Hobbs Raceweight 1951
Owned by: Peter Underwood
Image - Horst Friedrichs
| 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" HP/700 sprint wheels. Purchased and restored in 2001. |
| Wheels |
Conloy Asp sprint rims on Harden D/F large-flange hubs 32/40 with 15/17 DB spokes |
| Chainset | BSA steel fluted cottered cranks with 46T ring |
| Pedals | Brampton B8 with Christophe toeclips and Binda
straps |
| Gears | Single-speed fixed with 19/20 sprockets |
| Brakes | GB lever and stirrup |
| Stem/Bars | GB alloy 4" Spearpoint with early GB Maes alloy bars with ferrule |
| Saddle | Brooks B17 Narrow on alloy domed 27.2 seatpin |
| Extra details | Now re-configured as single-speed fixed - old Sturmey FM specification image shown at bottom of page |
 Seat cluster
detail
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 Head lug detail
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Harden large-flange front hub with 15/17 DB spokes
(Image Horst Friedrichs)
GB alloy 'Spearpoint' stem with early GB Maes bars and engraved ferrule
BSA 5-pin fluted chainset with 46 x 1/8" ring
(Image Horst Friedrichs)
Previous specification with Sturmey-Archer 4-speed FM hub, mudguards and two brakes