1902 Rambler Wood Rim Project
04-06-20, 08:43 AM
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Why do you believe this to be an old "Six-Day" track bike?
Robert Dean makes tires.
Robert Dean makes tires.
04-06-20, 05:01 PM
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Congrats on having a gem of a bike! I don’t know if you had seen any of the threads I posted on the process of restoring an 1898 Glenwood track/pathracer. Here is a link:
Glenwood Barn Find
My biggest challenge was finding proper era tubulars. I ended up with a 33mm Challenge cyclocross tubular just to get it on the road. Here is the finished product:
Glenwood Barn Find
My biggest challenge was finding proper era tubulars. I ended up with a 33mm Challenge cyclocross tubular just to get it on the road. Here is the finished product:
04-07-20, 07:57 PM
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My experience
I have a 1924 Mead Ranger which came with metal clads, technically wood rims covered with metal that was nickel plated. I wanted to be able to ride it so I built up wheels using Velocity Blunts which closely match the metal clads. If I had wanted them to look more original, I suppose I could've had them nickel plated. The problem with tubulars, you want at least a 700X38 to be in the right proportion to the original single tube tires. My wife's Diamond Back Avail had tires of that size & the tread is similar to the tread style of the period so I stole them from the Avail. If you go to the CABE forum you will find that the Velocity Blunts are popular modern replacements for metal clad rims. My father told me that to repair the tires on his Mead, one used a tool which inserted a rubber strip onto the hole , then burned off the piece sticking out, something like the plug used to repair automobile tubeless tires.
04-14-20, 10:19 AM
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Here's my Rambler Model 172
11-17-20, 09:38 PM
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1901 Rambler
Here is my 1901 Rambler.
These tires are really durable and the smooth white treads are very nice looking.
Robert Dean Tires
28 x 1 1/2" ribbed tread and 28 x 1-3/4” smooth tread tires for sale. They are $150-175 each includes shipping.
Robert Dean Sr.
628 Jefferson St.
Saint Albans, WV 25177
They are black, red or white, 4 ply , no name or size on side wall
Hours are 5 PM - 9 PM EST M-F and 9 AM - 9 PM Saturday. 304-722-3115
These tires are really durable and the smooth white treads are very nice looking.
Robert Dean Tires
28 x 1 1/2" ribbed tread and 28 x 1-3/4” smooth tread tires for sale. They are $150-175 each includes shipping.
Robert Dean Sr.
628 Jefferson St.
Saint Albans, WV 25177
They are black, red or white, 4 ply , no name or size on side wall
Hours are 5 PM - 9 PM EST M-F and 9 AM - 9 PM Saturday. 304-722-3115
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