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12-07-19 | 06:59 AM

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PeterLYoung

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From: Southport, North Carolina, USA & Pevensey, East Sussex, UK

Bikes: 1)1992 Trek 970, 2)2010 Trek 6500, 3)1973 Colnago Super, 4)1955 Freddie Grubb Meteor. 5)1993 Airborne Ti-Hag Titanium. 6)1936 BSA 600DX Roadster. 7)1957 Philips P2 Sports. 8)1946 Dayton Roadmaster. 9)1948 Humber Clubman. 10) 1949 Sunbeam WA3 Wayfarer

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Originally Posted by Johno59

This one did not have an oil bath. On all Sunbeam oil- bathed bikes the casing enclosing the drivetrain was part of the drive side chainstay, it would be impossible to remove it without major frame building skills.
I fitted the 4 speed SA and the Resilion derailleur. I believe a 3 speed IGH hub was an option in 1906 to go with the epicyclic 2 speed.

Yes, The Little Oil Bath Chain Case formed part of the frame replacing the drive side Chain Stay but the photo below shows a Sunbeam with a removable Chain Case and some models in the early catalogues look as though the drive side chain stay is present inside the chain case. Of course many Sunbeams did not have a Chain Case. I have one with Chain Case and one without.

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