street
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Dec 23, 2008 22:19:33 GMT
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 Look at this poor old thing!  It was an Ebay find which I baught a while back with intentions of sillyness beyond measure, involving a two-stroke engine under a feux 'robot' riding pillion made out of an old washing machine......  ....... As funny as that would have been, i've decided on a far better use for it   It has some really nice features. I love the chain guard and tensioner, aswell as all that patina!  1 more gear than my Escort too!  The components seem in good order, still quite rideable!  I really like the Mixte frame layout. With those top tubes bieng so long going from the front to the rear these Pashleys are notoriously flexy! Just aswell I didn't strap an engine to it then!  So, what to do with it?  First thing I did was renovate the Brooks saddle.  It's in fair condition, in that it isn't bent or the leather split, which is a good start!  Bit of leater care left over from the last time I owned a car with leather, should do the trick!  1st going over on the front of it and it started to work its magic.  After a load more 'wax on, wax offs' it really looked better. Some compound on the copper rivets and brass name plate saw them in matching condition.  The chrome rails cleaned up reasonably well. It's certainly good enough for me, I like its worn-in appearance So, what's the plan for the rest of it? Well, because i'm an artist I often have to cart big paintings across the city, and i'm stuck between hoiking them there on foot or spending an hour in my car sat in traffic just to navigate my way across what would be a straightforward route in my car if I were able to use the pedestrainised bits rather than a laberynth of 1 way streets. No, what I need is a bike that can carry large frames and canvasses with ease... Enter- The Tandem! Heres my plan. I'm going to get rid of the rear seat, handlebars and crank arms and run a couple of racks along the sides at the rear that can hold my cargo, think Double-glazing van style racks! Not really sure exactly how it will look or if indeed it will work! But hopefully a bit of trial and error will see this tandem turn into a usefull machine. I also want it to look nice too so i've got some chopping about planned for the frame with some ideas about how the racks should look so as not to look too Heath Robinson.... We'll see how it pans out anyway! With the length of the bike and the curve of that downtube I think there's a far more elegant frame hiding behind the standard layout. I'm thinking along the lines of cutting those twin top tubes free and sending them in a long ark from the downtube (like a beach cruiser) to the rear triangle, then adding in a nice gently curved top tube from front to back to accentuate the length of the bike........ Anyway, going to get started soon so we'll see how it goes. I'll update as and when |
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Last Edit: Mar 31, 2010 12:24:35 GMT by street
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Tim
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Dec 23, 2008 23:13:31 GMT
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nice, love Pashleys
be ace as a cargo bike
maybe take some cues from bikes like the Surly Big Dummy?
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Dec 23, 2008 23:38:25 GMT
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Awesome!!!
I look forward to seeing this being piloted around next years shows by the street / benzboy sibling combo. Instant roffle.
(I still vote for strapping motive power to it)
Pashley were the daddy of obscure/wierd/specialist bikes.
My mother had a pashley picador tri-cycle affair, with two kid-size seats in the back for running me & my brother about when we were small. Quite a bonkers contraption (though deathly embarrasing when you are 7 years old - why oh why couldn't the daft bint just pass her chuffing driving test!!!).
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slater
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fix it and learn to ride it backwards!
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Last Edit: Dec 24, 2008 8:53:23 GMT by slater
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Dec 24, 2008 10:10:56 GMT
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Ace! Single speeding would rid the clutter.  and how about bosses to mount your storage racks, so they can be neatly bolted on and off, allowing the seat and bars, and pedals to be slung back on and enabling you to give hot dates lifts to the ball. |
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street
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Jan 22, 2009 20:43:44 GMT
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Right, made a bit of a start:  ^ First thing I did was get rid of the drop bars as i'm going to be needing a more leisurely riding position for (they're going on a fixie project). Instead I got these rather nice 'North Road' rod brake bars which i've always liked  ^ Next task was to strip the machine down and see what's what.  ^ As I said earlier in the thread, my plan is to make it a load hauler but also a much more curvy style of frame, eccentuating the length of the frame and hide its tandem origins a bit at the same time. So, I got to work:  ^ I cut the Mixte style top tubes free.......  And began bending them into an ark a-la Beach cruiser. I only did one, and it's only bent to get the rough shape. Once i've got the ark about right i'll cut them free and get some heat on them to get them all nice and neat Also, i'll be adding a nice curved top tube that'll sweep down to the back of the bike, nice and low. So, that's a start! I'll do a bit more work on it shortly and hopefully it will start taking shape |
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Jan 22, 2009 20:50:39 GMT
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OH HELL YEAH!!
^^ nice work street - tres impressed!
- kev
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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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Jan 22, 2009 22:51:47 GMT
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wow. realy like this. ive got an old ratrod bike down the garden that i never finished haha. ill have to dig it out and chuck sum pics up. should realy start a thread dedicated to my bikes |
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Jan 23, 2009 11:20:48 GMT
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street - I've just 'rescued' a 70's raleigh from the tip, it's got 3 speed sturmey gears in the back if you wanted to go down that route?? - think it's on 26 x 3/8" rimzz, but I'd better check that!
lmk if you want them, as I'm not running anything that big at present - yours foc if required!
- kev
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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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street
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Jan 23, 2009 11:29:12 GMT
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Kev that would be ace! I was indeed going down the 3 speed route, and a 26" rim would be ideal |
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bazzateer
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Jan 23, 2009 17:53:35 GMT
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Once it's finished and you are snaking through town with your artwork please beware of crosswinds!!!
