Hi Suzy,
Cool !!
> Once I get my act together, I'll post some pics up on the web.
Please do ;)
ciao,
Ben Kamenjas Sydney, Oz
> On 16/12/2004, at 10:34 AM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
> wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm on top of the moon today. Last night I picked up a pair of '40s
> track bikes, that had been raced by a Sydney racer (W. M. Bigley - his
> name is painted on the top tube of each bike). One's a Speedwell, with
> beautiful pinstriping all over it's Reynolds 531 DB frame, and wheels
> with Conloy singles rims and Airlite hubs. The other's called an
> "Airlite" (yes I know, like the hubs) and is chromed with lots of
> beautiful hand painting, and the name of the builder, M. B. Bigley,
> Concord NSW on the seat tube. I suspect the builder and racer in this
> case may be related.
>
> Anyway, this one has gorgeous wheels with small-flange Airlite hubs
> laced to Kundtz wooden rims. The rear wheel is pretty much perfect
> (save some rust on the spokes and the hub barrel), but the front rim
> has
> a section about 6-7cm long where it's delaminated, around a spoke
> that's
> different from the rest. The wood hasn't cracked, and the rim is in
> totally beautiful condition otherwise.
>
> Anyway, how to fix? I was thinking of machining a pair of curved
> clamps
> from wood that fit the inner and outer rim profile, then injecting
> epoxy
> into the delaminated bit and clamping... Is that the right thing to
> do?
>
> Otherwise both bikes are in extraordinarily good condition. Some rust
> on chromed bits, but the Speedwell in particular has spectacularly good
> paint. Once I get my act together, I'll post some pics up on the web.
> Regards,
>
> Suzy Jackson
> Sydney, Australia