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New Build (the eponymous BSA!):
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Started out as a BSA 10-speed of unknown vintage. Currently running a 53x18 (~80in?). The gearing seems to be working in that I can see 25mph comfortably, 30 at a push, and can still slog at 15 into a headwind ;-)
I'd be the first to admit it's a bit rough and ready in places but I reckon my total outlay (inc initial bike purchase, excl 'consumables') has been about £160. Nuff said ;-)
Since I took these I've changed the handlebars for some trekking-type ones for more leverage and a forward position. It's also got covered in mud and filth. Jet-wash time I think...
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Well, I noticed they'd disabled comments by the time I read it. Probably just as well. I think you're right, rising to it just encourages the bastards...
But really. Who spends £500+ on a bike just to see what it's like, then throws themselves into London traffic? Bet she claimed it on expenses too...
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Hi, I'm also new on here (hope this is the right thread!). I live in Sheffield but AFAIK we don't have much of a singlespeed community what with all the hills.
I thought I'd give the singlespeed thing a try a couple of years back when I realised my 14-speed hack bike, 21-speed hybrid and 21-speed street-tyred MTB were all fulfilling somewhat overlapping roles. I also liked the idea of something low-maintenance, so £18 later, off came the block, on went the singlespeed freewheel and off I went.
Needless to say I've pulled it apart since - a cracked dropout prompted me to make the move to track ends - and I should have it back together any month now ;-)
We all know this beautiful lady
I don't. She needs a bike with a lower BB though, IMHO ;-)
Look forward to much constructive discussion, and meanwhile, ride safe and all that...
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Dave -
SUNTOUR SUPERBE COMP TRIPLE c2000, 175mm cranks, 52/42/30T
dibs, as they say. But... is the BB a 68 or a 73? Not that that's a deal-breaker necessarily...
Btw I am a new member; not quite up to speed with issues like postage and bank transfers. Could you email me to advise?
Thanks,
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Dave
I have recently come into posession of three of these classic English freewheels, allegedly as NOS items (from the 1930s!).
I intend to put them to good use as they appear to function relatively well but I am hesitant about fitting 70+ year-old components to my singlespeed fleet and subjecting them to the rigours of hills and mud and winter on nothing more than a few drops of oil. Giving them a quick once-over just seems like common sense.
The trouble is I am damned if I can undo the face-plate with my pin spanner in the 'normal' way. I suspect this might involve rotating said faceplate relative to the central section using some kind of highly specialised/bodged tool to prevent the latter from rotating. Any ideas?
My other area of concern is that the thing might be full of spring-loaded pitfalls for the unwary and thus inclined to distribute its contents across my garage at the slightest provocation.
So... does anybody have any useful tips and are there any pitfalls of which I should be aware?
Thanks,
BSA_Dave
Sheffield