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Ok so it's been a while. I'm having clearance/centering issues with the new rear wheel, so need to play around with some new spacers to get the wheel centered in the frame. When the wheel is put in & tightened the small cog is catching on the little nut bit that the hanger is held on by so need...

I just picked up some 2016 Alex Rims Race 700 x 23/25C. I've got some Kenda 32C cyclocross tires I will be putting on & changing the 10 speed cassette to an 8 speed as that is what the shifter is (3x8spd).

Struggling to find brake calipers to fit the new 700c wheels. The first set I ordered were supposed to be long-reach but ended up being the same length as the original ones & the second set were actually way too long & missed the rim. I measured the distance as shown online & it's 67mm so just...

Here's a little sneak preview of the frame & rear guard. The pin striping tape is time consuming to apply but I do like the shiny gold against the maroon paint. I am still in 2 minds about whether to paint the arrow style back on to match the original paint work as I quite like the way it looks...

If you look at pic number 6 in my first post you can see the brakes mounted on the handle bar stem with a bracket. Have you got any pics of your bike you can upload? I think it would be interesting to compare.

The thing I'm having trouble with is finding replacement hoods for the brake/gear levers, I they are Microshift but I'm not sure if they are R8 or SB range? One has 'Microshift' on it the other just has 'Triple' & I can't find any other markings or numbers on them.

I've made a little progress but not as much as I'd liked, it was just too cold to try paint anything here. I did have the frame, rear guard & rims blasted & they are now painted, I just need to do all the pin striping & clear coat everything then reassemble everything. I've also been working on...

I've made a little progress, things are now painted & I'm upgrading all the components so just waiting for Ebay/Amazon purchases to turn up. I'm going with 700c wheels now so I've had to buy longer reach calipers. Also I am changing to a 3x8 setup from a Triban 3) so new crank (50, 39, 34...

Thanks for the heads up, I will check it out. Do you have a name on that site for the guy please?

SirMike - Yes, they are a 1mm self adhesive strips Bleedingfingers - That is a lovely looking bike, very nicely restored.

I thought I'd tackle the harder part of the striping trying to match up the lines on a curve & to be fair it only took about 5 mins to get this done. I'll wait for it to be a bit warmer before clear coating it though.

One of the pedals was badly bent & quite rusty,, so I gave them a strong Oxalic Acid soak for an hour. The part with the reflectors on have tabs bent over the ends so I bent them back to remove the damaged part then set about doing a bit of panel beating to straighten it all out. Also the domed...

Going to be getting the frame, front guard & rims blasted this week then I can paint them myself & start reassembly. I'm going to try using finger nail tape, which is 1mm wide, to do the pin stripping as it'll be small enough to lacquer over it. I will do a small test piece first to see how it...

So, I've serviced both wheels & stripped down & re-greased the cassette. I noticed that 3 of teeth on the 20T cog & 4 on the 24T cog are looking a little short, probably snapped off at some stage, so was wondering if they will still be OK? Another question I had was if I want to change...

Yes you are right, there was more plastic at the start but when I tried gluing it back on I stupidly held everything in place with some electrical tape which when I removed it took part of the original badge with it, hence me having to painstakingly paint it back on. Close up it looks a bit...

Thanks, I will definitely contact them to see if they can help.

Chain guard all painted & ready to pinstripe. white part of the rear mudguard all done, front mudguard (diy) sandblasted, primed & painted ready for stripes. I tried Screwfix's No Nonsense Paint stripper on the rear mudguard & seat stay bars but it was useless & did nothing so reverted to a wire...

Not done much to this except research, measure & order a new seat post, clamp & seat. The front wheel bearing is a bit 'grindy' when turned by hand but spins smooth enough when on the bike, but I think I'll replace it with NOS hub.

I planned to just check & service the main parts leaving the frame as is & use it on my turbo trainer, but as I have discovered it has 27" x 1 1/4" wheels I'm not sure I can get a turbo trainer wheel for it as that size seems pretty rare. So I think the plan is now to change the rear wheel to a...

So along with currently restoring a 1930's ladies Hercules bike I stupidly went & bought this Peugeot, at only £20 I had to ;) Looking at the examples online it looks to be a PX10 but this is only a 5 speed & from brochures they didn't come in my bikes colour so I was a bit confused. The...

As a colour comparison I have painted the inside of chain guard. With just 2 colour coats it's looking really good & I'm pleased with the way it looks. On a positive note I've found a local graphics guy who is going to make up the lettering for me.

So I thought I'd throw up a quick update. The bike has been stripped & disassembled so far. I've used Oxalic Acid to de-rust almost all of the parts except for the frame & mudguards, they've come up really well but the chrome is still a little pitted & dull in places. I've decided that the...

If I do end up stripping it I was going to redo the stripes & arrows as I've got loads of photos with a tape measure next to it for reference. I've got a 5kg tub of OA & have been using roughly 100g> to 1L water for the rusty metal parts like brackets & some of the chrome work, but what ratio...

Jimbo53 - Thanks for the tip, I managed to get both pins out using the vice trick. My next hurdle is getting the part in the 1st pic off as there's not a lot of purchase & it's not budging & do you know if the bearing collar in the 2nd pic is just press fit in? Also I'm not quite sure which...

Jimbo53 - Thanks for the quick response & the very helpful information. I have sprayed the pins with WD40 over the last couple of days so hopefully that's helped. I'll definitely try the vice trick & if that doesn't work I might have to make my own custom press. Cheers.

So I've finally stripped down the bike, which came apart fairly easily for a 90 year old bike, but the only part I'm not sure how to get off is the crank. Any ideas on how these pins off/out, after I remove the nuts, to be able to remove the whole crank assembly?

Oilit - Thank you, that certainly is a very good match. The front brakes on that pic look like the standard 2 lever handle bar mounted ones whereas mine are actually a single lever mounted on the stem of the bars. I wonder if this was a variant for export models or something? I have been on the...

I recently bought a Hercules Ladies Bicycle & after countless hours of research I'm still coming up pretty blank on any info. I think it might be a 1930's bike, it has 22" frame, 25" diameter rims (not inlc tires), a PERRY back pedal rear brake & Rod Actuated front brake but unlike any I can see...