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Frustratingly , I've had no time to do any work on the Humber recently . So in an effort to keep the thread alive , I thought I would post a pic of a few bits scored off Ebay over the summer for the project .
Top of the pic we have a NOS sturmey archer 40 hole coaster hub ,they stopped making 40 hole coasters in the 70t's , so I was pleased to snag this for £30 .This came with 18t sprocket , but I will swap this out for a 21t . Originally I was going to go with a fixed , but this bike is mainly going to be used for leisurely rides , and there's nothing leisurely about trying to stop a bike this heavy with a fixwheel and front rod brake!
In the centre , is a NOS 'booby dodger' rod brake lever from the 1920t's
it's nickle plated , which makes the dating about right , even has the original rubber sleeve , a snip at £13 . This was one of the 'trick' parts of it's day.
Bottom , we have a 50t 1/8th chainring, with the unmistakable 'CL' of Chater- Lea , this has been replated at sometime , nice to have at least one bit of Chater-Lea on the build , the Campag of it's day , and it slipped under the radar at £5 !
More soon .