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    Restoring a 1919 Vintage bike! WW1 era rebuild.



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    In todays episode we restore this vintage Famous James from 1919, we fit all new bearings, new cables, rebuild the hub, true the wheels, polish and ceramic the frame, replace the tyres and much more…

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    1. @tilleylepew5944 on

      This is cool to think of what was going on in the world when this was , taken out on its "maiden"voyage ,what were they wearing ? What were they singing.These damn horseless carriages are soon gonna be all over the place !

    3. @gurkpojken on

      Very interesting, as a bike-restorer myself our Swedish bikes from early 1900 we didnt have handbrakes, instead we had feetbrakes, not until 40s we had handbrakes in the front.

    4. @zxtenn on

      I guess that was before the days of Sturmer Archer??? I am 70 and when i was about 14 i had a Raleigh Grand Prix in white with the Weimann center pulls brakes, etc., i put the rear rack on it, i did lots riding with it back then. Then they were all known as 'English racers' i had the Brooks saddle, linseed oil and no padded shorts in 1969.

    5. @zxtenn on

      Too bad the pump is missing. That should be kept in someone's house and preserved, maybe Simon will service it in 25 years?? Be nice to know some history about that bicycle company. I guess in 1919 chrome was an option and as you say if it's a parts bin bike then needed to be kept as dark as possible during the war. I remember so many bike brands from the 60's in the US, a few had built in headlights and single speed. Back in 1965 a 10 speed chain would last forever and never need cleaning, i think i used 3 in 1 oil?

    9. @keitholiver33 on

      The best yet, what an amazing restoration done with great respect to the age and history of this bike. I wonder how many of those 106 years it was used, I bet it could tell a few tales!

    10. @zdravo4 on

      WOW this bike looks similar to one bike I got from my friend. It has similar steerer and seatpost angles. Mine was german brand from 30’s

    14. @RalphBrooks-gb2ek on

      Lovely job. Really impressed with the care and patience taken and skill in overcoming those little problems you always get when bolts seize etc. Also the use of the correct lubricants in the right amounts. I'm going to use those syringes in future. A great way to apply grease with precision and in the right place, but not in excess. I presume your wire brush was the softer copper wire type, but very effective. You saved almost all the original parts. You even managed to save the old hand gripes, by getting them off without damage. I was wondering why you were so quick to decide to replace the chain. I have found that if you soak a rusted/seized chain in diesel for a couple of days then work the stiff links a bit, it can come right around; but you answered this at the end by explaining that the old chain had stretched. Inspiring. I dare say there may be a few more of these rare old bikes in sheds and barns. These are things of beauty and interest which deserve to be preserved.

    15. @CanIBorrowYourShovel on

      If you want a super cheap tool that is unbelievably gentle but also UNBELIEVABLY powerful for removing rusted bolts and screws, look up something called a "shake and break" tool that fits in a pneumatic air chisel. It only provides forward vibration forces and has a handle on the side you use to apply the rotational torque so unlike an impact driver, you don't have the risk of shearing bolts and it works down to very small screws too. It's so incredibly gentle at shaking off rust while you gently unscrew it by hand, I've never once snapped a bolt with it yet, and it's paid for itself a hundred times over in my home garage. Motorcycles and bicycles and small fragile screws on cars are its absolute incredible uses. and you don't need to push forward on it so hard that it acts like a chisel, if you just barely hold it against the screw it's only providing a very gentle but high speed vibration. And it doesn't need a big air compressor, it'll run on the very small portable ones and any old cheap pneumatic air chisel.

      also wow that brake setup is shockingly modern

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