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01-01-24, 02:10 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 42,257
Posted By Johno59

O come all ye faithful

The bike manufacturing industry in the UK has been defunct for nearly 50 years. Most of the old codgers who were a bit funny about what constitutes a classic or vintage bike are dead and buried. On...
01-01-24, 01:18 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 10,365
Posted By Johno59

Ti warranty

My LBS worker bought a very expensive TI framed bike that he hoped would last a lifetime. Unfortunately it did not. The frame cracked just forward of the BB shell. They repaired it (rather than...
12-16-23, 02:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,020
Posted By Johno59

Cheap ingredients

Having restored Britidh bikes from every decade in the 20 th century you can't help but notice the decline in the quality of the metallurgy from the 1900s to the 1980s. Especially so from the 1960s...
12-11-23, 05:17 AM
Replies: 2,804
Views: 1,120,213
Posted By Johno59

Power

I have always found cantilever brakes more powerful. The power is needed to arrest the extra weight held in your panniers. It's for this reason cantilever brakes and drum brakes were used on tandem...
12-02-23, 05:37 AM
Replies: 2,804
Views: 1,120,213
Posted By Johno59

I've since changed the bars. Those 'boy racer'...

I've since changed the bars. Those 'boy racer' swallow bars just don't suit this kind of bike. By this stage (1950s) Raleigh had bought out all the British marques such as Robin Hood and kept the...
12-02-23, 05:06 AM
Replies: 2,804
Views: 1,120,213
Posted By Johno59

Taking in the rays then......

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Relaxing after the harvest taking some rays with my 1936 Sports when two noisy...
12-01-23, 04:40 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,420
Posted By Johno59

1903 Corn

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This is a 14,15,17 corn cob on a AX IGH Four speed with a Resilion 'Red Star'...
11-29-23, 08:57 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,628
Posted By Johno59

Lego

What !You don't like Lego bikes? Nothing flicks my switch more than a 6 inch wide bottom bracket shell. I can't wait until they put internal gears down there. I'll be like riding a horse - we...
11-18-23, 04:42 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,628
Posted By Johno59

Flint catchers

They were a feature for tub fitted bikes for the roads in the UK BITD where there is a lot of flint kicking onto paved roads. They were for smooth no tread tubs tires only and were basically useless...
11-18-23, 01:46 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,127
Posted By Johno59

Punch head and drill.

Centre punch the cap end, drill a 2mm hole say 5mm down. Force a allen key into drilled hole and rotate the nut off and grease the nut(not the head) before replacing.
11-18-23, 01:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,989
Posted By Johno59

A long way from cap to insidebearing g

Grease applied via a cap nipple would have difficulty reaching the crank side bearing- where most of the load is. Some heavy grease and emulsifier from time to time keeps everything smooth. Oil...
11-17-23, 04:20 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,989
Posted By Johno59

Small hole

If very old , the hole is for a squirt of emulsifier once a year to keep the old grease soft.
11-16-23, 11:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 580
Posted By Johno59

Just saying

From what I have experienced where a bearing is sited inside a lug - BB shell or some very early IGHs I have encountered fittings/nipples that enabled the introduction of a emulsifier to soften the...
11-16-23, 06:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 580
Posted By Johno59

A hole can have many caps

On pre - war bikes it was very easy to lose the tiny little brass bolts that capped the emulsifier access hole . So any port or bolt in a storm. I imagine a squirt of WD 40 using the thin tube that...
11-16-23, 01:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 580
Posted By Johno59

Two pack grease

Back in the day grease used to harden so rather than strip the bearing and repack it with new grease you just squitted in a few drops of oil to keep the grease moist. We are talking once a year...
10-19-23, 06:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 549
Posted By Johno59

Check your rim

If you have a 700c rim, stand it next to the rim you are having problems with and see if there is a 4mm difference in height.
British sprint rims haven't been manufactured for nearly 40 years so...
10-19-23, 12:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 549
Posted By Johno59

27 inch British Sprint rim

If it it is a Sprint rim it will be 1/4 inch bigger than a regular 27 inch. There is a difference between a 27x1.25 tire and a 27x1 1/4 tire. Use a chart that lists the old 27 1 1/4 tire. You can...
10-18-23, 05:34 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,309
Posted By Johno59

Brooks intransigence

Brooks refuse to sell leather skins. They sell everything else as spares except the important bit.
The metal bridge is a feature on the Swallow model. In the photo I used a piece of aluminium and...
10-13-23, 03:00 PM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

DAMMMIITTT!!!

DAMMMIITTT!!!
10-13-23, 02:52 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,309
Posted By Johno59

Balls of steel

If you file them enough you won't have a problem. However Brooks do sell the copper rivets that are 18mm in diameter for the nose. They smooth the ride for those that have the money but not the...
10-13-23, 02:14 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,309
Posted By Johno59

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A metal bridge is better as it doesn't rely on old leather to tighten up...
10-13-23, 01:39 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,309
Posted By Johno59

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Use a nickel to spread the load
10-13-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,309
Posted By Johno59

If you can tighten more on the nose, slacken off,...

