Originally Posted by PhilFo

I just finished building the first iteration of my 1949 Rotrax "Shirley" track bike. The full thread of the progress so far is here: 1949 Rotrax "Shirley" track frame, slight resto and build-up
The quick and dirty is that I have yet another British path racer and love it.
Here's a few photos from tonight, cross posted with the build thread linked above.



It's currently geared 48/17, but I think I'll be either going down to a 16 or putting a 50 tooth chainring on. 48/17 is great for the stop and go of the city but not as good for our meager hills and certainly not good where I could possibly put some watts down and get up some speed. We'll see.
Phil