tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post6135007465061700017..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Turning Heads (and Headtubes!) On a 19th Century RudgeVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-27718065706448132572014-10-26T01:35:22.139-04:002014-10-26T01:35:22.139-04:00Interesting. It's pronounced "filims"...Interesting. It's pronounced "filims" in parts of Canada as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-83940445212573073232014-10-23T22:57:33.608-04:002014-10-23T22:57:33.608-04:00Many thanks for your kind thoughts. I hope I am a...Many thanks for your kind thoughts. I hope I am and I hope it is a resource that is thought well of. I have also scanned and uploaded for free viewing/download over 200 catalogues and manuals for vintage British bikes on my site. Hopefully another resource that people will find of use.<br />- NickThree Speed Hubhttp://threespeedhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87722071218924584512014-10-23T16:50:22.421-04:002014-10-23T16:50:22.421-04:00That flying mount reminds my of my grandfather (bo...That flying mount reminds my of my grandfather (born in 1889) asking how kids these days (in the 50's) could just get on a standing bike and ride away. He was a bike messenger in NYC in 1900 -01. He said that back in those days, they ran along side a bike, put one foot on the edge of the back axle and hopped on. It was decades before I realized that his messeger bike had a fixed gear, and that he had never ridden a bike since about 1902.<br /><br />LeoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-90576824375077100162014-10-23T13:23:32.833-04:002014-10-23T13:23:32.833-04:00The width of the chain is 16.8mm, and the length o...The width of the chain is 16.8mm, and the length of the link is 36.3mm. I am not sure if there is even such a pitch, it is so much bigger than the inch pitch block chain on my 1896 Humber. Which is also ride ready and truly a dream ride for anyone interested :-)Three Speed Hubhttp://threespeedhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-40871715182776208142014-10-23T13:16:04.505-04:002014-10-23T13:16:04.505-04:00Lisa, many thanks. Yes there are others and altho...Lisa, many thanks. Yes there are others and although the herd is currently small in regard to ride ready, it is growing. Getting them all to the ride ready point might be where the challenges lie ahead but that is all part of the fun.<br />- NickThree Speed Hubhttp://threespeedhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-40224521602990552632014-10-23T10:10:23.303-04:002014-10-23T10:10:23.303-04:00Gorgeous!
Gorgeous!<br /><br /><br />krstroisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-44888528679631784922014-10-23T09:17:39.496-04:002014-10-23T09:17:39.496-04:00I wonder how long then swiveling head tube design ...I wonder how long then swiveling head tube design was used by Rudge? The mid-1890s Columbia and Pope cycles I've seen had head tubes we would recognize today. <br />Was there anything really different in the steering feel?<br /><br />All in all, a very cool bike. Nick sounds like a fun co-conspirator.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nick is offering a wonderful resource! Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-7900179791481834472014-10-23T06:51:53.944-04:002014-10-23T06:51:53.944-04:00Good eye, Nick does wear a wedding ring. Sorry gal...Good eye, Nick does wear a wedding ring. Sorry gals/boys, the good ones are always taken, eh!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-91882280810143939572014-10-23T06:45:17.946-04:002014-10-23T06:45:17.946-04:00Glad to know I'm not alone in scrutinising bik...Glad to know I'm not alone in scrutinising bikes for period-correctness in fillims (that's Irish for "films"). The CF rims do often provide clues, as do disc brakes. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49581669280112378222014-10-23T06:34:51.813-04:002014-10-23T06:34:51.813-04:00Wow, wow, dream bike! How about chain thickness in...Wow, wow, dream bike! How about chain thickness in mm please, I would like to know! Marjusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-90765617617633470772014-10-23T06:23:36.963-04:002014-10-23T06:23:36.963-04:00So many mysteries in this world. Perhaps in a past...So many mysteries in this world. Perhaps in a past life we were bicycles. And, if you haven't read it already, <a href="http://lovelybike.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/is-this-about-bicycle.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> may offer some explanations. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-11570339728091994552014-10-22T23:19:27.442-04:002014-10-22T23:19:27.442-04:00I look at photos of vegetation, rainbows, head bad...I look at photos of vegetation, rainbows, head badges and now I see a wedding ring? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-23217565391500408862014-10-22T18:01:13.668-04:002014-10-22T18:01:13.668-04:00While watching an episode of Downton Abbey with my...While watching an episode of Downton Abbey with my wife not long ago, I huffed when a messenger boy rode up on a bike that, to me, looked way too modern. In my mind he should have been riding a machine that looked more like this smile-inducing Rudge. And how did I know the messenger boy's bike was too modern? The carbon fiber wheels were a dead giveaway.MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-64558926687807090612014-10-22T17:39:32.257-04:002014-10-22T17:39:32.257-04:00fairy tales normally are...but that was in another...fairy tales normally are...but that was in another country...and besides...