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Here's my favourite bike from my rod-brake collection, a 30's or 40's (possibly very early 50's) Humber bike. I'm a bit vague with the age as the only way I can date it is by the headbadge that says "By appointment of King George VI" who was the King from the 30's until 1952.
Not sure how old the Lucifer dynamo is for the front wheel, I salvaged that from another bike. For a more interesting look I moved the Sturmey Archer 3 speed changer onto the middle of the frame, so a lot of people tend to ask what it actually is, so I then explain it's the gear changer..
But I ride it all the time and rides fantastic, able to get pretty fast on it too! Over takes a lot of modern bikes anyway.
The gear cable and the gear chain could be connected a little better I guess.. that coppery pillar thingy should be what connects them but is just sitting loose on the cable, and the rest is just sort of knotted together instead.. so any gear adjustments is done simply by hitting the gear changer with a hammer to slide it back or forth for tension!
Always annoys me when common folk say "it could do with a new coat of paint" or "when are you going to do it up?"
It's only original once!
Not sure how old the Lucifer dynamo is for the front wheel, I salvaged that from another bike. For a more interesting look I moved the Sturmey Archer 3 speed changer onto the middle of the frame, so a lot of people tend to ask what it actually is, so I then explain it's the gear changer..
But I ride it all the time and rides fantastic, able to get pretty fast on it too! Over takes a lot of modern bikes anyway.
The gear cable and the gear chain could be connected a little better I guess.. that coppery pillar thingy should be what connects them but is just sitting loose on the cable, and the rest is just sort of knotted together instead.. so any gear adjustments is done simply by hitting the gear changer with a hammer to slide it back or forth for tension!
Always annoys me when common folk say "it could do with a new coat of paint" or "when are you going to do it up?"
It's only original once!
