Lennie Rogers

[gracie]

PS - if anybody has an idea about how old the bike is that would be much appreciated. Cheers

[Saro28]

Hi Gracie

can't help with date, it might have had 650c wheels and the cranks might well have been 165mm, both a better size for a kid racer.

I suggest you swap the plastic pedals for something in steel/alloy. The plastic ones on it are really for a kids (girls)bmx and not up to the rigours and forces applied on a fixed wheel, they may give out at the most inappropiate time.

Andy

[gracie]

Thanks Andy,

I got them pedals off a ladies Repco Traveller 10 speed and have been using them for about a month now. I've got some metal ones in the shed that I can swap them for though.

[batboy]

Can I just say that; that has been one of the most enjoyable threads that I have ever read. I am rather new to this bike restoration lark, and am being sucked in deeper and deeper with each passing week. I am having trouble remembering what i was" into" before i started this. But it is brilliant!! CARPE DIEM

[sturmey archer]

I bought this off ebay a couple of months ago. I assume it was a junior track bike which belonged to a Stuart Davis. It is quite small (46.5cm seat tube C-C) and I assume was used as a junior track bike. I've added a front brake, changed the bar tape and switched out the 27inch front wheel that came with the bike for a 700c. The 27 inch wheel in fact doesn't fit in the fork properly and was clamped only half in. If the wheel is seated properly in the fork blades with a 27 and 1/4 inch tire, the tire will touch the fork. I also had a bit of a problem finding a caliper with a short enough drop for the front wheel. The caliper I had just fits with the 700c but doesn't fit with a 27inch wheel. I think the bike originally had smaller wheels (perhaps 26 inches???) allowing enough drop for older style caliper brakes....

If it was a track bike wouldn't it have had 700c tubulars? My presumed vintage-ish track bike frame is a nice neat fit with 700c clincher tires.
Ian

[aaron]

This thread is FTW