Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
A.A. Hansen was a well known bicycle and motorcycle racer and distance rider in his day but for whatever reason history has not been kind to him.
This is basically the "as found" archive of this double diamond track tandem that was built by Hansen, possibly even raced by Hansen?
I know at least one of his bicycles has survived (posted here some time ago) and remains in the Minneapolis area, I believe it has been accessioned to a museum at this point but not positive.
This important machine has been abused and misunderstood but I intend to correct all that.
Needs a bit of brass braising removed which shouldn't be a big deal, I have a great deal of the gear that it is missing but the only hurdle I face will be a nice sealed bottom bracket and crank for the stoker- it should be a D&J but has been swapped out to stay on the road with a make-shift welded G&J setup.
I believe the rear hub is original, laced into a modern rim so that is a blessing. The low-rake fork is awesome and super heavy duty. Very reminiscent of the Orient fork crown design but I will save that visual comparison for a future post to not muddy the water at this point.
I have an excellent set of period handlebars for both the captain and stoker in a profile I love, stoker set should be mounted to the seatpost which I will have corrected shortly.
A good badge rubbing will be in the future as well, just working on paper options etc.
I will include a couple mentions I have dug up on Hansen, his name is all over the record books of the late 19th and early 20th century alongside other big names we all know like Taylor, Bald, Kramer.
Very much looking forward to this project and any information any other valued members of the CABE can bring forward.
I hope you all get a bit of a break this holiday season to take some time with a favorite bicycle project and gets your hands dirty.
This is basically the "as found" archive of this double diamond track tandem that was built by Hansen, possibly even raced by Hansen?
I know at least one of his bicycles has survived (posted here some time ago) and remains in the Minneapolis area, I believe it has been accessioned to a museum at this point but not positive.
This important machine has been abused and misunderstood but I intend to correct all that.
Needs a bit of brass braising removed which shouldn't be a big deal, I have a great deal of the gear that it is missing but the only hurdle I face will be a nice sealed bottom bracket and crank for the stoker- it should be a D&J but has been swapped out to stay on the road with a make-shift welded G&J setup.
I believe the rear hub is original, laced into a modern rim so that is a blessing. The low-rake fork is awesome and super heavy duty. Very reminiscent of the Orient fork crown design but I will save that visual comparison for a future post to not muddy the water at this point.
I have an excellent set of period handlebars for both the captain and stoker in a profile I love, stoker set should be mounted to the seatpost which I will have corrected shortly.
A good badge rubbing will be in the future as well, just working on paper options etc.
I will include a couple mentions I have dug up on Hansen, his name is all over the record books of the late 19th and early 20th century alongside other big names we all know like Taylor, Bald, Kramer.
Very much looking forward to this project and any information any other valued members of the CABE can bring forward.
I hope you all get a bit of a break this holiday season to take some time with a favorite bicycle project and gets your hands dirty.
