Originally Posted by
touring123
Thank you, 2manybikes and repechage, both. So the wheels are 60's or 70's vintage. The hubs are Brampton, which is the make of the headset too (which must be original). So they must have been relaced at some point.
It makes sense that the rims were replaced. That's common.
It may have had originally glue on tires. Called "tubular" tires, nothing to do with the "tubular" rim. They are tires with a inner tube sewn inside them and are glued to a rim with a curve in it that matches the inflated tire. That's what most people are talking about when they use the words "tubular tires".
There may be a lot about "BSA" on line. I think my friends BSA motorcycle was a "Lightning Twin" two cylinder. Now I have to go look !!
EDIT : I was right, it was a Lightning
http://www.realclassic.co.uk/bsa03112100.html