Hobbs Raceweight 1951
Owned by: Peter Underwood
| Frame |
Hobbs Raceweight 24" frame No. I 11528
(October 1951); top tube 22½", chainstays 17½",
wheelbase
40½", BB height 10½; Angles - head 72º,
seat
70º; Nervex Legere lugs type 86 BIS; finish blue/grey with
chrome
ends, white head tube and seat panel, lugs lined in red;
"Hobbs
'Special Model' London England" head badge and seat tube badge; oval to
round forks - 2¾" rake; built for 26" wheels. Purchased and restored in 2001. |
| Wheels |
26" Dunlop alloy HP rims on Sturmey Archer FM and early Airlite 'rivetted' hubs |
| Chainset | BSA steel fluted cottered cranks with 46T ring |
| Pedals | Brampton B8 with Christophe toeclips and Binda
straps |
| Gears | Sturmey-Archer 4-speed FM hub with 17T sprocket giving 47.1 - 60.2 - 70.3 - 79" gears. (normal gear is 70.3") |
| Brakes | Universal Extra stirrups with GB levers |
| Stem/Bars | GB alloy 4" Spearpoint with GB Maes alloy bars |
| Saddle | Wrights
Swallow saddle |
| Extra details | Red Bluemels
Popular mudguards |
 Seat cluster
detail
|
 Early GB
levers with adjuster
|
Early 'rivetted' Airlite large-flange front hub
GB alloy 'Spearpoint' stem
BSA 5-pin fluted chainset with 44 x 1/8" ring