[CR]Large Tubulars for a 1892 Racing high Bicycle.

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

From: <Gunngrafton@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:28:34 EST
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Large Tubulars for a 1892 Racing high Bicycle.

Hi Group, This is strange request that I thought you all Might be able to help me with.

I'm Restoring a c.1891 Racing Pnuematic tyred High Bicycle for a customer, The guy who owns it is about 75 and his Grand father used to ride and race it, Its an amazing machine, but one problem is that I need to fit new tyres to it, The Front wheel is about 51"/52" in diametre, and the rear is about 24" in Diametre, and probably had 1.1/2 " tyres,or something like that. I know the guy Dugast is or was in France, just south of Paris, The problem with this is I have to leave him the wheels, and Apparantly he takes about 2 years to do them. Do any of you know of an alternative any where, or even better a substitute material that I can use, Just so as the bike can be wheel-able and look right.

Any thoughts?

Tim Gunn, The Old Bicycle Company, Cut Elms Farm, Aythorpe Roding, Nr Dunmow, Essex, England.

http://www.theoldbicycle.co.uk