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• Gear shifter cable connection problem on vintage BSA

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• Advice on stylish luggage carrier?

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• Advice on stylish luggage carrier?

  in General • 12 years, 9 months

  

  Hi all,

  Anyone has any advice on a rear luggage carrier that is as minimal that it can be considered invisible, and kind of vintage looking to fit a 30s BSA?

  Only thing so far i've found is the Sögreni Luggage Carrier (http://sogrenibikes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=9) but at a 150 pounds I find it sliiiiiightly expensive....

  

  The bike in question is black b t w :)

  Anyone?

  Cheers Vic

• Gear shifter cable connection problem on vintage BSA

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 7 months

  

  Image showing the little pin where the cable should attach.

  

  I seriously considering making a loop on the end of the cable and closing it with some kind of cable adjuster, but the cable will wear fast that way and a proper solution would be to prefer... :)

• Gear shifter cable connection problem on vintage BSA

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 13 years, 7 months

  

  Ok, might be swearing in the church but since this is the only bicycle forum I'm a member of and considering the vast knowledge of the members here, I take the chance to ask anyway ;)

  I have a new (old) bike, a BSA from the 30-40s, which is about finished for riding now.

  However, I have a problem with the gears which for this bike I'd like to keep. Basically, the gear cable attaches in a non-standard way inside the gear shifter, where it looks as if it should hook up on a small pin.

  I assume I'm missing a part of the shifter or if it is a general detail which you attach to the end of the gear cable (not the usual welded end cap) with a small screw, which in the other end is ring shaped.

  The shifter looks like this:

  

  Down at the gear hub it's an ordinary cable connector like this:

  

  If anyone knows how to attach the cable to the pin inside the shifter or knows either where to buy or has for sale the detail I assume should be attached to the end of the cable that goes into the shifter that would be much appreciated.

  Kind regards, Vic

• Tube strike, London

  in General • 14 years, 2 months

  

  I like strikes, strikes are good (not only for improving work situations but also for promoting biking :) )

• Stolen bikes

  in General • 14 years, 2 months

  

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  If you see it around give me a call pleeeaaaase on 07554-153233

  Sorry for reposting but for some resdon The image didnt work and there doesn't seem to be any edit button... Cheers!

• Stolen bikes

  in General • 14 years, 2 months

  

  Hi everyone, my first post here and wish it would be about another subject but still, my bike, which was to be converted to single speed, got nicked last wednesday from the walkaway outside my apt on the second floor in Bermondsey.

  The bike was a quite used Peugeot, costed me £80 a few weeks ago and I had only ridden it once.

  Photo:
  

  The lock (dont laugh):
  

  If you see it around give me a call pleeeaaaase on 07554-153233