Goo gone, i'll look for info on those other parts if I get a chance. Make it what you want. A build off with a deadline is just a good excuse to finish something nice for yourself and share the process. Plus these rat guys appreciate a patina rustoration
Thanks again! I'll see if the "Goo Gone" stuff works. I certainly appreciate any time you have spent, or will spend relating to my project.
No worries man. I love the really really old bicycles. The factory is technically still there. Just dawned on me that building is 100 years old
It may have originally had wood rims. I have a similar, but French, bicycle from 1938 and it has alloy rims with tubular tires. it was around this time that alloy started replacing wood, perhaps around 1936, but I can’t remember. I can’t remember when alloy was allowed in the Tour de France but the first use was the new alloy Mavic rims that were painted to look like wood. The guy won’t by a big margin. If alloy, yours were probably Mavic and tubular. My 1931 racing bike has wood tubular rims. If you get replacement wood rims I would avoid the Sprinter Clincher rims. They are so narrow that the valve stem pushes the tire away from the rims and you have to use very low pressure. I have two other bikes with wider replacement clincher wood rims and they work fine.
Thank you for the info regarding wood and alloy rims. From what I have gathered; the steel Rigida "Deco C" rims are original. I have wooden rims I'm building; they are for tubs, I plan on running 21-23mm tires. I am waiting for my spokes for the wheels, and l'm still looking for a missing spring on the chain tensioner. Focus is distracted due to my work at this time. I haven't touched the bike in 3 weeks; although I have nearly finished another bike in the interim that I had everything in stock for.
Thanks for the update! I have not been following the "build-off" due to the hospital work. It brings me back to where I started when trying to ID the chainwheel. I thought that the design might be related to the maker due to the possibility of a stylized "A" incorporated into the design; I have trouble seeing a discernable "S" to prop up this new possibility. I am almost ready to start reassembly after careful cleaning, but no wheels built up (original or new wood ones), and no tension spring for the derailleur. Maybe if I get some vacation time I can make it complete sans OE derailleur replaced with a 1940's Cyclo, Super Rapid, Rota, or Huret unit. Riding 4 bikes, selling 3, building 2, and admiring 1.
Updates update, he deleted his comment in French after I called him out on it so who knows. Plus I made a few new friends for my European bikepacking tour
I've yet to see the "sea turtle crankset" on a bike! Must be rough riding with the handle bar spinning around!
Seriously, nice bike art; what is the other "monstrosity" lurking in the background? Although I have mechanical skills, I have no background in welding/cutting fabrication (old bike parts have been turned into weapons and tools); wood on the other hand is more my forte. I plan on a balsa and/or pine wood extended "sleeper" sidecar body with articulating steel and/or aluminum frame underneath (of course from old bike frames), and possibly an additional crankset/motor assist if I can figure out a way to tie it into either the front or rear cranks, or maybe completely independent of the bike's drivetrain, but powering the car's wheel instead. That's after I've finished this antique racer, and I see that as a year long project for me the way the present situation is continuing to unfold. Heck, with my work I may not be wandering this mortal coil in a year; tomorrow is guaranteed to no one!
Ah yes, I've seen that movie: "The Deadly Mantis". Very cool work!
