1965 Raleigh Sport. Recent Bishop St. build using 36h 28 1 1/2 Alloy rims with Schawble delta creme tyres. Vintage Brooks saddle and Dimension cork grips.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
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What is a Path Racer?
Path is the old fashioned Victorian/ Edwardian cycling term for track. So a path bike is purely for the track. High bottom bracket no clearances and no drillings for brakes. A Road-Path is a bike with track ends that is dual purpose for both road and track racing, angles not quite as steep and bottom bracket lower than a pure path (track bike). Normally the front fork crown is not drilled for a brake. They run 28" wheels, and feature horizontal drop-outs (Fish tails). Another term for Road-Path is Road-Track.
Who are Bishops?
Bishops formed in 2009 by a group of New Zealand bike enthusiast in a garage on Bishop Street, Christchurch. They are dedicated to restoring and building custom Path Racers for all to enjoy.
Contact Bishops Cycles by clicking here
Path is the old fashioned Victorian/ Edwardian cycling term for track. So a path bike is purely for the track. High bottom bracket no clearances and no drillings for brakes. A Road-Path is a bike with track ends that is dual purpose for both road and track racing, angles not quite as steep and bottom bracket lower than a pure path (track bike). Normally the front fork crown is not drilled for a brake. They run 28" wheels, and feature horizontal drop-outs (Fish tails). Another term for Road-Path is Road-Track.
Who are Bishops?
Bishops formed in 2009 by a group of New Zealand bike enthusiast in a garage on Bishop Street, Christchurch. They are dedicated to restoring and building custom Path Racers for all to enjoy.
Contact Bishops Cycles by clicking here
Nice job onRaleigh Sport.
ReplyDeleteI didnt know they've made 28 1 1/2 alloy rims, what brand are they??, what I've got are 28" x 1.1/2" black vintage Westwood rims, kind of heavy but beautiful!
I think there's a market for «non brake specific» rims like these!
Jorge
Very nice!!! I'm assuming that this bike originally had 26" wheels on it? Was it just the removal of the mudguards that made the 28 1/2" wheels (28 1/2?) possible or did you have to make any other modifications? Also, where did you get that bullet lamp? Is it a vintage bit of hardware or a replica? So many questions....
ReplyDeleteHi Ullfig, unfortunately I don't know the brand of rim off hand, but I'll find out. They are great being alloy but you just can't bet the old Westwoods.
ReplyDeleteHi Tony, the repo bullet lamp is a Chinese manufacture product. If you look on ebay.com a few options will pop up. The one on the Raleigh sport was from a local New Zealand lo-rider bicycle importer.
In regards to the 26" - 28" wheel conversion... after removing the guards I only had to grind and file back the crown on the front forks... other that that they go straight on.
cheers
hi guys, I know who has some 28" Westwoods, Japanese Ukai brand, 40 hole, up in Akld. I bought 4 off him last year. email me hestal@xtra.co.nz
ReplyDeleteFound the 635mm rims by Rigida →
ReplyDeleteSTEEL: Weight : N/A
http://www.rigida.com/en/products/single-wall-rims/straight-sided/v38-steel-4
ALLOY: Weight : 680 g
http://www.rigida.com/en/products/single-wall-rims/straight-sided/v38-alloy
STAINLESS STEEL: Weight : N/A
http://www.rigida.com/en/products/single-wall-rims/stainless-steel/st32
Incomplete weight info on website!
Does anybody know how much a steel Westwood rim weights?