Originally Posted by
Salubrious
That's the right headset! The tricky bits will be a proper type K hub and the stem. Actually the handlebars have a different bend to them as well. The brake levers will have the word 'Patent' engraved in them but newer brake levers will work well enough.
The headset is original, as is the bottom bracket. The cranks are later.
To my dismay, I found out the chaincase came off another '36 Sports Tourist...and the drum hubs already sold. I might have checked his listings earlier had I seen your lovely, restored '36. Looks very clean with the cables routed directly to the hubs.
How does the slack geometry compare between a 28" example and the '36, by chance? The Humber is a bit small for me to experience as it was intended. I also haven't checked to see if the bolt-on-stay frameset and the brazed stay frameset share the same frame angles.
Originally Posted by
nlerner
Nice to see that one getting some new life! I bought it from a local seller who was cleaning out his parents' house, and this his/hers Raleigh set had evidently lived in their backyard out in the New England elements for pretty much the second half of the 20th century. I've never seen bikes in rougher shape, but that odd black overspray seems to have preserved some original finish. Maybe it was applied during WWII in an attempt at a "blackout" look!
Can you share those photos again? The "as found" deserves to be seen again.
Originally Posted by
noglider
That 1936 is really handsome. Aren't you going to start a thread for it?
I will, but I don't expect to be doing much to it soon. I have a few other projects I'd like to put forward first.
-Kurt