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I remember having a leather hub cleaner on my three-speed bicycle some years ago, before it eventually rotted and fell off along some country lane. I’ve never seen them for sale anywhere – even the ugly, modern, toilet brush alternative is difficult to track down. So I made some…
I was so pleased with the results that I drew up a pattern (PDF) for public dissemination…
Simply find an old leather belt, cut some straps, lube them lightly with machine oil and affix them to your hubs. Job done…
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I’ve recently been messing around with methods of mounting a camera to the front of the Chiltern. One of the better ideas was simply to attach a Cullmann 0903 ball-and-socket adaptor (although Hama do a cheaper version) to the front rack. Unfortunately it doesn’t allow any degree of lateral movement in this orientation and I have subsequently changed to a taller handlebar stem so the rack now attaches differently and the adaptor won’t fit as I had originally planned anyway. However, this may inspire someone else…
I mounted the adaptor with a 1/4″ threaded eye bolt which also provided somewhere to securely attach the camera strap. Two “penny” washers parted from 32mm diameter acetyl rod and a gasket made of a slice of inner tube ensure the screwed assembly doesn’t fall apart through vibration.
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