Pre 1950s rides of LFGSS: old bikes, vintage rats, classic lightweights

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Last ones

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Very happy.

This is superb!

Need to double check this line. It seems fine, but need to clean up and get closer to see what it is.

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That’s going to be a great project.
Marvellous beausage.
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Colour-scheme and transfers are lovely.
Is that a Durax chainset?

Yep

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I’ve always thought they were more elegant than most cottered chainsets.

They are lovely and as you said this gonna be a great project.

It is. Full bike, only real issue is the front rim which is bent.
And saddle not sure...

Wow, that’s got all the bits on it. Good score! Is the rim bent bent, or will it straighten up with new spokes and a re-lace?

Nice nice nice, fun project just cleaning and fertling about with that! The hollow Durax cranks aren't they? Just that rear light looks like a fun project :)

N.B. if you're binning the stem I'd love to take the 2 bolts off your hands! The ones I've got are not a pair and a bit pitted.

I think it'll straighten

You mean the 2 front ones?

that rear light looks like a fun project

If only I could read the brand !

The light is a Starlite. I have a front one, I can sort you out with a battery adapter to make an LED work in it if you like

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oh that'd be nice and appreciated. I can see if I can find a cover or have a 3d one printed?

I got my lamp NOS from eBay—I have another one in the cellar that is about as rusty as yours! The bulb I used was one of these I think—the adapter puts three AAs in series to provide 4.5V in a C battery form-factor.

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Shame, lovely shape to the handlebars though

Re stem bolts yeah the two front please, although I’d take all if spare now you ask :)

The hollow Durax cranks

The hollow French cranks are Duprat - but I think the companies are linked or are the same.

Many screws and seatpost came out as they were as easy as they were just been screwed in.

Seatpost is of course stuck, but I don't think it's "hardly" stuck in.

The cotter pin driveside is stubborn. The screw on the other side a bit too, but I think I just miss imperial tools for that.

But 70 years and everything spins as if nothing. Even the chain is flexible and "smooth"

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I don't have the right spanner for them. But need to remove the handlebars from it. Any idea of which ones I need?

Creating a Project thread.

Lovely buy that. Same colour as my Paragon. Should clean up lovely