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This is the Pashley Gov'nor . . . it is simply beautiful . . . sit and stare at it for a while, it will make you feel nice . . .
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/guvnor.html
It is based on the model made by Pashley in the 1930s but is equipped with modern components, (either single speed or internal hub 3 speed).
I want one but at £800 I am afraid that it is not ever going to happen . . . ever.
I am attempting to make a passable copy for under £50, using scavenged and Ebay parts.
I recently broke the frame on my hybrid bike, which was my main bike, so I have two 700 c wheels to use but the other parts from it will not be suitable.
This Instructable will be a record of the problems and solutions.
I realise that the strongest part of the look comes from the handlebars; North Road or tourist style.
The bars will be easy enough to fit but ( due to budget) the internal hub gears will only happen if I'm lucky and I will have to forget hub brakes altogether; I will probably use dual pivot Callipers.
I'm not a perfectionist at all, I like quick and dirty fixes but I do insist on tip -top brakes, ( I learnt the hard way).
This lnstructable will be written as it happens and will contain the dead-ends and, hopefully, the serendipity of the project.
It may become a bit boring and rambling.
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/guvnor.html
It is based on the model made by Pashley in the 1930s but is equipped with modern components, (either single speed or internal hub 3 speed).
I want one but at £800 I am afraid that it is not ever going to happen . . . ever.
I am attempting to make a passable copy for under £50, using scavenged and Ebay parts.
I recently broke the frame on my hybrid bike, which was my main bike, so I have two 700 c wheels to use but the other parts from it will not be suitable.
This Instructable will be a record of the problems and solutions.
I realise that the strongest part of the look comes from the handlebars; North Road or tourist style.
The bars will be easy enough to fit but ( due to budget) the internal hub gears will only happen if I'm lucky and I will have to forget hub brakes altogether; I will probably use dual pivot Callipers.
I'm not a perfectionist at all, I like quick and dirty fixes but I do insist on tip -top brakes, ( I learnt the hard way).
This lnstructable will be written as it happens and will contain the dead-ends and, hopefully, the serendipity of the project.
It may become a bit boring and rambling.
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12 Jan 2011
I don't know what has happened in the last few years but old bikes dumped in hedges are now non-existent, rubbish tips do not sell bikes to the public and car boot sales only seem to sell low end mountain bikes.
I have searched for weeks, including Ebay, but the umbrella term ' vintage' seems to have put a value on old racing frames, (also the craze for fixies may have helped bumped up the value).
After putting the word, out a guy has given me a 23 " Raleigh flyer frame from his loft.
Its not a good or rare frame but that means I can modify it without guilt.
It's not a brand or size that I would have chosen but maybe that will be fortunate because I will have to ride it with the saddle and bars at the lowest point, which will look truer to the 1930's style.
I had previously rejected the idea of using an old Raleigh frame because they are different to other frames; the bottom bracket threading and steerer tube threading is at 26 TPI not 24 TPI. This would mean that I could not use a lovely smooth sealed bottom bracket.
If I am lucky this frame is a later model made at the Carlton branch and therefore has standard threading; but if not that is still OK because Raleigh bottom brackets are well made and tend to be long lived . . . this one seems fine.
I don't know what has happened in the last few years but old bikes dumped in hedges are now non-existent, rubbish tips do not sell bikes to the public and car boot sales only seem to sell low end mountain bikes.
I have searched for weeks, including Ebay, but the umbrella term ' vintage' seems to have put a value on old racing frames, (also the craze for fixies may have helped bumped up the value).
After putting the word, out a guy has given me a 23 " Raleigh flyer frame from his loft.
Its not a good or rare frame but that means I can modify it without guilt.
It's not a brand or size that I would have chosen but maybe that will be fortunate because I will have to ride it with the saddle and bars at the lowest point, which will look truer to the 1930's style.
I had previously rejected the idea of using an old Raleigh frame because they are different to other frames; the bottom bracket threading and steerer tube threading is at 26 TPI not 24 TPI. This would mean that I could not use a lovely smooth sealed bottom bracket.
If I am lucky this frame is a later model made at the Carlton branch and therefore has standard threading; but if not that is still OK because Raleigh bottom brackets are well made and tend to be long lived . . . this one seems fine.
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No, I'm afraid not; it's a little lower on the scale than that.
The front hub is a Sturmey Archer X-FD and the rear is an X-RD3.
From the angle of the photo, I can see the similarity though; the hubs that I am using have internal brakes.
Kind Regards.
I don't see why not but I must admit it's not to everyone's taste.
I told a pal about this project and he said,
'Wel it sounds good, as long as you don't do one of your paint-jobs on it.'
You did a very nice job on your folder by the way.
FOH
I would think that some 32 mm tires would fit and still provide a nice ride.
There's a Sturmley Archer 3-speed hub collecting dust that I got for 5 USD, but it seems that you're in England. I wish I could get it there, since I'm not using it.
Sorry for the delay in replying; there was an Instructables' bug that wouldn't let me open the reply box.
That was a very nice thought concerning your hub but I now have a three speed hub brake finding it's way to me in the post.
Yes, I think that 32's are about as large as I can go on the back . . . which is great because a guy at work has offered me a pair for nothing. . . it may not happen though.
Kind Regards
FOH
( Sorry but there was a bug and I couldn't open the reply box until just now).