Claud Butler Anglo Continental - 1937
Owned by: Ron Staffe
| Frame | Claud Butler Anglo Continental. The frame number is difficult to read but definitely starts with a seven, so I assume it's a 1937. |
| Wheels | Airlite large flange front hub, 1937 Sturmey Archer AW rear hub, 27 inch
Weinmann HP rims.Gripfast front wingnuts, Sturmey Archer rear wingnuts. |
| Chainset | BSA 5-pin |
| Pedals | Chater-Lea |
| Gears | 1937 Sturmey Archer AW 3 speed built by Peter Read of Phoenix Hub Gear Co, Milton Keynes. Top tube quadrant type lever. Cyclo 3 speed converter from Nick Tithecott at H Lloyd's. Osgear Super Champion derailleur giving nine-speeds, ranging from 42" to 108". The only downside is that the largest cog has to be engaged with caution, as the usual spoke protector won' t fit. |
| Brakes | LAM Super Dural |
| Stem/Bars | Stem/bars: 1930s wide bars (48.5cm) of unknown make on headclip stem. |
| Headset | Headclip |
| Saddle | Brooks B17 |
| Extra details | I bought the
frame on
E-bay and had it repainted by Bob Jacksons at Leeds. The
forks are
not original but have a very attractive crown which I think dates from
the early fifties. I thought that the colours on the
1937
Claud which is already posted went well together so I decided on those,
with double box lining and block letterng on the down tube instead of
script. I also had the rear dropouts slightly widened. My gear conversion from the previous Simplex was inspired by Bob Damper's article on hybrid gears. Lighting: Lucas front lamp, Drydex rear lamp, both battery operated |
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Above and above right - Two images of the Osgear/Sturmey gear conversion