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Here is an unlikely project.
I intend to convert this clapped out New Hudson (actually a cheap badge engineered Raleigh) into a seviceable 'Edwardian' tourer - and then use it as such.
The idea comes from the 1911 Century Competiton (see thread). As a result of my interest in this I was able to borrow the 1913 BSA roadster which originally belonged to Marcel Planes who won the 1911 event.
When I rode the BSA - a top quality machine in it's day - I liked it so much I wanted one of my own.
It's hard to say exactly what the appeal is, but the bike proved more efficient than I would have expected. It is not quite as slow as it looks, but has the advantage that one never feels under any pressure to ride fast.
I happen to have a pair of 26 x 1.25" westwood rims (same as the BSA), and most of the rest of the kit in stock. I will be using a Sturmey AW (wide ratio 3), probably with the same sprockets as the BSA (48 x 20) giving gears of 49, 62 and 82" with 7" cranks. Hills that I can't get up on 49 I shall walk.
If anyone here expresses interest I will report progress.
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