Great looking original bike , looks in good condition. Overall a great video, the church is superb, glad the bike fitted in the Morris okay.

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

It's a handy little car.

Good effort ! That's a long way in an old Morris traveller, Ottery is not far from us in Somerset so hope you enjoyed the South West area. I too would approve of the reinstatement of public corporal punishment to address the rise of social disorder. Have a good trip back.

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. The cushion on the (re-stuffed) seat says it all, but the fuel economy outweighed the slight discomfort.

I remember working in Boston (USA) at the Bicycle Exchange (across from Harvard University in Cambridge) on similar bikes to that in the late 1980s. That shop was a big Raleigh importer and we still did a fair amount of Raleigh and British bike repair even at that time. My recollection of the rear drum brake hubs was that if they were over oiled, the small leather washer separating the gear and brake sides would leak past causing the brake shoes to get oiled up. Anyway, that was long ago! Nice bike and church tour!

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

Good stuff. Yes it's quite easy to end up with oil contaminated linings.

It is a shame so many trade bikes end up like that there is a cafe local to me with one but they do at least look after it (not rusty and lives inside when the cafe is closed).

I have the 1937 catologue,,various models appear with the drum brake option as an extra, whatever model listed they added an ‘X’ for the drum brake option, one thing i have noticed that the drum brake models always come with a larger curve in the brake levers. I believe the hooked ends in the spokes were only done in 38-39, Am away from home at moment but will look in my catalogue for the specific model.

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Phil, it's much appreciated. The brake levers do appear to have a more pronounced curve, maybe this was to apply the extra effort needed to achieve braking force in a hub brake.

Thoroughly enjoyed that little Morris outing! I need to go and check a couple of my reflectors now, following what you pointed out on yours. I’m wondering if that transfer might read “all weather” or “road safety”, they were two models of that period with drum brakes. Has it got a Herons chainwheel?

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

I need to have a peek inside the chaincase...

Interesting info on the Bicycle. You should write a book on this topic (a shire album type book perhaps). I think it would have a market. The white panel on the bottom of the back mudguard doesn't denote wartime use does it ?

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, but I have not the time nor the inclination to put pen to paper for what is a subject with a very limited audience. I don't know that much about these bikes anyway; I just enjoy riding them and working on them. The white patch was mandated in the early 1930's due to the number of road deaths at night, and ceased to be a legal requirement sometime in the 1950's.

You should join 20th century vintage Bicycles

@neilhamilton2621

2 ай бұрын

Join group loads of new projects and history

I ride push bike weather permitting

@The_Car_Sanctuary

2 ай бұрын

Good man.

Too funny, it seems that everywhere you turned there was an old delivery bike or vintage postbox. Pre reformation churches too, with a stockade no less. All as part and parcel of picking up a vintage bike from an ebay purchase. You're quite spoiled, you know that don't you? Lucky duck.