Recent content by Dr Finkster

Not been around for a bit due to other commitments but I managed to get what I think is the correct set of forks for the bike now and i'm going to upgrade the rear hub to a 3 speed Sturmey Archer AWC with coaster break. and the fronts going to get a 70 mm Aluminium X-FDD Drum break with dyno...

SO I finally got around to ordering the breaks for this. I ended up getting the Sturmey Archer AWC 3Spd Coaster for the rear and the Sturmey Archer X-FDD Aluminium Front Hub with 70mm Drum Brake & Dynamo now to get them re laced and fitted.

very nice looking bikes . how do you date the frame ? annoyingly I discovered while trying to put the bike back together that the forks are a 24" not the 26" that there meant to be so I'm now busy trying to find a suitably ratty looking set of 26" forks. I also now have to have a front brake...

Thanks for all the advice guy's (sorry it's taken a while to post again but work has been manic) I've certainly gotten some ideas now. I think for the clean lines and look I might go with getting the Sturmey Archer hubs once I source some other 26" wheels and the forks . I'll le you know...

So quick update. The tired came back from being trued and didn't need anything doing to them, so I really don't want to do a 're spoke job just yet. But worse of all was when putting the wheels back on it turns out the front forks are 24" not 26" so I now need a set of forks that work. .. Back...

Hi Dr T I hadn't even thought of that as I'm still in the stripped down stage that's a good possibility . shouldn't look to bad either. I was considering a new Sturmey three speed coaster hub for the rear as well so shouldn't be outta place

yep you have to have two working brakes on any bicycle in the UK by law. There was an accident recently where a cyclist killed a pedestrian on a "Fixie" he was only running one brake on the bike and it's been in the news so the police are going to be hot on it for a while...

HI guys due to the laws in the UK I have to fit front brakes to my Murry / J.C. Higgins project and wondered if anyone had some advice on what would work. I'll be running 26x 2.15 tires on the bike and the rear has a coaster brake already. any advice would be really good. Thanks guys .

well some other bits to add about the bike. As per the photo it's stamped on the bottom bracket: MOS 12 X 93 , 103179. Saddle is marked: ELYRIA OHIO MADE IN USA. Coaster brake marked: KOMET SUPER 2.8 F&S .C. The rear reflector on the fender (mudguard) is marked : STRATO LITE SAEB68 52 Don't...

so after having my on-going modern cruiser project stolen last month (based off a 26" ecosmo bike) I managed to score a new project off of ebay. a lovely barn find (including dead cicadas in the tank) not sure how original all the parts are to the bike and it's had a repaint in the past that...

Hi all. Well after having my modern cruiser stolen that I'd been customising I ended up purchasing a 50's\60's bike that's either a J.C. Higgins or a Murrys. Going to run it ratty with maybe some upgrades when I get time.