After yesterday's serious post, I thought I'd give my dear readers a bit of relief. Specifically, I'm going to offer something I assume most of you like: bike porn.
Specifically, I'm offering up bike elderporn. Here is a 1939 Claud Butler Anglo Continental bike:
The bike was refinished but, from what I've gathered in my research, it now looks something like it would've looked the day it left CB's shop.
All of the components are period-correct. I wondered about the Bluemels fenders, but a bit of research showed that they were making plastic (celluloid) fenders (mudguards) and flaps, side guards, handlebar coverings and gear cases as early as 1908. They also made a pump with a press-fit nozzle (like Silca or pre-HPX Zefal) that eliminated the need for a connection that needed to be screwed onto the valve.
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Everything on the bike is British, with the exception of the French-made Rigida alloy rims. One part I find truly interesting is the Lauterwasser bars. To me, they look like inverted North Road bars with more drop--which, I would expect, would make them more appropriate for a "path racer" than North Road or moustache bars. A few years ago, Soma introduced a bar with the same name. It seems to have less drop, but a little bit more of a forward bend, than the original Lauterwasser.
This bike would be quite the conversation-starter, wouldn't it?
Specifically, I'm offering up bike elderporn. Here is a 1939 Claud Butler Anglo Continental bike:
The bike was refinished but, from what I've gathered in my research, it now looks something like it would've looked the day it left CB's shop.
All of the components are period-correct. I wondered about the Bluemels fenders, but a bit of research showed that they were making plastic (celluloid) fenders (mudguards) and flaps, side guards, handlebar coverings and gear cases as early as 1908. They also made a pump with a press-fit nozzle (like Silca or pre-HPX Zefal) that eliminated the need for a connection that needed to be screwed onto the valve.
Everything on the bike is British, with the exception of the French-made Rigida alloy rims. One part I find truly interesting is the Lauterwasser bars. To me, they look like inverted North Road bars with more drop--which, I would expect, would make them more appropriate for a "path racer" than North Road or moustache bars. A few years ago, Soma introduced a bar with the same name. It seems to have less drop, but a little bit more of a forward bend, than the original Lauterwasser.
This bike would be quite the conversation-starter, wouldn't it?
That bike is a real beauty. The BSA cranks are pretty cool. Any idea what the rear derailleur is?
ReplyDeleteMT--I think it's a Cyclo (British) derailleur and freewheel. The bike does look sweet, doesn't it?
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