Wayne, Robert. listees,
early in 08. IÂ lightly restored a 1938 double gents SUN wasp tandem..
. it had been cabled up with these exact Dunlop rubbers ... at
a loss to find satisfactory new ones or even decent old ones, i set about c
utting out my own.I had 1 survivor to replicate. I sourced a burst tractor
rear inner tube, huge thing... and thicker rubber than any other tube that
i had at that time. i had a few wrong ones turn out!!! Â they areÂ
relatively easy to copy and practice makes near perfect..
Willie Carton from a wet moderately flooded Coleraine , Co L' Derry N
.Ireland
Those cable straps can be seen here, along with other pix of Robert's Bates project. Those little gems are particularly necessary for the Bates bulged tubes.
http://www.wooljersey.com/
They did indeed come from Ray (pre-arranged) when he attended one of the Cirques, and I believe he had a small supply at the time, but that was a few years ago.
Wayne Bingham Lovettsville Virginia USA
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 3:41 PM, Robert Clair <r.clair@cox.net> wrote:
> ... the really super story on the Carpenter, got us thinking about these
> Dunlop rubber brake cable guides. Wayne Bingham put together our
mid-'50's
> H. Bates several years ago, and got three of these i believe from Ray
> Etherton when he came to the Circus a ways back.
>
> ... they are a black rubber wrap, that holds the cable, snaps shut, and
> because it rubber instead of metal, no paint scratches or rust.
what's not
> to like.
>
> ... can anyone inform us about these, historical uses, and possible
> availabilty. they really are the "cat's meow" for these
old bicycle
> fellows.
>
> robert clair
> alexandria, va 22308
> usa
> _______________________________________________
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