I bought a skidstar off this list a while ago and have been accumulating bits. Finally got it together and going!

Rides beautifully except I need a much bigger rear sprocket (22 or 24 tooth) anyone know where I can get one here in Oz ?(on a sturmey archer hub but it is the same as a bmx three notch one)

kkk :thumb

Nice ride!

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frikken awsome choppers!

I just checked on 2 of my 3 speed BMX bikes and they are both 18 teeth rear.
The 2 spare 3 speeds are also 18.

yeah, 18 tooth are dime a dozen. Really big hills here so need to drop the ratio a lot
kkk

What about the guy who owns the bike shop around the corner from the Sebel in Brisbane? He restores old bikes, especially Road racing bikes, but he can get anything.

A US company called ACS Claws makes a 20 tooth ezi-off(3 pin remover) single speed cog.Where are you,so I can point you to the nearest shop that could help you.empi man.

KKK,email me a picture of the front chainring.It might be able to be changed for a smaller one!The 20 tooth costs about $45-50.A chainring is cheaper,most times,for this style of bike.empi man.

wow! its coming up great! good to see u managed to get my stickers off. as for the gears i will take a look tonight, although most of my stuff is shimano, i did have a big gear at one stage

Mate
as a (very) ex track bike rider can I recommend a place out on Stafford Rd, Stafford. Its called Ridgeways Cycles, owner is Simon, (07) 3355 9653 (number should still be right). This guy has been into all sorts of bikes for donkeys years. When I had to find an french thread bottom bracket for a Colnago Master track bike, he actually had one in a box buried deep in the shop. Its a bloody alladins cave there. Try him, his prices are good as well.
Cheers
Penguin

Thanks for all replies. I know Ridgeways, I will go there tomorrow!

I have looked into changing the front chainring but the offset of this combo is spot on. It took me two bottom bracket sets, this set om nut on cranks and a bit of machining as this frame has the loose sleeve bottom bracket with two right hand threads. The rear is such an easy job to change too-compared with the front!

The v- brakes make all the difference. I have a KHS team cross country mountainbike that stops onna dime and those caliper brakes just soooo suck!

The guy who welded the brackets on (shout out to baybuscamperkid) got them pretty well placed for a frame like this not originally designed for it. Im looking for some brake boosters for it so I dont stress the frame but the ones I have seen look naff. May make some.

I had Pete @ Astrobike build me some wheels on the hubs. Front is a schwinn off a '66 36h. Rear is a Sturmey Archer AW, also '66 (frame has been ID'd as a 66 model from a trainspotter on another forum its not a GT as the GT had horizontal dropouts so Im told)

Pete builds nice wheels. Quick plug to a good bloke if ya need your bike fixed.

Shifter is a genuine NOS sports-shift from a '66 Raliegh.

Slicks rock. I have not taken it for a long ride yet as I live in a part of town that starts and finishes with a right bastard of a climb. Hence the serious gearing down. Not going to go that fast on it on bikepaths ( the reason I built it) so lowish with three up ranges will suit me, its my hilly town singlespeed.

:party:party:party

kkk

can sell you a Japanese S.Y. 22t n.o.s. from the '70's for $50, or a new Dicta for about $15.
22t dicta's are not hard to find.

oh, I misread your post, you can buy new shimano coaster hub sprockets in just about any size tou want from 16t to 24t

dont have any close up pice, but i can tell you that the original stickers on the bike were GT stickers, and it was originally gold. had chequer stickers in several places and a GT sticker on the seat tube.

Thanks baybus et al do you have any higher res. piccies?

cheers

kkk

ps I got a 24 tooth NOS from Ridgways for $10.95 Outstanding! They have some awesome stuff there.

G'day. Hmmm....Does this Ridgways shop do mail order? Any website or email address? I could use some of those old parts too! Thanks.

will have a look around, may have a real photo somewhere (those were taken on crappy digital) but i doubt it.

Sorry mate
tried the address on the magnet and it looks like the site was taken down. But he does do mail order or phone stuff. Give him a call and see what he has for you, chances are if he doesn't have it, he will know where to get it from. I even saw him pull out from his piles of gear a box of those old solid steel front wheels for a tricycle one day!!

Thanks, Penguin. I'll knock up a list and 'phone him late next week. Cheers.