MCL Micro(?) Tandem

@vp1337 thanks. It’s not a serious build or resto, just a tidy-up I guess! I could do with getting repro decals then I’d consider it a real restoration.

@bigshape Yea I was thinking that, but it’s a really cramped setup - I fear that any backsweep on chopper bars I’m just smacking myself in the side, or knee.

Really I’d like a tall folding/shopper bike stem with a bit of reach, and then big risers with no sweep, so it gives as much reach as possible.

I had tried a bmx handlebar but the clamp area was too small for a spare stem and impossible to make secure.

The chains have been soaking overnight, they’ll get a toothbrush on them shortly to free up the caked-on grime today or tomorrow. Maybe I’ll look for the plastic chain cleaner thing and use that to speed up the process

The chainrings will get a scrub, and I’ll clean out the Sturmey gear chain hole that’s full of gunk. Then pour new oil into the oil hole and hope it doesn’t internally combust.

Someone online had replaced their Microcycle rear hub for the type that you backpedal to change gears. Sounds great, but maybe it’ll cost a lot to find a good hub or get the wheel built. Probably that will wait until I have decided if the bike gets all new components. The current wheels must be original, and aren’t too shabby - Rigida with some Raleigh tyres. No Chinese Ebay parts in sight!

I’d sprayed silver a couple components that were rusted awful, including the stoker bars and the stem. It is more as a test for aesthetics. If the silver looks awful then it’s easy to give them a quick sand down and spray original black again.