Pre 1950s rides of LFGSS: old bikes, vintage rats, classic lightweights

I turned this 1939 Raleigh bought for £26 on eBay into....

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This.....
Am I a bad person?

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No puppies were harmed there!
I think it looks good, fella.

Absolutely great job there!

Nice job @Buz - did you have the pump the rear tyre while in the frame ;)
635 wheels with coaster brake? Do you like back pedal braking?

Being Dutch I have spent most of my life on this sort of wheels, love them and their durability... Cherish those front wheel nuts.

Again great job and just for fun: 2 pics from one of my Gazelle's - she is now riding around Manchester.

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That's a hell of a tight clearance on the front wheel

Yeah I did! they are 28" wheels in a frame designed for 26" wheels.
Love that Gazelle !
You may also like my 1954 Rudge....

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That now looks like...

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This..

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Yeah ! Fag paper clearances all round.Had to grind the fork crown a little!

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Lovely bikes people!

I DO like the Rudge!

Linseed oil or clear coat? Any advice on applying linseed...
Removed the fork lock, 2-speedhub, you found a "Red Hand of Ulster" chainset - very, very nice!

Too many projects :( a 51 Rudge Pathfinder is awaiting the same treatment, want to give it a "raw" look. Another budget build (see pic) in progress of mine - I am trying to keep the build under the 100 pound mark, which proves to be almost impossible.

Thanks for sharing those pics and @anidel for your kind words!

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Linseed oil ! I use artists drying linseed oil but I do find I need to apply it regularly. I just use a cloth to rub it on,both bikes cost around £250 to build using a combination of new and vintage parts. Love that lo pro look!

Rudge is for sale in classifieds !

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just for a heads up, I have these listed for anyone in need of 26 1 1/4 wheels that are nice and (relatively) light: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/283981/#comment12874350

Don't suppose anyone has a Reynolds R5 27.2 domed post they'd like to sell?

Just got this curved ST Jack Taylor back from Mario's, having had some serious salvage surgery down on the ST and DT to the BB, a pair of sleeves to repair a crack where the tubes mitred together above the BB. Also a new seat collar, and a fill of a dodgy brakehole on the rear- worthdoing as the bridge (and whole seat cluster) is a lovely thing, a piece of plate with a cutaway for close clearance. I can't really work out what the seat-grip arrangement used to be - came to me just un-collared and had a crack, fortunately exactly where you'd want to cut a slot for a new clamp.

Not going to build 'correctly' but with some good-ish bits nontheless. No idea of history, came to me from the forum's own @!Nhattattack! as a present, cos she'd not found anyone willing to attempt to repair the crack.

Upload damn you

bah photo won't work from my phone. Guess I'll try later.

If it is straight from the phone it is probably simply too big.
Put it as a link from a remote picture sharing service like Onedrive or Flickr or others

Looking forward to seeing this!

Rode my late 30s BSA down to the hydrogen fuelling station. I liked the contrast between past and future.

Pretty crap image, needs moar daylight.

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ooffff, that's really good

Love the laid back geo of 30's bikes. Looks lovely!