So in a storage unit that was purthere, is this bicycle? It's a Western flier and I have no idea anything about it other than into Western flyer The plaque on it is different than the other models that i've seen Just wondering if I could get a idea about how old it is. Possibly what it might be worth. Would it be worth cleaning and shining up, or would it be worth selling it as is? Would it be worth sitting on it and selling it later on the road? Is it Scrap I know it's not scrap. But any information would be greatly appreciated
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Could anybody inform me what year this is?
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juvela
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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cycle is Raleigh built at the factory in Nottingham
the Sturmey Archer rear hub will be marked with a date of manufacture so cycle would be either from that year or from the next
there is a guide here to reading Raleigh serial numbers -
www.kurtkaminer.com
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cycle is Raleigh built at the factory in Nottingham
the Sturmey Archer rear hub will be marked with a date of manufacture so cycle would be either from that year or from the next
there is a guide here to reading Raleigh serial numbers -
Raleigh Serial Numbers & Charts
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SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Check the rear hub for a date. I would guess not long after the Raleigh merger with the British Cycle Corp brands. It looks like a Nottingham frame but with Birmingham peripheral parts and graphics. Early 1960s would be my guess.
SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
My thought is the calipers were swapped on the red bike. A good set of alloy calipers are lighter and alloy for better adjustment usually than the standard steel side pulls of that era. It would have been a good upgrade.
A bit different thing but Raleigh Sports was very late to the game for alloy brakes. On US market models, standard through 1975 was the self-adjusting lever with the steel caliper and screw head bolt. In 1976, steel with a hex head, which was a short-lived thing. Weinmann alloy started at some point in 1977 as standard. Many 1970s Sports models have replaced calipers because the side-pull steel ones Raleigh was using were pretty outdated by then. Other markets may have gotten different brakes by the 1970s, given how far behind the times the basic steel calipers had become.
A bit different thing but Raleigh Sports was very late to the game for alloy brakes. On US market models, standard through 1975 was the self-adjusting lever with the steel caliper and screw head bolt. In 1976, steel with a hex head, which was a short-lived thing. Weinmann alloy started at some point in 1977 as standard. Many 1970s Sports models have replaced calipers because the side-pull steel ones Raleigh was using were pretty outdated by then. Other markets may have gotten different brakes by the 1970s, given how far behind the times the basic steel calipers had become.
FICHT 150
Wore out three sets of tires already!
The alloy brakes didn’t come on the bike. The bike would have had the brakes that had specific cables with a solid knarp on the end. The brakes were likely replaced for that exact reason. It is easy to silver solder a spoke nipple on to a brake cable to get the old style brakes working, but, I’m the only guy I know who bothers with that, and, I’ve replaced the steel brakes with modern alloy brakes just like everybody else, as well. Depends on the use I have for the bike. The steel pulley wheel for the shifter, and the upside down shifter nomenclature point to late 1950s to early 1960s. There is likely a timeline for the use of Eastrick versus Westrick rims, but, I haven’t given too much thought to that, because the second tier bikes that came out of TI would get Westricks very occasionally. I think production shortages could explain that, but, have no evidence. Oddly enough, it has the decent kickstand on it, instead of the steel lump that went on most second tier TI bikes.
If you need a bike to ride, clean it up and use it. It isn’t rare, isn’t collectible, and isn’t desirable, unless it was Grandpa’s, and then, only to you. They are very serviceable, but, not much else.
This Raleigh is about the same era. 17” frame, built up with more modern components for a little person to do the Lake Pepin 3 speed Tour on.
Ted
If you need a bike to ride, clean it up and use it. It isn’t rare, isn’t collectible, and isn’t desirable, unless it was Grandpa’s, and then, only to you. They are very serviceable, but, not much else.
This Raleigh is about the same era. 17” frame, built up with more modern components for a little person to do the Lake Pepin 3 speed Tour on.
Ted
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FICHT 150
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Probably didn’t have to search Craig’s List for too long to figure out he really didn’t have much.
Bet it ended up next to a curb with a “free” sign on it. Hope, in that case, it went to somebody who needed a cheap bike.
Many, do. But, most, don’t.
Ted
Bet it ended up next to a curb with a “free” sign on it. Hope, in that case, it went to somebody who needed a cheap bike.
Many, do. But, most, don’t.
Ted
