Originally Posted by
Ged117
The Eatons Commander - are those 700c wheels? Just curious about studded tires that fit such a bike. Gran worked at Eatons in Toronto for nearly 50 years. On a summer's day in TO or Ottawa, if you eyeball the old British three-speed looking bikes rambling around the city, 1 in 3 is probably going to be an Eatons Glider.
I betcha the green paint on the Humber would clean up very nicely with some light compound and wax. If if were me, I'd start with taking the chrome parts off one by one and polishing them up, followed by lots of slow fun cleaning and preserving the frame.
Yes the Commander has 700c wheels. It was nice that almost all of the the British roadsters made for Canadian market came with 622 instead of 635, with the exception of Raleigh tourists. Even then, I've got a 57 women's Raleigh Roadster with a TCW and 622's.
