tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post484276868570916929..comments2023-06-17T00:43:15.118-07:00Comments on Urban Adventure League: The Rudge's Progress: If I was to use a cliched expression, we're "Dialing it in."adventure!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-26150895275837265742012-01-17T20:17:06.633-08:002012-01-17T20:17:06.633-08:00Keith(tRVB)--Yes, I can say hen's teeth.
http:...Keith(tRVB)--Yes, I can say hen's teeth.<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/feb/23/research.highereducation<br /><br />Re: leather brake pads: were they already sold that way? Could you somehow make a modern version by slapping leather on rubber brake pads?adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-39462280341010938822012-01-17T00:01:03.431-08:002012-01-17T00:01:03.431-08:00You could get those newfangled aluminium rims in t...You could get those newfangled aluminium rims in the 50's but few put much faith in them... my friend has an early 50's Royal Enfield "Sports" with Dunlop Aluminium rims. <br /><br />Can you say "hens teeth ?<br /><br />Leather brake pads were used for wet weather braking but the leather strips were part of a rubber block.<br /><br />Proper terminolgy would be path racer or "scorcher" which is what happened to your new bike when you tore off the fenders and chain guard and flipped the north road bars because you could not afford a true club bicycle.Keith (The Raving Bike Fiend)http://www.ravingbikefiend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-50070752099057125142012-01-12T07:40:21.684-08:002012-01-12T07:40:21.684-08:00Oh that turned out sa-WEET!!!
The Disabled Cyclis...Oh that turned out sa-WEET!!!<br /><br />The Disabled CyclistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-63376539608684160872012-01-11T22:36:01.166-08:002012-01-11T22:36:01.166-08:00I'm envious, I wish I could find something tha...I'm envious, I wish I could find something that old and interesting to play with - one day I will - A fine old bike lives again!petermcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-529826889589857212012-01-11T21:09:22.252-08:002012-01-11T21:09:22.252-08:00Stuart-
"Townie" bars? (eyes bug out)
&...Stuart- <br />"Townie" bars? (eyes bug out)<br />"Townie" bars?! (starts to hyperventilate)<br /><b>TOWNIE BARS??!!</b><br /><br />Sir, I'll have you know that those are "North Road" bars. I do not own an Electra bicycle! My poor Rudge is offended, and I had to spend several minutes calming her down.<br /><br />At least you didn't call it a cruiser.<br /><br />Yours in good fun,<br />Shawnadventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-37727397909067555082012-01-11T21:07:02.474-08:002012-01-11T21:07:02.474-08:00Annie-Yeah, the chainring! I love the Raleigh hero...Annie-Yeah, the chainring! I love the Raleigh heron chainring, but there's something about "the hand". And while Raleigh is fairly common States-side, Rudge is not.<br /><br />Dan-Thanks!<br /><br />mindful mule--Path racer refers to racing bikes from about oh 1890 to about WWII. "Path" was just another term for track, and many racing bikes of the early days of bicycles had that style of handlebar. While the Rudge is no racer, it sort of looks like one now.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-58663773379940628282012-01-11T14:08:12.571-08:002012-01-11T14:08:12.571-08:00Nothing cooler than flipped townie bars and a grea...Nothing cooler than flipped townie bars and a great patina. I'd say the Rudge is shaping up beautifully.stubecontinuedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089106606720599576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-73058338144069558322012-01-11T13:33:54.677-08:002012-01-11T13:33:54.677-08:00Sweet bike! I followed your comment over from One ...Sweet bike! I followed your comment over from One Speed: Go! I really like the look of this bike: retro-usable. I’d never heard the term “path racer” but dig it. I’ll drop by again. Thanks.mindful mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351688583487129714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-84482569951943972312012-01-11T12:50:54.959-08:002012-01-11T12:50:54.959-08:00Looks great.Looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-41849612443879013572012-01-11T10:36:12.455-08:002012-01-11T10:36:12.455-08:00John-Good question. The answer is: probably not. I...John-Good question. The answer is: probably not. I'm not trying to go for period-correct authenticity. If that was the case, I wouldn't try to achieve the path racer look with a '50's bike. <br /><br />I'm more a practical/functional person when it comes to bikes (though this bike is my <i>least</i> practical bike.) I'll use new parts so long as they fit the look. I'm glad to use as many original parts as I could salvage, though this bike has been modified over the years, so it's hard to say what's truly original. If I had the time/money to build wheels with alloy rims for the Rudge, I'd do it, even though alloy rims were never found on three speeds. <br /><br />As for leather brake pads, that would be interesting, but I don't know about their stopping power. And I think by the '50's many basic British bikes had moved to rubber brake pads anyway.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-87269747293829281832012-01-11T06:17:21.866-08:002012-01-11T06:17:21.866-08:00This is a very cool project. I haven't tried a...This is a very cool project. I haven't tried an historically authentic build project yet, but stuff like this post pushes me toward it. Will you sort of swap in more period-appropriate parts (leather brake pads? and the grips of course) as you find them?John Romeo Alphahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289456379789026152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-78450113141768440322012-01-11T03:32:42.191-08:002012-01-11T03:32:42.191-08:00Cool. I especially like that unique crank.Cool. I especially like that unique crank.anniebikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761205231523083781noreply@blogger.com