BSA Tour de France

[Illaveago]

I know that this bike is nothing special and the paintwork is in a bit of a state but I have started to feel a bit sorry for it.
I originally bought it as a donor for parts for my Carlton, some of which could go back on as I up grade it. The colour tomato soup orange is not my favourite, I think I would prefer a redder shade.
I was thinking of possibly building the frame back up and using it as a spare and swapping wheels over from my other bikes when I feel like a change.

 

[Spokesmann]

Give it some love.

 

[biggs682]

I know that this bike is nothing special and the paintwork is in a bit of a state but I have started to feel a bit sorry for it.
I originally bought it as a donor for parts for my Carlton, some of which could go back on as I up grade it. The colour tomato soup orange is not my favourite, I think I would prefer a redder shade.
I was thinking of possibly building the frame back up and using it as a spare and swapping wheels over from my other bikes when I feel like a change.

looks fine to me , it just needs building and riding

 

[uphillstruggler]

it might not be the best bike you'll ever own but i'm sure it would be the prefect pub/shopping/leave it anywhere bike with a few cheap parts. if you don't like it, maybe those looking to thieve something will be of the same opinion.

other than that, you could donate/sell it

 

[scarygerbil]

this was the bike that was most desireable on my local estate when I was young if your parents couldn't afford an eddie merx please show it some love

 

[Illaveago]

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that I am going to scrap it. It looked scruffy on bay but when I collected it I thought it had potential although a bit heavy.

It seems as though it has had little use despite it being 38 years old. The teeth on the chain rings look fine as do the handlebars and levers. The paintwork has suffered a bit as though it might have been stored in a damp shed.
Reading on the net some people have slagged them as being heavy, made of gas pipe where as others have fond memories of them being their first racing bike.
It will be interesting to find out how it rides.
The image shows how the bike looked with a couple of wheels on.

 

[Illaveago]

Does anyone know if the colour scheme was based on BSA racing colours?

 

[Spokesmann]

I remember the Tour de France model was yellow and the Tour of Britain model blue...

 

[arch684]

my tour of britain

 

[Spokesmann]

Never seen the ToB bike in that colour, very tasteful!

 

[tyred]

Those are a pretty decent bike to ride.

 

[Illaveago]

View attachment 117745 my tour of britain

It looks nice especially with those large flange hubs. Lovely condition.

 

[EltonFrog]

Hello, thread resurrection and hijack in one go.

About 30 minutes ago I was just given this BSA complete bike, it's in a bit of a 2 n 8 , but everything works, the tyres are shot, but I pumped them up , put the chain back on, it's no that worn raised the saddle ( the seat post was not seized) and rode it round the village. Apart from a bulge in rear tyre a rode fine. So, now what to do with it, i'm thinking give it a clean, some new bar tape, a pair of socks n boots, Bob should be ya muvver's bruvver. What say you CC'rs?

Any idea what year this was from '77 -'78?

(You may recall last Feb, I tried and failed to resuscitate my neighbour, this was his bike, his lovely wife told me to take or it's going down the skip. )

@Illaveago what did you do with yours in the end.

 

[Cycleops]

Nice one. The model was intro in 76 so any time on. I don't know how long they were in production. Saddle looks like a replacement.
Strip it all down and replace everything that needs replacing.
Will make a nice runaround.

 

[uphillstruggler]

give it a decent future. strip clean and reassemble.

with loads of pictures

you may even find an angel on your shoulder whilst riding it