awoo
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Sept 24, 2012 11:03:37 GMT
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Ok, so i won this on ebay and collected it yesterday - it looks pretty cool, although the condition of it is worse than the picture lets on as you can imagine. I have made it rideable, it just needed new cotter pins in there and its good to go. the only other thing which needs sorting is the coaster hub has play in it. I went to tighten up the cones but it is very different to anything ive ever seen before, anyone have any knowledge of a Sachs Torpedo coaster hub? so anyways, I'm thinking at the moment either keep the mudguards, they need a polish up, or strip everything off it and keep it ultra simple since its got the coaster. just frame/wheels/saddle could look cool, like this. any ideas?
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lae
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Sept 25, 2012 10:48:13 GMT
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Are your forks bent? Could just be the angle of the first photo.
Obviously the fugly saddle and grips need to go. The Brooks saddle and leather tape on the second bike look great. If you want to be really cool, you can remove the bars and install them upside-down (aka 'flipped north road').
I would keep the mudguards - these bikes have massive tyre clearances and the mudguards fill them up nicely (not to mention that a bike without mudguards becomes quite unrideable in the rain). Without mudguards they look a bit silly. I'd also fit the fattest gumwall/whitewall tyres that you can squeeze in there. The rack is useful for carrying lunch and beer, obviously, so I'd keep that - but a more attractive alternative is a saddlebag (Carradice make nice ones but they're expensive; it's easy to modify an existing 'retro' handbag or holdall into a nice saddlebag).
You also need a front brake - it'll stop the bike in about 1/4 the distance of the rear brake alone. If you happen to be going down a hill in the wet, a coaster brake simply won't stop the bike at all (I learned this the hard way).
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Currently: Mk1 Focus blandmobile
Formerly: 1969 MG Midget 1972 Avenger GT 1981 Datsun Cherry 1989 Corolla 1979 Mercedes W123 200D 1995 Ford Falcon 1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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Sept 25, 2012 14:59:20 GMT
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Look to be a cool project keep us posted on any progress here is a pic of one of my bikes with the north road bars flipped upside down
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1970 Beetle....On the road 1984 Bmw e30 316....On the road 1980 Mk1 Jetta....On the road 1984 Mk2 Golf c....Resting 1983 Mk1 Golf GTI....Very long project/resting 1986 Bmw M535i....On the road 1980 VW T25 camper....On the road
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Sept 25, 2012 17:06:40 GMT
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Moar flipped bar action! It's now Hotwires bike in a slightly different guise!
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Sept 25, 2012 17:22:41 GMT
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You also need a front brake - it'll stop the bike in about 1/4 the distance of the rear brake alone. If you happen to be going down a hill in the wet, a coaster brake simply won't stop the bike at all (I learned this the hard way). b*llocks I've used single speed and 3 speed coasters for years (and Ilive in wales!) and though you have to have your wits about you, they are fine if set up well - I've also competed on the clunker classic several times with a coaster brake only, as have many of the other guys is your sachs an 'eingang' or 'dreigang'?? I can't see in your photo (shot eyes) - or are you really lucky and have one of the 2 speed kickback auto coasters? what makes you think it needs adjusting? slack in the bearings should be easy to sort - I have a fantastic old book somewhere about setting all the mad old coaster hubs, but tbh I can't see it being far off holding the fixed cone, and nipping the adjusting one up a bit? and don't turn your handlebars upside down - god j-69 you're such a scenester
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Sept 25, 2012 19:10:37 GMT
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Kev - simply a matter of weight transfer: you can stop a lot quicker with the front brake than the rear, in the dry at least. I'm not saying that coasters (and fixies ) don't work, but they won't stop you as quickly as a front brake on it's own.
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Sept 25, 2012 19:51:59 GMT
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neither am I he stated that a coaster, going downhill, in the wet 'simply won't stop the bike at all' a coaster will lock the back wheel up no probs, so if you're in the wet you just need to be a bit gentler with your back pedaling if you really want a laugh in the rain, get yourself some raleigh 'raincheck' (iirc) leather faced brake blocks on chrome plated steel rims - they really do suck! and I've ridden coasters for years (stemmed from my youthful inability to fettle side-pulls!) - and I reckon coasters have one definate advantage - they are gr8 4 skids
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Sept 25, 2012 20:35:58 GMT
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- they are gr8 4 skids Always a win. ;D
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Sept 26, 2012 10:40:36 GMT
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Id strip it back to bare minimum, Flip the bars and run it around like that. Ive got a singlespeed with a coaster (shimano) and it rides real nice. Never bothered with a front brake but thats my lookout i guess. I always manage to pull up quite quick on it, Just get the weight over the back, if you have to scrub speed off quick in the wet, I tend to just kick the back out a little... Sideways allways slows down quicker. That said, If its wet... Ya just ride slower Or with more caution.. One thing to consider if you do go the brakeless route. Is that one look at that bike by a cop. Will likely result in a fine for no brakes as the pedalback doesnt look like one..... I got off with a verbal warning where i used to live a couple of times
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lae
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Sept 26, 2012 11:15:52 GMT
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he stated that a coaster, going downhill, in the wet 'simply won't stop the bike at all' Not to be taken literally. It will stop the bike eventually, of course, but if you're going at a reasonable lick and need to make an emergency stop, a front brake will give you a much shorter stopping distance (about half the distance in the dry, and a quarter of the distance in the wet - from 'Bicycling Science'). You can't predict everything, so unless you're planning on riding at walking pace or on car-free promenades, I would fit a front brake. Or put it another way - there are virtually no drawbacks to fitting a front brake, but one massive drawback to not fitting one.
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Last Edit: Sept 26, 2012 11:18:06 GMT by lae
Currently: Mk1 Focus blandmobile
Formerly: 1969 MG Midget 1972 Avenger GT 1981 Datsun Cherry 1989 Corolla 1979 Mercedes W123 200D 1995 Ford Falcon 1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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