Rod linkages and drum brakes: A 1965 Urania arrives
08-07-10, 12:00 PM
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Rod linkages and drum brakes: A 1965 Urania arrives
I traded off a few cranksets yesterday, and acquired this disassembled oddity:
Behind that mess is a DL-1-esque, 1965 Urania rod-brake roadster. Most of the hardware is Sturmey-Archer - including the dual, rod-brake-operated Sturmey drum brake hubs - with the pile of various other parts shown here on the table:
Another interesting tidbit are its rims: 28", aluminum Westrick-pattern. Pretty unique in its own right.
More photos to come - I'm going to get to work on it right now.
-Kurt
Behind that mess is a DL-1-esque, 1965 Urania rod-brake roadster. Most of the hardware is Sturmey-Archer - including the dual, rod-brake-operated Sturmey drum brake hubs - with the pile of various other parts shown here on the table:
Another interesting tidbit are its rims: 28", aluminum Westrick-pattern. Pretty unique in its own right.
More photos to come - I'm going to get to work on it right now.
-Kurt
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Ask and ye shall receive, Nick:
Some "before polishing" pictures:
In progress:
It turns out that while most of the hardware is present, a good portion of the nuts and bolts that hold said hardware together isn't. A couple of other bits are missing; I'm pretty sure the fellow who traded it to me might have misplaced them in his stash of parts.
-Kurt
Some "before polishing" pictures:
In progress:
It turns out that while most of the hardware is present, a good portion of the nuts and bolts that hold said hardware together isn't. A couple of other bits are missing; I'm pretty sure the fellow who traded it to me might have misplaced them in his stash of parts.
-Kurt
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1st: CHAINCASE FOR THE WIN!
2nd: Where on earth are the seatstays sometimes?
3rd: What are you polishing that bike with? It's looking great.
4th: Where are all the other people commenting on the pile of awesome resting before my eyes?
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2nd: Where on earth are the seatstays sometimes?
3rd: What are you polishing that bike with? It's looking great.
4th: Where are all the other people commenting on the pile of awesome resting before my eyes?
-nick
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That shouldn't be too difficult to fabricate.
A second bracket also fits under the case; I have no idea what it looks like. Stays are bolt-on.
I've alternated between Meguiars' Scratch X, Meguiars Fine Cut Cleaner #2, and KIT Scratch Out polish. It doesn't respond well to any of them; I even tried 3M rubbing compound. It comes out decent, but not fantastic.
The linkage was produced by Sturmey-Archer, but be forewarned that it is not even close to that of a Raleigh rod system for rim-brakes.
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08-09-10, 09:53 PM
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That looks like a huge pile of daydreaming, polishing, and not-getting-any-paying-work-done Fun.
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Hmm. Wasn't Urania a Czech brand?
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Hmm. Wasn't Urania a Czech brand?
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Looks like quite a project, cool bike though. I am curious about the drum brakes, I noticed one of the rods mounts to the side of the head tube.
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https://www.urania.dk/
(If you've seen it, you know it).
If I can find some spare rod brake parts, I'll probably fashion a new rod and use a pair of spare pivots.
-Kurt
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I suppose since such a bike would be so impractical here in the mountains, I'd never really looked at one closely. I had no idea the seat stays unbolted on some models. What's the old saying? "Learn something new every day." I can check this off early enough today!
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And the seat stays remove, why? To facilitate chain and rear fender removal?
I suppose since such a bike would be so impractical here in the mountains, I'd never really looked at one closely. I had no idea the seat stays unbolted on some models. What's the old saying? "Learn something new every day." I can check this off early enough today!
I suppose since such a bike would be so impractical here in the mountains, I'd never really looked at one closely. I had no idea the seat stays unbolted on some models. What's the old saying? "Learn something new every day." I can check this off early enough today!
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