SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
I'm presently working on a 1970 Raleigh Sprite 5 speed. This bike uses the Sturmey Archer S5 hub, which is derived from the FW 4 speed hub. The five speed version of the Sprite was a high performance version of the basic 3 speed Sports. They later converted the Sprite to 27 inch wheels and a 10 speed rig.
Initially, this bicycle arrived in a damaged state. Fed Ex damaged the non-drive side bell crank shifter, the sun gear push rod, and the chain ring. The seller was accommodating and gave a partial refund. I'll bet Fed Ex walks away from the claim on this bike.
http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2015/09/raleigh-sprite-5-speed-beat-down.html
A weekend's work and the project is really taking shape.
http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2015/09/1970-raleigh-sprite.html
I repaired the damaged parts that could be repaired and located a bell crank to replace the ground off one.
The bronze green finish cleaned up really nicely.
The wheels look decent enough and cleaned up fine.
The Brooks B72 saddle received cleaning and Proofhide. It looks nice and should ride very well.
Initially, this bicycle arrived in a damaged state. Fed Ex damaged the non-drive side bell crank shifter, the sun gear push rod, and the chain ring. The seller was accommodating and gave a partial refund. I'll bet Fed Ex walks away from the claim on this bike.
http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2015/09/raleigh-sprite-5-speed-beat-down.html
A weekend's work and the project is really taking shape.
http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2015/09/1970-raleigh-sprite.html
I repaired the damaged parts that could be repaired and located a bell crank to replace the ground off one.
The bronze green finish cleaned up really nicely.
The wheels look decent enough and cleaned up fine.
The Brooks B72 saddle received cleaning and Proofhide. It looks nice and should ride very well.