Select to expand quotelandyacht said..
now the learning curve starts again. got any 700c 
roadbikes in that lot
Not any high quality ones I think Paul.
A couple of Huffy's, Mongoose and ABD's BMX, but nothing special.
700c is a metric tyre size
Gee how cool are these old bikes going to auction.
Click the album pics and spool through. 
#16 is my favourite, as I love the suspension system.
www.copakeauction.com/24th-annual-antique-classic-bicycle-auction-swap-meet/
well chook big day today. all cleared up in the shed, no inclination to build 26" wheels. finally put that reel of growire on the frame and pulled off a length of wire. it mushrooms really well as it grips the stamp better than the 2.6. took 4 adjusts on the thread roller to get a nice thread . so here it is ( sesame street voice)....... ONE ah,ah,ah,ah
i will build a tensioning frame tommorrow and screw the nipple up to 100kg and see if it holds. the bike shop has a tension tester if its all good I can start building the hub. I must have been busy this year as it took 1 year and 1week since getting the wire to make 1 spoke
Select to expand quoteTest pilot 1 said..
Going by the pix, you made that on the kitchen table?
as he should
Mrs Landy would expect nothing less!
stephen
built a jig today to tension test the spoke design. it has a length of 25x2mm square as the base.
once tensioned the nipple started to deform at 175kg on the spoke test device but held pressur . on chescking i had bent the body of the frame 
spoke still holding full tension !!!!! just ahve to get charlottes literacer out of the way, and a wooden gaffer then back to the PF
Come on guys , need these out the lake.
www.britishpathe.com/video/the-penny-farthing-bike/query/Penny
Sort of fits.......
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