BO15 Nouveau Style (previously Shop-rod)

[David Cooksey]

After my fortunate success with last years Class 2 "The Streamliner" build, some of you may be surprised to see me entering a Class 1 build.
The truth is that I just can't commit to the time it takes to do a full build.
I started my business last year and it has gone really well so far.
But I'm sure I can squeeze in a little rebuild. I mean, it's not likely to spiral out of control is it? Is it? Lol

So my plan is to take an ugly, unwanted bike and (hopefully) make it slightly better.

The worst bike I know in England is the 1970's "shopper"! Usually only ridden by old ladies to fetch some cat food from the local shop.

I'm going to "hot-rod" one!

I give you the Shop-Rod!

Resplendent isn't she?!
Sadly the tartan check basket has long gone. No matter, I plan to make my own box for the previously mentioned cat food!

 

[OddJob]

Welcome back David! It will be fun to see what you do with the Cat Lady build. Wait...don't cats chase rats?
RaT oN~!

 

[David Cooksey]

Got the bike home to get a better look at it. Obviously I didn't ride it home lol

Curious thing on the tube by the headtube.

Some nice details on it

 

[David Cooksey]

 

[SpikeFC]

Curious thing on the tube by the headtube.
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Some nice details on it

I know what it is! It's a slide for locking the fork. You put a small lock in there - Something like this, but specifically designed for locking bikes or other small appliances

 

[David Cooksey]

Fantastic thank you!

 

[Verrt]

Welcome back David! It will be fun to see what you do with the Cat Lady build. Wait...don't cats chase rats?
RaT oN~!

Crazy Rat Lady

 

[Mr Unhinged]

After my fortunate success with last years Class 2 "The Streamliner" build, some of you may be surprised to see me entering a Class 1 build.
The truth is that I just can't commit to the time it takes to do a full build.
I started my business last year and it has gone really well so far.
But I'm sure I can squeeze in a little rebuild. I mean, it's not likely to spiral out of control is it? Is it? Lol

So my plan is to take an ugly, unwanted bike and (hopefully) make it slightly better.

The worst bike I know in England is the 1970's "shopper"! Usually only ridden by old ladies to fetch some cat food from the local shop.

I'm going to "hot-rod" one!

I give you the Shop-Rod!
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Resplendent isn't she?!
Sadly the tartan check basket has long gone. No matter, I plan to make my own box for the previously mentioned cat food!

Alright Dave, ( nods) ...its an English thing . Anyone that's interested , its David's fault I've entered Class 2 , he badgered me into it . Looking forward to seeing where he goes with this .

 

[David Cooksey]

The frame strip down is done. I hate cotter pin cranks! Seems so wrong to be using a big hammer on a bicycle!
Still, they came off OK in the end (I use a little heat too).
Then onto the bearing caps. Non drive side came off lovely. The drive side did not! I'm used to British bikes, but when I have built a French bike (actually I've only done one) I ran into trouble with thread sizes. So it shouldn't have been a surprise that the drive side thread is normal, not reversed.
I have never had anything to do with US bikes, so maybe english bikes are the odd one to have a reverse thread.
Anyway, it's off now (clamp frame in a vise and turn frame...... No the other way lol)
So I have got rid of the cotter crank and fitted a square shaft from "stock"

 

[David Cooksey]

 

[Mr Unhinged]

The frame strip down is done. I hate cotter pin cranks! Seems so wrong to be using a big hammer on a bicycle!
Still, they came off OK in the end (I use a little heat too).
Then onto the bearing caps. Non drive side came off lovely. The drive side did not! I'm used to British bikes, but when I have built a French bike (actually I've only done one) I ran into trouble with thread sizes. So it shouldn't have been a surprise that the drive side thread is normal, not reversed.
I have never had anything to do with US bikes, so maybe english bikes are the odd one to have a reverse thread.
Anyway, it's off now (clamp frame in a vise and turn frame...... No the other way lol)
So I have got rid of the cotter crank and fitted a square shaft from "stock"

I hated cottered cranks , right up until I spied a ball joint splitter in the toolbox ( the pincer ones with the bolt ) undo nut till its flush with the top of the thread give it a little squirt with your favourite rusty things loosening spray tighten the bolt up till it resists , go make a cuppa ( as we british are wont to do)... give it the gentlest of tonks with the thumb expanded on the bolt after the refreshing cuppa. Watch the thing fall out with zero effort... and wonder what all this fuss was about cotterpins all those years .
And like Pedals with opposite threads you can thank the Wright brothers for that , it so it dont unscrew under load . If they only did that they would still be great engineers , but they got involved with all this flight stuff too. Clever guys .

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Super cool bike. Look forward to the hot Rodding!!!

 

[Bike from the Dead]

She may be an "ugly duckling," but I bet it's just a swan waiting to grow up. Good luck, can't wait to see how she turns out!

 

[KJV]

Good starting point.
The capped tube on the top of the down tube:
It is for a convertible bar .
from there to the seat post clamp..

 

[kingfish254]

Funky little frame. I thought the Shopper bikes were based off of the Raleigh Twenty frame? Or was shopper more a class of small grocery bikes?

 

[David Cooksey]

Funky little frame. I thought the Shopper bikes were based off of the Raleigh Twenty frame? Or was shopper more a class of small grocery bikes?

This is the French version, simular to the Raleigh but with a little more "va va voom"! And with odd threads and metric size wheels (which I'm replacing with 20")

 

[David Cooksey]

Yeah, it was never going to stay orange....

 

[sandman]

WOW ... Didn't notice it was a loop tail frame and built like a tank . Fun build .

 

[Bike from the Dead]

WOW ... Didn't notice it was a loop tail frame and built like a tank . Fun build .

Yeah, that's giving me some serious 1930s vibes. I see potential...

 

[David Cooksey]

HOTROD satin Black!