SWB0 1948 Triumph

[twojs.bike]

I have been talking to him on and off for a few years and been to his shop a few times. He has never shown off any of his work. Next time I am there I need to probe a little bit and get more info on his work. Too cool.

Here is another link.

https://bikerumor.com/closeup-look-at-cycles-ed-unique-custom-bi-planar-bicycle-hubs/

 

[twojs.bike]

So I went ahead and installed the original fork. Now I am working on the rod brakes. I have no experience with this.

I did figure out that the left and right brake levers are reversed. I was really stumped on that for awhile.

Finally decided to do some research. There arent lot of tutorials on rod brakes that I have found. A few, but not many.

One thing I learned is that the rods should be straight. It is common problem for someone to bend the rods to make them fit. Problem with bends in rods is you lose power when braking as some of the force goes into straightening the rods.

Pictures and maybe video to come. My next step is to straighten the rods. I did find some instructions on a musical instrument repair site that may work.

More to come

 

[Wildcat]

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