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-33478602351870371902014-10-22T13:02:04.871-04:002014-10-22T13:02:04.871-04:00Thank you for another great post. Your writing and...Thank you for another great post. Your writing and pictures adds a bit of joy to my life (which is pretty good to begin with). Sincere appreciation.<br /><br />You obviously love what you do, which is a necessary element of excellence. But this (relating to your post) lends itself to a question.<br /><br />Why do we like certain things, such as our mutual appreciation of bicycles of a certain style ? How is our neurobiology wired such that we develop these fixations ?<br /><br />As I think about this, I realize that I do not know myself., which is somewhat disconcerting.<br /><br />Well, enough silliness. Off for a ride.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61049603342067796302014-10-22T07:44:08.948-04:002014-10-22T07:44:08.948-04:00Cycling 20 miles is indeed an improvement on walki...Cycling 20 miles is indeed an improvement on walking that distance! I will try to remember that next time I need to do that for transportation, in a 25mph headwind : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-78396476176337975892014-10-22T07:31:23.327-04:002014-10-22T07:31:23.327-04:00Nick is planning to eventually open a space that&#...Nick is planning to eventually open a space that's a cross between a shop and a bicycle lending library. I imagine it will be fantastic. <br /><br />The proportions of the 1892 Rudge make it hard to get a sense of its size. At the high end, the top tube comes up to my chest, but at the low end it just about hits my hips. As far as pedaling alone, even a shorter rider than me (and I'm 5'7") could ride this bike if they're not worried about standover clearance. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81816795096016151762014-10-22T07:23:04.807-04:002014-10-22T07:23:04.807-04:00Nope, never ridden a Penny farthing. I photographe...Nope, never ridden a Penny farthing. I <a href="http://northcoastdelirium.tumblr.com/post/73428111583/chrispfarthing" rel="nofollow">photographed one</a> at a collector's house though. Took 3 people to help test riders mount it! Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-47879389869262552082014-10-22T07:20:47.930-04:002014-10-22T07:20:47.930-04:00As I've recently discovered, yes. But that is ...As I've recently discovered, yes. But that is a long story. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-3151588651720108022014-10-22T06:48:51.339-04:002014-10-22T06:48:51.339-04:00How remarkable that Nick is making this rare bicyc...How remarkable that Nick is making this rare bicycle (and others, right?) available to the public. What an opportunity! Though I have come across a number of antique bikes over the years, all were for display only. I am also pleasantly surprised to see that someone of your height can comfortably ride this bicycle. It does look positively gigantic!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-77132948177649843762014-10-22T06:27:50.367-04:002014-10-22T06:27:50.367-04:00Loved reading this piece, as much as others but I ...Loved reading this piece, as much as others but I had a sense of how it was going to turn out in the end out so I had a sense of almost wanting to rush to see if I was right but also wanting to take my time and enjoy it. <br /><br />I would like to say a big thank you to those people in the Veteran Cycle Club that have helped me so far with research and pointing me in the right direction. This was one of the bikes I took to the Trexlertown Swap Meet to let people ride and only had a handful take me up on it. Hopefully the picture of you with the broad smile will encourage others to have a go. No charge for a joy ride but if on your way you pass a Dunkin Donuts And were wondering, regular with cream and sugar :-). <br /><br />Also many thanks for the distance shots and the cropping. Good job I didn't come a cropper on that mounting attempt from the rear axle peg. First time I had attempted that maneuver on this machine!Three Speed Hubhttp://threespeedhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16522476680607694962014-10-22T06:21:25.762-04:002014-10-22T06:21:25.762-04:00"I am still not sure what stature of rider th..."I am still not sure what stature of rider this bicycle was meant to fit"<br /><br />I don't think they were especially bothered about fit at the time this bicycle was made. If you could reach the pedals that was good enough! And with the mounting method your friend demonstrates, you can see there was not any need to stand over the top tube :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-57409042490958674442014-10-22T06:11:10.884-04:002014-10-22T06:11:10.884-04:00Did you not ride a penny farthing on your first vi...Did you not ride a penny farthing on your first visit to Ireland? Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-78052016646522014462014-10-21T20:48:51.482-04:002014-10-21T20:48:51.482-04:00are you...or your long lost twin from picturebooks...are you...or your long lost twin from picturebooks, perchance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-34906432155116768272014-10-21T19:46:30.913-04:002014-10-21T19:46:30.913-04:00That's cool. I don't have the cash to buy ...That's cool. I don't have the cash to buy one, or the talent to fix it, but I'd love to tool around on an antique bicycle. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10228751291651549631noreply@blogger.com