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More from the archives, this is a Schwinn advert from 1953…

I found an old box of photos from the Lancaster Cyclefest 1995 – mostly interesting for the awful fashion sense and the historic recumbents 😉

This is the late, much missed Rob Brock pulling out a commanding lead in the Brox race.

The rest of the pictures are in my Flickr set.

The box says Birdy, but there’s actually a complete Scorpion fs
recumbent trike in there – a bit of dismantling needed, but nothing
serious 😉

An interesting project – fitting the Alfine itself isn’t a big deal, getting it to work with a bar-end shifter is the trickier bit. The trick is to use a Travel Agent – a roller thingy designed to let road brake levers operate disc brakes.

Made a new micro throttle for use with pedelec systems…

Tool to remove old bushings: £145
Reamer for new bushings: £200
Doing the job properly: priceless

😉

Despite appearances, you don’t just wallop in the new bushes and hammer in the pivot pin – do that and the entire thing locks solid. Some other Brompton dealers (naming no names) have yet to learn this…

Third one in a week – I can’t get the 8-speed hubs fast enough, so I’m building them in strict order. This one looks lovely in the sunshine – it’s a superlight, with 8-speed hub, and the no-longer-available Stelvio tyres (I’ve run out now).

This is the latest incarnation of the 8-speed conversion, using Sturmey’s own chainset which is very tidy…

Using up the last of my Pantour hubs – blurry iPhone pic, sorry 😉