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Got There in the End
The 'Harris of Earlsfield' is back in useable condition.
You may remember that my Duckett project was only partially successful - so I turned my attention back to the H of E and I'm pleased with the result this time. I've done about 50 miles on it so far and, although there are still a few little improvements to be made, it rides really well.
After some thought I decided to abandon the 26" back rim. Apart from the difficulty of finding suitable tyres there is also the difficulty of getting the tyres to seat perfectly on the rim so as to avoid low points where the bead of the tyre has not seated properly on the shoulder of the rim. I can get these right in the end, but it's a nuisance at home and worse mending a puncture on the road. So the back rim is now a 700 - unfortunately I've had to retain the 26" front because of the very short forks.
Gearing is 46 x 18, which with the Sturmey FM gives (approx.) 44, 59, 67 and 76 (inches, of course). These are perfectly adequate for the sort of riding I do now and I think would do reasonably well even for carrying luggage. If I have bigger gears than 76 I might well use them, but I don't see them as necessary.
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