- Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:27 am
#100790
Hi all,
First time post here but I was hoping to get a little assistance if at all possible.
I'm just starting to restore an old 1949 model J2 which is in pretty bad shape. It belonged to my Grandfather and was used as a farm bike for many years here in NZ when he bought it (which at a guess would have been sometime over the 50s/60s).
Unfortunately, prior to me getting a hold of the bike it had sat for quite some time in a barn..... by the sea..... (see attached pics) and the rear rim and spokes have rotted through. The hub was salvageable however, so a good strip and repaint with some new bearings has that sorted however I'm unsure what the rim to hub offset should be when I come to lace a new rim up? Is there anyone that has one of these bikes that could take a measurement of the offset for me?
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Mike from New Zealand
First time post here but I was hoping to get a little assistance if at all possible.
I'm just starting to restore an old 1949 model J2 which is in pretty bad shape. It belonged to my Grandfather and was used as a farm bike for many years here in NZ when he bought it (which at a guess would have been sometime over the 50s/60s).
Unfortunately, prior to me getting a hold of the bike it had sat for quite some time in a barn..... by the sea..... (see attached pics) and the rear rim and spokes have rotted through. The hub was salvageable however, so a good strip and repaint with some new bearings has that sorted however I'm unsure what the rim to hub offset should be when I come to lace a new rim up? Is there anyone that has one of these bikes that could take a measurement of the offset for me?
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Mike from New Zealand