Originally Posted by
joshvegas
excellent thanks!
but how old is yours?
the badge on mine is all chrome as far as i can make out.
I stripped it all down tonight which was incredibly easy once I twigged that it was a stem with what I'd describe as a spreader bolt and it was seized in!
what brake pads should I go for steel wheels and does anybody have any suggestions on what to do about heavily rusted chrome handlbars and slightly less serious yet still pretty rusty chrome everywhere else (except fork crown)
cheers
josh
The one pictured above is 1967, I think, and has the head-badge from the same period.
The previous BSA badge was made from alloy, as here on a 1935 sports/tourer.
Different fork crowns on this, your type came later, and is probably post war, but not long after.
Your BSA pedals, for example, were early 50s I think.
Also check the profile of your front mudguard against yours.
They look very similar.
Just the pedals and the chain-wheel would probably fetch £55/60 here in UK.
So you got something interesting there.
Bars on yours are not original I think, so if they are heavily rusted find a pair on ebay.
The Raleighs of the time used the same bars so they are plentiful.
Looks like yours has the original mudguards/fenders painted silver.
Brakes also.
You will easily find a front wheel and then all you need to do is give it a repaint, protect the badge, and you will have a cool period bike.
That's what I'd do anyway
