Oldfentiger
Veteran
- Location
- Pendle, Lancs
Following on from this thread: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/a-sun-and-a-sunbeam.250864/
Mrs OFT really loved the look of the old Sunbeam and got a bit sniffy that it's too big for her to ride.
Fast forward to last weekend and my participation in the the Velo Retro event in Ulverston...............
Wandering amongst the few traders stands, my beady eye spotted a Sunbeam head badge (attached to a bicycle). Well I never - a Ladies Sunbeam in cracking condition. Opportunity for some brownie points, I thought. It was fitted with a new front tyre and the matching new rear tyre was cable tied to the frame. After a bit of negotiation the bike came home with me.
Needless to say Mrs OFT was instantly smitten with her new present and therefore will continue to provide wifely duties until the next time I blot my copybook (usually not long).
Monday afternoon and I set about bunging on the new rear tyre, so Mrs OFT could try out her bike when she got home from work.
I quickly discovered why the back tyre had not been fitted, as I had condemned myself to a four hour fight to get the tyre fitted.
Short version:
The rear wheel cannot be removed without removal of the oil bath chain case.
There is no drive side chain stay. The chain case is a structural component.
The oil bath chain case cannot be removed without removing the chain wheel (cottered).
Not sure whether there is a method to unship the chain from rear sprocket without splitting the chain, but as there was an old-school connecting link I split it anyway).
Reinstalling the chain and joining it again was a challenge.
There are some setscrews and nuts which are almost impossible to access.
Here's a few photos:
I haven't managed to identify model or year yet. The SA hub says 74 but must have been a later fitment?
I never saw a twist grip SA gear selector before.
Mrs OFT really loved the look of the old Sunbeam and got a bit sniffy that it's too big for her to ride.
Fast forward to last weekend and my participation in the the Velo Retro event in Ulverston...............
Wandering amongst the few traders stands, my beady eye spotted a Sunbeam head badge (attached to a bicycle). Well I never - a Ladies Sunbeam in cracking condition. Opportunity for some brownie points, I thought. It was fitted with a new front tyre and the matching new rear tyre was cable tied to the frame. After a bit of negotiation the bike came home with me.
Needless to say Mrs OFT was instantly smitten with her new present and therefore will continue to provide wifely duties until the next time I blot my copybook (usually not long).
Monday afternoon and I set about bunging on the new rear tyre, so Mrs OFT could try out her bike when she got home from work.
I quickly discovered why the back tyre had not been fitted, as I had condemned myself to a four hour fight to get the tyre fitted.
Short version:
The rear wheel cannot be removed without removal of the oil bath chain case.
There is no drive side chain stay. The chain case is a structural component.
The oil bath chain case cannot be removed without removing the chain wheel (cottered).
Not sure whether there is a method to unship the chain from rear sprocket without splitting the chain, but as there was an old-school connecting link I split it anyway).
Reinstalling the chain and joining it again was a challenge.
There are some setscrews and nuts which are almost impossible to access.
Here's a few photos:
I haven't managed to identify model or year yet. The SA hub says 74 but must have been a later fitment?
I never saw a twist grip SA gear selector before.
