There really should have been a label saying “open other end”…
Hmmmm. Wouldn’t happen to be that NOS Dunlop 26″ x 1 3/8″ 40-hole westwood rim I’ve been awaiting, would it? A cogent reminder to never order anything vaguely scandalous…
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August 15, 2008 at 3:27 am
Thom
Ooh, excellent. That’s just the same as the Runwell, but I’m still hoping to resurrect the original rear wheel. Where’d you find it? They’re probably a dime a dozen over there…*sigh*… (well, not a dime).
August 16, 2008 at 12:42 am
R :: B
Aha…this was an eBay bargain at only £3 and a bit more than that for delivery. I could scarcely believe it myself. The chrome isn’t perfect but it’ll suffice. A few days later, I restrained myself from buying a pair of vintage Raleigh stainless steel Endrick rims for £17 or so…
There seems to be a few dealers on UK eBay breaking old bikes for spares for the restorers’ or collectors’ market. I try not to support them because I reckon that if the components are still good, the bicycle was probably also perfectly good.
Sad that a bicycle can be worth more as parts than as a working rider!
However, there also seem to be a supply of new parts coming in from China…