Copenhagen Pedersen ’93 650b conversion

OK. it is really lovely!

Thanks! I didn't explain it very well, but yes you're right, the stays are upside down. I kind of liked the line they make with the same angle as the eye-bearing/pivot plate that separates the fork segments anyway. One of the stays on the rack is slightly precarious so I may end up having to replace it anyway one day. Also hoping to build some kind of Decaleur that will serve a barbag on that rack.

I’d say that’s the finest bike you’ve built to date old chap.
Chapeau etc

Does it wheelie?

No worries, I understood. It's quite a peculiar rack too. It fits well with the brakes aesthetically imho and shouldn't be too hard to expand or modify I guess.

Does it wheelie?

curios about this too.

& @edmundro
It is a bit back-heavy yes, there is a tendency for the front wheel to leave the ground. Not sure what climbs I’ll attempt on it...

Lovely, now do a tag on it. The current one is eminently within your reach. :)

Beautiful! Time for some wheelie practice.

He wouldn't even have to pedal. Could just roll down the hill.

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What a crazy good bike! Love it!

Amazing, good work.

Thanks buddy, glad to hear it.

It did seem a bit crazy this morning, trying to climb a winding drag of a hill near me into this wind. It is not a climbing machine. Time to move back to the flatlands I think.

Time to move back to the flatlands I think.

New Cross?

Ha yeah it wouldn't be far. I was thinking more like East Anglia or the Ouse Valley.

I will allow till Woolwich

Reporting back on this, I make everyone who shows an interest have a ride on it. Been commuting a lot on it, a fucker to lift but it’s worth it to ride it through town daily. Super-upright riding is really worth considering re posture, if anyone’s curious. I actually reckon it’s closer to walking than any bike I’ve ridden, in a good way.

Go to bed Skully, you’re drunk.

And yes, riding it did make me laugh out loud.

Mwuh

Did I spot this in Forest Hill yesterday morning? Or is there someone else pootling around on something equally mental?

Hey
Just saw this comment!^ Yep that could have been me, sometimes pootle there for a coffee before WFH. Though there’s another one owned by a guy in the Forest Hill area, with copper-plated finish I believe.

Glad you got one. I ended up swapping my cheltenham pedersen (the silver one you tried out) for a Copenhagen one. The Cheltenham went to a small collection of Mikael Kemper who makes Kemper pedersens , and he gave me a larger Copenhagen.

How are you finding it?

Excellent work. Wish I had the skills to attempt anything close to it. Love the eccentricity of the ride and the interaction that must occur when riding

Glad you got one. I ended up swapping my cheltenham pedersen (the silver one you tried out) for a Copenhagen one. The Cheltenham went to a small collection of Mikael Kemper who makes Kemper pedersens , and he gave me a larger Copenhagen.

How are you finding it?

Hello! God you posted this aaages ago
Yes I loved trying your silver Cheltenham, gosh it was lovely. Glad you made a decent exchange … so Herr Kemper has a collection, well of course!

It’s lovely! Really enjoy it on road and paths. Have had some issues with brakes, am about to try a different approach.