thegravestoneman
three wheels on my wagon
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire
show us your vintage road bikes
- Thread starter alecstilleyedye
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Thats a good find mate,how much of a bargain was it?I picked up this eBay bargain yesterday.
Just needs a good clean, a service and some mudguards and it'll be ready for anything.
It was £56.55 but the seller, who had it from new, gave me a 5p discount and a new tube for the front tyre. I'm not sure if that qualifies as a bargain price but I was more than happy to pay that for it.
As soon as I hit reply here I'm going out to stick some lights on it and take it for a run.
As soon as I hit reply here I'm going out to stick some lights on it and take it for a run.
Late 60s Rudge Pathfinder (Lenton Mk III) frame rebuilt with hybrid 9 speed gearing ( SA 3 speed and derailleur 3 speed).
hybrid gear Rudge 004 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 006 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 007 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 003 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 004 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 006 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 007 by CraigWales, on Flickr
hybrid gear Rudge 003 by CraigWales, on Flickr
Kins
Über Member
- Location
- Ystradgynlais, S. Wales
That is just bike porn, beautiful. This is using both Sturmey and derailleur gears?
Yes, 3 derailleur x 3 Sturmey archer giving 9 speeds
I can remember reading about 9 speed bikes in the early 80s but nobody would believe me and I was never able to find where I'd read it again.
Did the idea ever catch on at all? In a way it's better than a ten speed because it doesn't have two gears you aren't supposed to use.
Did the idea ever catch on at all? In a way it's better than a ten speed because it doesn't have two gears you aren't supposed to use.
I think the idea got lost in the noise! It seems that folk had been putting 2 or 3 cogs onto SA 3 speeds for a while (Cyclo made the bits, I believe), then in the late 50s derailleur offered more gears and were seen as"desirable". By the time SA started working up from 4 gears it was too late for them to catch up, as well as being the period when the firm was sold on and went abroad. There is lots of history on all this, it was a quite cheap and mechanically sound way of offering more gears, but I don't think any manufacturer offered bikes with hybrid systems. Unless I am wide of the mark it is only now that hub gears are starting to make a comeback.
The frame had been made for a rear rerailleur with one braze on, and the dropouts were just wide enough to take the AW hub with a longer axle fitted to allow for the three speed screw on block.
What I don't know is whether my ratios will work well and how many of the nine will be usable, I'm not that clever with numbers so I shall wait and see. The cogs are 16, 19 and 22 teeth, if anyone can work that out? I suspect it will give me at least couple higher and a couple lower that the normal AW ratios. Not had it out yet, but I will let you know.
Just checked the old AW cogs in the bits box. Both the ones I have are 18 teeth. That makes the gearing 46/16 46/19 46/22 as against the normal SA 46/18 for a 27" wheel. That should give me three gears a little higher then the AW ones, and six a bit lower. I am looking forward to having a higher top and a couple more in the mid lower range for hills!
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
Superb.
Sillyoldman
Guru
Superb indeed. Fantastic photo as well.
thegravestoneman
three wheels on my wagon
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire
Takes me back, I used to find a few old bikes in the lake and brooks near our house as a kid 
But really, nice bike and one I wanted as a kid when I had me Raleigh Arena, centre pulls and brake lever covers were the height of cool
But really, nice bike and one I wanted as a kid when I had me Raleigh Arena, centre pulls and brake lever covers were the height of cool
Bobtoo - where do you live to be able to take a photo like that?
Love the colour scheme on the frame - gorgeous.
Thanks for the comments and likes everybody 
At the risk of spoiling the magic this is the waterfall http://goo.gl/maps/cnN5Q It turned out a lot better than I expected (completely unedited too) I got lucky with the light I think. It's at the end of a place called Dura Den, which hit the headlines recently when the end of somebody's house was washed away. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19935712 Because of the flood damage the road is closed to through traffic, which makes it lovely and quiet for cycling.
At the risk of spoiling the magic this is the waterfall http://goo.gl/maps/cnN5Q It turned out a lot better than I expected (completely unedited too) I got lucky with the light I think. It's at the end of a place called Dura Den, which hit the headlines recently when the end of somebody's house was washed away. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19935712 Because of the flood damage the road is closed to through traffic, which makes it lovely and quiet for cycling.