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Jan 23, 2009 18:37:33 GMT
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Kev that would be ace! I was indeed going down the 3 speed route, and a 26" rim would be ideal okay mate - I think I'm on hot loughborough uni student haulage duties at easter again ;D, so if you're ok to hang on till then I'll pop over and drop them in! cool beans! - kev |
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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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1000 cool points there Street.
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ChasR
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Great to see a retro bike being kept alive.
Not quite as retro, but I love my 1993 Klein Pinnacle. Although some purists whom I told that I ride around bike trails looked at me like I was nuts for doing that lol.
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Jan 25, 2009 14:02:56 GMT
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RETROBIKE.CO.UK This pashley is vintage a 93 klein is retrobike sex |
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street
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Jan 25, 2009 17:34:42 GMT
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Cheers gang! I'll try and do a spot more on it next week, but i've just started a vintage fixie project too which i'm pretty keen to get stuck into! ChasR- OOOOF to your vintage Klein! I love them, and good on you for using it! I have a Specialized Rockhopper from 1993 (thread on it in this section somewhere). I think it was a great time for MTB's, just really simple and well refined |
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street
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Mar 30, 2010 17:00:24 GMT
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Hows this for a thread resurrection!?! I've done a bit more work on this cargo bike project recently as I want to get it ready for summer, so here's an update:  ^ If you read back I was planning on making a new top tube that curves all the way down and goes much lower than original. I found this old piece of tubing and stood on it until it was at the right curve.  ^ Poor picture (a lot of them are in this thread!) but you can see with the new top tube mocked up I am intending to shorted the head tube by a few inches and take a lot off the rear-most seat tube too.  ^ I still needed some sort of racks adding to the rear end of this bike, and after a long hard look at this chair I got the grinder out.    ^ I essentially chopped, sectioned and stretched this chair as well as chopping a few inches out of the back rest before cutting it in half and welding a half each side of the bike!    Interesting! I'm planning on putting in a wood insert to form running boards along the bottom, and it should serve quite well for carrying pictures or anything flat around with.   ^ I also stretched the chainguard and fitted it to the other side of the bike, which will be the drive side with one crank and reusing the original chain tensioner.    ^ Because I'm aiming for a 50's futuristic kind of concept look, I had a rummage through my tat stock and found the numberplate light from my old Rover P6. I made up some clamps and it is now serving as a headlight on this bike, and looking right at home I reckon!   ^ The frame you might be able to notice from the other pics has a shortened head tube which is much more aesthetically pleasing (check the position of the head badge now, it was originally in the centre of the head tube to give an indication) and also the rear end where it used to have a rear seat now has the top tube swooping own very low instead. There's more welding, straightening and fettling to be done on the frame yet.   ^ I have a 1936 Raleigh as another project and it has given up its steel mudguards. They're in amazing shape to say they are 74 years old! That bike is getting a makeover that won't need these guards, and it's also giving up its 28" wheels with Sturmey Archer 3 speed and, wait for it, Hub brakes front and rear! They're rod operated too so I think they will suit this build quite well. That's all for now. When I've got the new wheels on I will be making the hub brake mounts and doing some styling to the chainguard and mudguards, getting the whole bike ready for bare-metalling and a respray in a nice shade I have in mind for it. Not sure when I'll get to work on it again but I'll post up the pics when I do! |
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lae
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Mar 30, 2010 17:17:54 GMT
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That's really bloody impressive! I missed this the first time around. What colour are you gonna paint it? Are 28" wheels easy to find tyres for?
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street
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Mar 31, 2010 12:23:02 GMT
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Thanks Frink! I'm going to give it an olive paint job I think with colour coded mudguards, cream wheels and highlights on the frame. There's going to be wood inserts on the running boards which I'm going to try to make look like the wood paneling on a 'woody' surf wagon, which sounds weird but I think it might work! The whole look of the bike I'm trying to go for is a bike that was built from factory as a carrier bike in the 40's/50's, but has had a recent hot rod style makeover with new paint and fancier wood inserts etc if that makes sense The 28" wheels are 28x1 5/8th (IIRC) which equates to a 700c tyre size, so lots of choice! It currently has a set of 26 x 1 1/4 wheels on it courtesy of Kevfromwales (cheers Kev!) but tyres are very limited in that size It's not 26" like a mountain bike as you'd expect. I didn't realise that so those 26'ers are going on the 1936 raleigh instead In fact, her it is:  And here are the hub brake wheels it's donating:   Better get figuring out how I'm going to custom make the rods to operate them!  |
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Mar 31, 2010 13:31:58 GMT
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cool tandem/ cargo bike. I had a couple of old tandem frames. never got round to doing anything with them. they were the more ussual frame design. I have a rear wheel. 3 speed AB brake hub, on a stainless steel rim. Its an old 26" wheel. Cant remember which one. will have to get rid of it soon. I did have a few drum brake hubs too. but most of them got scrapped.  what about making up a set of skirted mudguards, like old Indian motor bikes and some cruiser bikes have |
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and how about bosses to mount your storage racks, so they can be neatly bolted on and off, allowing the seat and bars, and pedals to be slung back on and enabling you to give hot dates lifts to the ball. 
