Search results

Had this bike come in to the shop, missing a saddle, needing grips and tires/tubes. I bought the saddle here from OleVince (thanks again!), and we sourced the tires and grips. Overhauled the headset, both hubs, the bottom bracket, and the pedals. Everything looked good, just a full clean and...

I would like to buy this saddle.

I think this is a Raleigh from the 1930s. I also suspect the front end has been replaced. It looks to me like the fork and handlebars do not match the bike and the front brake has been moved to the rear. Here are a few photos from a 1930s Raleigh that show the seatstays bolted on and a brake...

The small front wheel allows the frame geometry to be correct for a short rider.

Doctor: "So, how did you get gored again?" Me: "..."

That's a great mod and the warm LED is a good feature. I think you could sell these if you wanted to.

I work in a shop that sells Jamis Bikes and they make a line of cruiser bikes that I think have comparable quality to any of the old cruisers. They have been around since the 1980s and some of the older models already look sort of retro. The new ones come in curved and straight bar models, in...

1984 was the end of it. By then most of the lower end bikes were already being made in Asia. Only the high end were still British made. Then the name was sold and even though they were still called Raleigh, the era was over.

Those were Suntour Bar-Cons. I ran a set of them on a touring bike. They were great for shifting on a climb where reaching for downtube shifters would have been chancy at best. You replace the downtube shifters with a dual cable stop and run cables and housing out of the handlebars. Great, now I...

I've made a couple of small changes since I got the bike to being rideable, but it is now my regular road bike. I had been riding a modern gravel bike with road tires and I went ahead and put the gravel tires back on that one. The Raleigh is such a great ride. I'm even getting used to the...

Take to a local bike shop. Any reputable bike shop can reassemble it and I know if you brought it to my shop, we would be interested in seeing it and enjoy helping you.

They are rare enough, especially NOS. They are also finicky, hard to set up, and generally disappointing in operation. They would look great on a display bike, though.

Yes, it is. Came back to correct it and you had already pointed it out. Still liked the Stronglight roller bearings.

Great photos! I appreciate the close-ups. I remember working on bikes with those Stronglight roller bearing headsets. They were the best headsets on the market as far as I was concerned. Easy to set up and the roller bearings distributed the load so the bearing races didn't get impact pitting.

It will be the frame of Theseus.

It's not usable. The metal is completely invaded with rust and has no remaining integrity. Save your time and energy for a bike that can still be restored.

Those aren't hex grips. They're pentagonal grips, 5 sided. From the texture, I think they were made by OGK. Osaka Japan. If you look closely on the inside ring that faces the center, it may have some text. I have included some pictures.

I work in a shop and definitely use one of these for small part disassembles. Doesn't always prevent me from sending a spring or a C-clip into the wormhole, but I am doing what I can. Harbor Freight has them.

I think if I wanted to really restore a Raleigh I would buy a full bike in reasonable shape to work with. Starting with this frame/fork, this one was always going to be a compromise for me. You can't care too much about tires if you want to ride, you have to take what's available.

Kevin, It's a smoother ride that the Raleigh Professional, tracks with less attention, and I suppose it could be fitted out as a touring bike. I have ridden both. Been working in shops off and on since the 1970s. I still think it rides well enough, has a weight comparable to the Professional...

I had one of these back in the late 1970s. Used it as a long distance bike, took it to Japan with me in 1980. I was in an accident that bent the frame, finally, and had to let it go. It was Italian threaded and decked out with some fairly obscure parts when I got it, not as nice as yours.

Yes, you are correct. It is a 1974. I checked the serial number today and it is a WD4. All the other descriptions of decal placement, size, and color match up as well.

All the parts were taken from a donor bike I had for years that was a very small frame. I had the pedals, cranks, derailleurs, shifters, and wheels. The seat post is an older seat post, but is not a part from the donor bike because it was not the same diameter. The stem and handlebars came from...

I was gifted a Raleigh International frame and fork. I think it is a 1975, but not absolutely sure. With parts I had, and a couple of things I had to order, this is the result. It is not a restoration, that would have required 27" wheels and Weinmann center pull brakes, so let's call it a return...

It's a 2003. The Rock Shok Judy, the brakes, and the paint scheme are the clues. Here's a link to Bike Index. https://bikeindex.org/bikes/629408

I think it's the same as the one in the rack. You can verify here at the CABE by looking at other 1939 DX Schwinns.

The replacement cables are available. Here's one source. https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=33678

You wouldn't want to take a fall. Explaining to the doc in the ED that you'd been gored by a bicycle might be difficult.

Woolly mammoths have been extinct for several thousand years. The ivory is harvested (mined?) from the tundra. Here's one link to a dealer. https://www.boonetrading.com/collections/mammoth-ivory-bone I was mostly joking in response to the suggestion of elephant ivory.

It might, but mammoth ivory is legally available and often has beautiful patterning due to it's age.