1947 Hobbs of Barbican Clubweight Build and many other old builds

So, I've got the day off and finally made it to the post office to collect my second Bluemels Spearpoint extension.
A no 7 this time. This one clamps on the fork legs as opposed to the no 6 which is eld on by the front brake bolt.

I have never understood how these work. Do you cut down a normal mudguard for the rear and use both?

Like THis

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What is the point of that then? Worst of both worlds surly?
Second picture looks a bit more plausible though

tbh, I'm not sure-and I think the one on the 2nd pic may be bit broken-I'm pretty sure it's supposed to join up under the fork crown.

I'm guessing it was a lot to do with fashion-people liking the look of it more to the 'normal' flat fronted guards. I suppose the fork clip on ones may be a hangover from non drilled forks on rod brake frames?

Maybe someone else here can enlighten me more though. If I'm honest I just like the period look of them, really.

Yes, technically like the second I guess but the majority of bikes seem to just have the one a la @ElGato 's Bates. Maybe it was an old school club racer thing?

Maybe they were intended for people having a basket in front to protect it and its contained stuff from mud?

I've got a nice vintage GB stem that may suit one of these builds if anyone is interested? Cheers

That Bates is needing some Shockstops.

I would LOVE to do Eroica again, but at the moment funds are too tight. I can't see myself being able to drum up the dosh until after Christmas at earliest, if at all.

I have just picked up a bundle of pre war CTC Gazettes, and have spotted a couple of adverts for these spearpoints. They always seem to be shown on their own, no other guards in place?

@sacredhart I am interested in a GB spearpoint stem, any photos?

a few changes:
genuine NOS Dare brand rubber sleeves and an Osgear derailleur.

the tinkering on Hobbs might now be finished. I have a 1952 EA Boult as my next project.

Very nice!

Looks great. Let me know if you still need the headset!

That is lovely. Vey jealous, would love an Osgear but soo expensive.

Just won these lovely Lytaloy callipers!

Very nice. Just need the levers to match.

As luck would have it, I already have some purchased off this very forum!
I picked the callipers up today and they're lovely. I always wondered why they fetched a premium over say, GB, but upon seeing them, it's immediately obvious that they're a very very very well made piece of kit. I hadn't noticed that the Lytaloy font was different on the seperate callipers but that doesn't bother me (too much)!

Very nice!

I've got some GB levers just like those. How does the cable sit in them? Is there a ferrule missing?

A very good question! There's a set on ebay at the moment that don't have an external ferrule but there's obviously some sort of mark on the levers where there's been one. No chance anyone's got a closeup?

I saw another set that had screw-in barrel adjusters, but yours look like mine and don't look like they are threaded.

from the catalogue on the V-CC library