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71 Raleigh DL-1

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3-speeder

Wore out three sets of tires already!
Starting on my next project. I like to stay busy with bikes. This makes my third Raleigh in a row. Not a first time for this occurrence. I love Raleighs.

I picked up this DL-1 last August and was very excited to get it. I've always wanted one and this one is really quite clean. Nice paint, nice chrome, and no big dings or spots on the frame. One small dent on the fender should pop out, hopefully, and I'm hoping all the dust had a preservative effect. Haven't seen the reflective Raleigh tape on the fork before.

I'll start with the before pics. Sturmey Archer AW hub dated 7_ 2. Serial #2064693.
I believe the hub is just a lightly stamped 71 due to the SN chart here: http://www.jaysmarine.com/TH_raleigh_serials.html

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Got started on this one. This big beauty barely fits in the pit. I have never seen fenders that were this clean underneath. They look almost new. Except for the one small dent on the rear and a tiny patch of rust on the front I'd say they were perfect. Should be a fun rehab.
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I've got the bike completely torn down. There are alot of parts to those rod brakes. A little spit shine revealed that the paint underneath the dust stayed in good shape and kept the pins golden. Should clean up really well. Got my headset cleaned up too.
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I decided to go with a 22 tooth cog on the SA hub. The 16 tooth original looks really small in comparison. The hub spins really nice with the freshly cleaned and greased bearings. Now I'm working on the tedious task of cleaning and detailing all the smalls.
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Larger cog lowers the gearing to make it easier to go up hills. Because you're modifying the input gearing into the hub, all three gears are lowered at once. You'll gain hill climbing ability but lose some top-end in high gear for going down hill. If you find you're chugging up hills and don't need/want to go high-speed downhills, a swap is usually a good idea. Sturmey's advice many years ago was not to go past 1 tooth in back to 2 teeth in front because of advanced wear to the hubs (e.g., 48 front, 24 rear). I've never verified this, myself - I haven't felt the need to go past 2:1.
 
As a casual rider this gearing should be great for me. The front is a 48 tooth so my direct-drive middle gear will be a lot easier than if I kept the 16 tooth rear cog.
 
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