If you can tighten more on the nose, slacken off, drill three or four holes on the rear end thru the back end of the metal skirt that rolls back and near vertical beyond the rear rivets (these are on...
10-13-23, 06:41 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,309
Posted By Johno59

Drilling leather

Eehh... I would strongly advise not to drill leather. The drill bit just tears a hole rather than punches. I'm assuming you are lacing it as the leather has stretched beyond the maximum adjustment on...
10-12-23, 12:21 AM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

Bargain

[QUOTE=zookster;23039700]Slightly crusty rod brake Raleigh for sale on FB in Auburn, AL for $50. It is somewhat nearby (about 2 hrs away) but I am going to be out of town until the 25th. If it is...
10-11-23, 12:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 979
Posted By Johno59

Terrible Terry

Those old canvas/plastic spring seats are terrible to sit on- Terry, Brooks, ping-pong whatever- they were all bad. Put a nice leather seat on it.
10-11-23, 12:26 AM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

White Grease

I purchased some well recommended white silicone based grease that wasn't cheap and I had the same hardening problem mentioned above. I used it everywhere( coz it was so good) on the bike and after a...
10-10-23, 04:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 979
Posted By Johno59

Balance

On a really smooth balanced wheel the weight of the valve stem can cause this to happen.
10-10-23, 12:43 AM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

Lube

Bottom bracket is grease not oil. ATF is for cleaning. A tablespoon of engine oil once a year in a running Strumey Archer hub is more than plenty.
10-10-23, 12:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 292
Posted By Johno59

Scribe

Get a small triangle file and scribe the pad to fit. I put a bit of resin in there if you over do it but just go slow until it squeezes in snug. Bending old pad holders can easily end in tears...
10-10-23, 12:28 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 979
Posted By Johno59

Chaincase

The chaincase has a flat much heavier metal insert to act as the chainstay on the drive side. The chaincase itself is made of tin and as such any repair (if using metal) must be soldered. I use fiber...
10-10-23, 12:14 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 979
Posted By Johno59

All Sunbeams are like that. It makes patching a...

All Sunbeams are like that. It makes patching a rear wheel a bear.
10-03-23, 07:41 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 821
Posted By Johno59

Stepping out

You can get brake pads that step down to accommodate. modern rims on older frames. Also as mentioned above you can purchase or fabricate an extension that lowers the entire caliper so the normal pads...
10-03-23, 04:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 979
Posted By Johno59

Sunbeam

The S in the serial number places it in the 1940s at the earliest. John Marston sold the business to ICI before WW2 and the bicycles were essentially rebranded BSAs as they were made with BSA parts...
09-23-23, 02:58 PM
Replies: 21,635
Views: 3,030,272
Posted By Johno59

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Gettimg the train i n Lyon for the Rugby World Cup
09-22-23, 09:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,776
Posted By Johno59

Schwinn and Raleigh

Apparently Raleigh and Schwinn were unique in the way they made the entire bicycle in-house - even the tires. I know Raleigh did 15 000 people worked there. I don't think Flying Pigeon in China can...
09-22-23, 06:52 PM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

King of the Road

I spotted a ping pong bell. See if you can get a Ding Dong King of the Road bell. They are fab and the kids love the sound they make.
09-22-23, 05:13 PM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

Very nice

The.leather seat really make these bikes. The switch to vinyl really killed Raleigh bikes. Brooks still refuses to replace the leather and a new one doubles the price of these old bikes. People buy...
09-22-23, 04:49 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,116
Posted By Johno59

Size?

is it a 60cm BB to top of seattube?
09-22-23, 04:33 PM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

Plastic pain

Treat the kid with a leather saddle. I know the sprung vinyl was issued but they are terrible and we're one of the reasons Raleigh went broke. They are simply awful and errant springs have ripped...
09-22-23, 12:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,776
Posted By Johno59

Quality mattered

Growing up in the 1960s we were obsessed with Raleigh choppers and then mountain bikes. They were all poorly made and terrible brakes gears etc. Compared to an old road bike they were shocking...
09-08-23, 01:18 AM
Replies: 1,073
Views: 459,869
Posted By Johno59

It is interesting when you start on these...

It is interesting when you start on these bullhorn equipped bikes that you can feel the bars flexing. It is something I always found alarming if there were no spares available. Folks still claim you...
09-07-23, 11:53 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 6,624
Posted By Johno59

I will post some photos of my beloved Schwinn...

I will post some photos of my beloved Schwinn Huron 3 (the 3 stands for 3rd generation Delta calipers ) but you will have to sing the Taliban National anthem first.
09-07-23, 04:05 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 6,624
Posted By Johno59

I was wondering if the fully flared up...

I was wondering if the fully flared up derailleurs and other flamboyance thruout the groupset in the 1985 Groupo cataloge went with the Deltas calipers or was all that excess discontinued when the...
09-07-23, 02:16 PM
Replies: 27,923
Views: 4,494,470
Posted By Johno59

If you do the WD-40 flush method the very light...

If you do the WD-40 flush method the very light WD-40 solvent will remove any excess grease that may have soiled the pawls when it drains out overnight.
09-07-23, 02:02 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,327
Posted By Johno59

Eh....put a bikini fender on it that is attached...

Eh....put a bikini fender on it that is attached by the same bolt as the rear brake caliper and give it all the berries. You have a low end Shimano groupset on a Made in Taiwan by slaves bike. It's...
09-07-23, 12:57 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 6,624
Posted By Johno59

Well you could at least give them a chance by...

Well you could at least give them a chance by painting them and riding backwards. I have a horse for sale.
09-07-23, 12:46 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 6,624
Posted By Johno59

A quick blast of WD-40 before you replace the...

A quick blast of WD-40 before you replace the cover to keep everything sweet, will cause no end of problems. Folks do all sort of unhelpful things if they have paid too much for something. Grease on...
09-07-23, 12:29 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,460
Posted By Johno59

You've got that in reverse, backwards even. The...

You've got that in reverse, backwards even. The horse self-identifies as a human whereas we are mere goats or sheeps.
09-07-23, 12:23 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,460
Posted By Johno59

The weird thing is the bike is a Rocinante and...

The weird thing is the bike is a Rocinante and the horse's name is Sancho Panza. Go figure?
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