the freewheeler
Finally riding a big boys bike
I recently came across the opportunity to purchase a handful of classic and vintage bikes. Two of those bikes were military related - one being this BSA Paratrooper and the other a Swiss Army Militarvelo. As soon as I laid my eyes on this BSA I knew that I absolutely had to have it. With this thread I plan to document the overhaul of the bicycle...It's quite dirty and I plan to simply clean it all up and bring back the dignity it deserves.
To my untrained eye, everything seems to be original, aside from the front tire. The nose of the saddle is ripped. To all you experts, please let me know if anything seems incorrect or missing. I'll be happy to provide more detailed pictures of specific components. The serial # on the rear dropout is R432XX - any idea what year this was?
So here she is, as found, prior to any cleaning. Let me know what you think!
To my untrained eye, everything seems to be original, aside from the front tire. The nose of the saddle is ripped. To all you experts, please let me know if anything seems incorrect or missing. I'll be happy to provide more detailed pictures of specific components. The serial # on the rear dropout is R432XX - any idea what year this was?
So here she is, as found, prior to any cleaning. Let me know what you think!