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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-20, 03:57 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 918,024
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks for your offer Mad Honk. I think I am OK...

Thanks for your offer Mad Honk. I think I am OK now that I can see the Sheldon Brown site.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-20, 12:14 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 918,024
Posted By Blightybiker

Thank you!

Thanks for your help. Curiously enough, I discovered it myself, too. It's excellent.
I was inspired to do a bit more spoke-twiddling this morning and (I know I'm tempting providence) within ten...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-20, 06:58 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 918,024
Posted By Blightybiker

The rear wheel on my Raleigh Grand Prix is...

The rear wheel on my Raleigh Grand Prix is grossly out of true. I've tried a bit of spoke-wrenching around but am aware of my lack of expertise. Basically, I have been using intuition but I have just...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-20, 03:05 PM
Replies: 352
Views: 162,137
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks a lot for your help. This is unknown...

Thanks a lot for your help. This is unknown territory for me so I'll give your suggestion some consideration.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-20, 07:06 AM
Replies: 352
Views: 162,137
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks for your help Prowler! I am glad its not...

Thanks for your help Prowler!
I am glad its not just me who finds the brake adjustment difficult. When working on the task I felt like I need a "third hand" and that is exactly what your clamp...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-20, 07:00 AM
Replies: 352
Views: 162,137
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks very much for your replies! Regarding...

Thanks very much for your replies!

Regarding the brake levers, are you referring to the levers at the handlebar? I have never hear that term "suicide" brake lever and of course it's the kind of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-20, 07:37 PM
Replies: 352
Views: 162,137
Posted By Blightybiker

Hello all, Having fixed a problem on my Raleigh...

Hello all,
Having fixed a problem on my Raleigh Grand Prix, with the invaluable help of branko 76 and others I would like to ask for a bit of guidance with another issue on the same bike.

The...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-20, 10:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 952
Posted By Blightybiker

Great! A picture is worth a thousand words! Thank...

Great! A picture is worth a thousand words! Thank you.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-20, 10:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 952
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks to you, too, Bill!

Thanks to you, too, Bill!
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-20, 10:33 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 952
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks for that insight,Andrew!

Thanks for that insight,Andrew!
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-12-20, 10:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 952
Posted By Blightybiker

Many, many thanks for your help, DiegoFrogs.

Many, many thanks for your help, DiegoFrogs.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-11-20, 10:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 952
Posted By Blightybiker

How to attach Suntour dérailleur to frame

Hello all,
I have a simple bike problem that I cannot figure out myself: I am not a natural mechanic. Please help me if you can with some sound advice.

I foolishly, and unnecessarily removed the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-20, 09:01 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 159,663
Posted By Blightybiker

Many thanks for your advice, dddd. First, my...

Many thanks for your advice, dddd.

First, my new Presta-equipped tubes have shipped now so the die is cast :).

I would happily use a hose if I could find one was compatible with my Zefal pump...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-20, 03:27 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 159,663
Posted By Blightybiker

Valves: Schraeder or Presta?

Hello all,
I hope you are all keeping well in this newly changed World.

Here is a short story of a small cycling misadventure:

Yesterday I thought I would go out for a spin on my Raleigh Grand...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-19, 03:55 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 159,663
Posted By Blightybiker

Thank you very much for the info: that is what I...

Thank you very much for the info: that is what I like, a quick, unambiguous reply!:)
I must have misunderstood the posts I saw.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-21-19, 02:18 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 159,663
Posted By Blightybiker

I have a Raleigh Grand Prix, fitted with the...

I have a Raleigh Grand Prix, fitted with the original Sturmey Archer 27 x 1.25" wheels. The tyres on it were fitted when I bought the bike about seven years ago. The tyres are Kenda, with a size of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-19, 11:51 AM
Replies: 352
Views: 162,137
Posted By Blightybiker

Well, here is my little beauty! In 2012 I bought...

Well, here is my little beauty! In 2012 I bought her for $120 at a Sharing Wheels community bike shop in Everett,WA.
She suits me very well indeed. Of course, like me, she was Made in England....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-19, 10:44 AM
Replies: 2,175
Views: 532,217
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks, Tom!

Thanks, Tom!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-19, 09:04 AM
Replies: 2,175
Views: 532,217
Posted By Blightybiker

I have a Raleigh Grand Prix but have enjoyed very...

I have a Raleigh Grand Prix but have enjoyed very much reading this thread (not all of it, though:)!). Can anyone recommend a similarly valuable thread for Grand Prix owners?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-19, 05:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

This is just a final comment, to give some...

This is just a final comment, to give some closure to my little issue. Today in my apartment, with the bike upside down, I finely adjusted the anchor bolt clamp position, and that of the associated...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-19, 06:32 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

Thank you all for great feedback! Since...

Thank you all for great feedback!


Since making my original post I have cleaned the chain as well as I can, while it is still fitted to the bike. I then applied some Du Pont Chain Saver (it's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-19, 09:23 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks so much. I shall certainly check out the...

Thanks so much. I shall certainly check out the chains you mentioned.
My compliments, too, on the lovely images you sent!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-19, 09:20 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks for the information! Last night I did a...

Thanks for the information! Last night I did a bit more checking on my bike. (It's difficult, I live in an apartment). I adjusted the "H" and "L" limiters, just by trial and error, with the bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-19, 06:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks so much for the clarification,...

Thanks so much for the clarification, TenGrainBread! It has saved me not just from embarrassment but also a mistaken purchase. I learn something new every day! Thanks again for your advice.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-19, 06:37 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

Many thanks for your reply! Well, you have...

Many thanks for your reply! Well, you have certainly corrected a misunderstanding I had. I have two chain rings and five cogs at the back so I shouldn't have been looking for a 10 speed chain at all...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-19, 05:14 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,474
Posted By Blightybiker

Chain compatibilty for Suntour V-GT Luxe derailleur

Hello all,
I have a circa 1978 Raleigh Grand Prix, made in England. I don't do many miles on it and then only in dry, clean conditions. Consequently I don't seem to need to do much serious...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-13, 09:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
Posted By Blightybiker

Many thanks for the info, Ol Danl. I shall do...

Many thanks for the info, Ol Danl.
I shall do some research on the Proto service wrench. (I don't know what a crescent is but I can guess from the name. As it seems a bit clunky I don't think I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-13, 09:38 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks, sternzeit. However, I should have...

Thanks, sternzeit.

However, I should have pointed out in my posting that the bike was made in England. A sticker on the frame prominently announces the fact. I think it was made at the Carlton...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-13, 09:36 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks juvela, However, I should have...

Thanks juvela,

However, I should have pointed out in my posting that the bike was made in England. A sticker on the frame prominently announces the fact. I think it was made at the Carlton factory...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-13, 09:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
Posted By Blightybiker

Thanks for your replies, old's cool.

Thanks for your replies, old's cool.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-13, 12:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
Posted By Blightybiker

Raleigh Grand Prix, circa 1977: Best tools?

Hello fellow bikers,

I need some advice form you guys on tool sizes.

I have a Raleigh Grand Prix (1977, I think) and it is in pretty good shape. I bought it for $120 from a Community Wheels...
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