Rudge Pathfinder Gran Prix

[shadaboot27]

New purchase. Hopefully a nice new addition to the collection. A late 50's Rudge Pathfinder Gran Prix. I haven't picked it up yet but hopefully it will clean up nicely

 

[mikeymustard]

That looks very nice, if that seat tube angle was any more relaxed it'd fall over!

 

[shadaboot27]

That looks very nice, if that seat tube angle was any more relaxed it'd fall over!

Yeah I was thinking that! Hopefully that's a good thing and it may actually be big enough for me to ride.

 

[steve50]

Nice patina, is it going to be a general clean up keeping the original paintwork or full restore job?
Excuse my lack of knowledge, what is the rod running parallel to the seat tube for?

 

[raleighnut]

Nice.

Nice patina, is it going to be a general clean up keeping the original paintwork or full restore job?
Excuse my lack of knowledge, what is the rod running parallel to the seat tube for?

Front derailleur shifter.

 

[biggs682]

@shadaboot27 that looks nice one day i am going to cross the border and come for a visit to see all these older than mine bikes you have

 

[steve50]

Nice.



Front derailleur shifter.

Hells bells, suicide shifter

 

[shadaboot27]

Nice patina, is it going to be a general clean up keeping the original paintwork or full restore job?
Excuse my lack of knowledge, what is the rod running parallel to the seat tube for?

I am just going to give it a thorough clean up and keep it all original. I wouldn't dream of repainting this as that would totally devalue it imo.

 

[shadaboot27]

Mine is the Rudge version of the Raleigh Grand Prix. There is a Raleigh one on ebay now. I hope mine cleans up as well as that one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-5...513238?hash=item4646525b96:g:kt0AAOSwJcZWcUD-