Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

a 2 speed fixed/freewheel hubs;

BSA made a hubs called the DP (Dual Purpose), first shifter switch between fixed and freewheel, while the second switch between two speed.

Porn! Such function!
Are these rare/money, or are they fairly common, I know someone who would love one of those.

Very rare, BSA don't make a lots of hubs especially as their main competitor are SA.

Porn! Such function!
Are these rare/money, or are they fairly common, I know someone who would love one of those.

There was one on eBay earlier this year for an eye-wateringly ludicrous $595.

Game changer... totalitarianism

all of this

It's true. Skrtluv is slowly winning me over. Not the bar angles, they never will. His persistence is admirable. Alas he is a lunatic.

Its the bar angles that keep me coming back.

Porn! Such function!
Are these rare/money, or are they fairly common, I know someone who would love one of those.

Get the old german one, miles better - F & S Duomatic.

Paint that grey or a drab olive with black or silver racks and it'd be awesome.

this.

Does anyone have any more info on these?

BSA Fire Service Bicycle

suddenly drawn to this thread for more influence.

as for the mobile luggage rack holder.... Love iT

Breaking news: Skrtluv puts his bars at the right angle

Breaking news: Skrtluv puts his bars at the right angle

I guess that's why it's now under 'functional' bikes

i like all different ways

Game changer... totalitarianism

Typo, malaprop, or Canadian thug slang?

Just fitted an Axiom Streamliner DLX rack to my ugly but much loved Koga Miyata, which fits via the QR skewer and brake bolt. Posting here because I though functional fans might want to know about this rack, if they didn't already, because it's cheap and should fit most bikes without eyelets or mounting points. Not put any serious weight on it yet, but it seems very sturdy.

Combined with Raceblades and the cheap but nice Velo Orange bottle cage mounts and a bar bag from Edinburgh Bike Co-op, which I really hope will be able to fit alright around the shifter cables, and I'll have managed to easily, temporarily and relatively cheaply convert my road bike to a light tourer. :-)

Porn! Such function!
Are these rare/money, or are they fairly common, I know someone who would love one of those.

My grandad has a free/fixed hub, not 2 speeds on the free though. Allegedly it is buried deep in his garage ssomewhere. Its not a BSA one though.

Always wanted to give it a try if it turned up.

Edit: I recall him saying it worked by a series of pins locking the sprocket in place... And that they had a habit of shearing off when riding fixed.

Just fitted an Axiom Streamliner DLX rack to my ugly but much loved Koga Miyata, which fits via the QR skewer and brake bolt. Posting here because I though functional fans might want to know about this rack, if they didn't already, because it's cheap and should fit most bikes without eyelets or mounting points. Not put any serious weight on it yet, but it seems very sturdy.

Combined with Raceblades and the cheap but nice Velo Orange bottle cage mounts and a bar bag from Edinburgh Bike Co-op, which I really hope will be able to fit alright around the shifter cables, and I'll have managed to easily, temporarily and relatively cheaply convert my road bike to a light tourer. :-)

That's the kind of stuff we should have more of in this thread. More cheaply but sensibly converted road bikes and fewer peach stemmed mob-rousers.

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I dont know why, but I enjoy it.

Just fitted an Axiom Streamliner DLX rack to my ugly but much loved Koga Miyata, which fits via the QR skewer and brake bolt. Posting here because I though functional fans might want to know about this rack, if they didn't already, because it's cheap and should fit most bikes without eyelets or mounting points. Not put any serious weight on it yet, but it seems very sturdy.

Combined with Raceblades and the cheap but nice Velo Orange bottle cage mounts and a bar bag from Edinburgh Bike Co-op, which I really hope will be able to fit alright around the shifter cables, and I'll have managed to easily, temporarily and relatively cheaply convert my road bike to a light tourer. :-)

Seems like a good idea, though I would worry a little about sway with the mounting position that far back.

bar bag from Edinburgh Bike Co-op, which I really hope will be able to fit alright around the shifter cables

If it doesn´t, some v-brake noodles will do the job. That´s how I fitted a PDW basket on my road bike:

Nice job on that Miyata by the way. I´m slowly upgrading my road bike to something similar, although I think I´ll get a Tubus Fly rear rack. I´d like to fit full mudguards too, because Raceblades are only useful with light rain, but unfortunately clearances are too tight . :(

Highly recommend the Tubus Fly.

+1, lightest rack you can buy for the money, unless you go titanium that'll save a good 110g off the standard.

Scoble bike ........errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
that is the most hideous/ghastly colour and luggage combo imaginable

FAIL

Does anyone have any more info on these?

BSA Fire Service Bicycle

That bike is on the cover of a small coffee table book (is that a thing?) called 'Bicycles LE BICICLETTE' that I have. Here is the full description of the entry for that bike:

Fireman's Bicycle

Built in 1905 at the workshops of Birmingham Small Arms in Great Britain, this model was designed for firemen on duty in petrochemical plants. It has a hose coiled inside the frame, a nozzle, and a pulley block.
Detail:
A) The siren, activated by clicking the brake lever into it's first position.
B)The fireman's helmet.

By Fermo Galbiati and Nino Ciravegna
Published by Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0-8118-0750-9

That's the kind of stuff we should have more of in this thread. More cheaply but sensibly converted road bikes and fewer peach stemmed mob-rousers.

Cheers. Peach-stemmed mob-rousers is a lovely turn of phrase. I nearly bought a Toyko Fixed Wide Open just the other day, as they're on a massive sale, and it would be lighter, nicer, have eyelets and proper clearance for rack and mudguards and bigger tyres, but I'm glad I didn't to be honest. There's satisfaction to be had in taking something you already have and making it fit a new purpose rather than just getting your wallet out!

Seems like a good idea, though I would worry a little about sway with the mounting position that far back.

The position is actually talked up as a deliberate thing in the product info, to enable decent heel clearance with panniers even on road bikes with short chainstays. Will report back if there's sway.

If it doesn´t, some v-brake noodles will do the job. That´s how I fitted a PDW basket on my road bike:

Nice job on that Miyata by the way. I´m slowly upgrading my road bike to something similar, although I think I´ll get a Tubus Fly rear rack. I´d like to fit full mudguards too, because Raceblades are only useful with light rain, but unfortunately clearances are too tight . :(

Noodles look great, that's ingenious! Yep I was eyeing up the Tubus Fly as well, but decided I didn't need to spend that much in the end. I think Tubus racks come with mounting hardware for bikes without eyelets too? Otherwise I guess there's the p-clip route. Agreed that Raceblades are not a proper substitute for real mudguards, it's not bad at the back but I think I might get one of these mudflaps to extend the coverage on the front.