]

Holy thread resurrection .
Just had first ride on this machine since 2018 !!!!
No real changes other than tyres and saddle for time being.
Just a quick shakedown a few more adjustment's and then it will be doing some miles again .

 

[biggs682]

Nice 26 miles this morning on this fine machine .

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Jeez. That saddle.
I'm on a promise tonight. Hope thinking of that doesn't put me off my stroke🙄🙄🙄

 

[biggs682]

Dragged this one out for 26 miles this morning , it soon reminded me why I like single speed bikes

 

[Paulus]

Dragged this one out for 26 miles this morning , it soon reminded me why I like single speed bikes

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That really is a striking colour.
Is it a trick of the light, or have you changed the handlebar tape ?

 

[biggs682]

That really is a striking colour.
Is it a trick of the light, or have you changed the handlebar tape ?

No it must be trick of light
It's a nice shade of blue for sure

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Jeez. That saddle.
I'm on a promise tonight. Hope thinking of that doesn't put me off my stroke🙄🙄🙄

They take a while to get set up first time round but they have a sweet spot. Hope you find it!

 

[biggs682]

They take a while to get set up first time round but they have a sweet spot. Hope you find it!

I use them on all of my bikes

 

[biggs682]

Nice 30 miles this morning on this one as it won't be long before it goes away for winter

 

[biggs682]

Thread resurrection again and Woody is ready for a few miles as it didn't get used since late in 2022 .

 

[Fredo76]

Lovely blue with yellow!

Ride on.

 

[biggs682]

Lovely blue with yellow!

Ride on.

Thank you

 

[Fredo76]

Have you a close-up photo of the seat-lug/seat-stay area? I modeled mine after a Woodrup with a style that the shop owner called "half wrap-around". I'm curious if yours is that style, too. Yours also has the same Prugnat lugs that I used, although I cut back the top tube and down tube sections a fair amount from stock. Do you know the head-tube and seat-tube angles? Your fork blades have even less curve than mine!

 

[biggs682]

Here you go
No afraid I don't know the angles, I would say mine are full wrap over?
It was a true track frame when I got it in a very poor state and I had Lee Cooper re finish the frame and add a rear brake bridge .
Any pictures of yours ?

 

[Fredo76]

Here's my interpretation of the "half wraparound" style I saw in Jim Pickering's shop in Tucson 50 years ago. Pretty sure it was on a Woodrup. I thought it looked classy. I had to file a 1/16" notch in the stay where it meets up with the seat lug shoreline. No extra metal cap, just the seat stay tube itself, bent around and filed down.



I chose powder coating for my refinish too. My color was named True Green. Yours looks like it could be called True Blue!