Current Projects chat and miscellany

Mr. C, that Barry Chick is sterling works, will let you know if I needed anything (probably 27" alu rims, just waiting for my Bayliss Wiley hubs to arrived so I can count the number of spokes).

spotter, I'm not sure, however I managed to get them cheap, like the HGS frame, they were only around for a short period of time, and it was when bicycle companies like Raleigh decided to use Sturmey Archer as their 'standard' hubs instead (even though Cyclo Benelux are sometime used with a 3 speeds internal hubs to give a 6 speeds range using two cassette).

edit - found out more information about them;

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/cyclo.html

Cyclo were producing an **18-gear **option involving a hub gear, 3-speed derailleur and a double chainwheel
And the downfall of Cyclo Benelux;

The second disadvantage was the dominance of Raleigh as, by far, the largest bicycle manufacturer. Raleigh was not enthusiastic about derailleurs, largely because it owned the Sturmey Archer hub gear business, but also because it didn’t like the engineering. Raleigh’s reputation was built around extreme reliability and this did not fit well with the fickle pull-chain derailleurs of the 1950’s.