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Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-17-20, 03:17 PM
Replies: 27,968
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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Ah, another man of culture. I have two of this...

Ah, another man of culture. I have two of this myself, never been lucky enough to find one with the FSU though. Annoyingly the chaincase on the more original bike split open and warped, so it rubs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-19, 10:27 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Here's a weird one I just found on dutch auction...

Here's a weird one I just found on dutch auction site Marktplaats.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-27-18, 10:22 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I'm afraid not, the polarity is different and so...

I'm afraid not, the polarity is different and so the bike will end up trying to go in two directions at once.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-03-18, 09:41 AM
Replies: 27,968
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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The secret to a quality product at an affordable...

The secret to a quality product at an affordable price: have a workforce of unwashed people living in cramped coalfired slums, eating fat dripping instead of meat, and crapping it out in an outside...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-18, 08:13 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I can't describe the cheap mountain bikes as...

I can't describe the cheap mountain bikes as reliable, or for that matter even acceptable to use. A good singlespeed can get me up the steep hills of my birthplace. Some 21 speed monster with plastic...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-22-18, 05:49 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

From a purely anglo perspective only. In the rest...

From a purely anglo perspective only. In the rest the world not so.

India moves on roadsters. Terrible ones that have chrome that falls off, screws with soft metal, they cost only £60 equivalent....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-29-18, 06:28 AM
Replies: 27,968
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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

i was wondering how you were getting on with it....

i was wondering how you were getting on with it. I notice you haven't said anything about them flickering, did you make one of the circuits or are you just riding really fast?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-18, 06:44 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Not quite. Stainless rims was always an optional...

Not quite. Stainless rims was always an optional extra, except for those couple years in the mid 50s where Superbe was upgraded to always have mudguard light, stainless rims and FG hub. Very quickly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-18, 07:26 PM
Replies: 27,968
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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

At it's best, the three speed could be a track...

At it's best, the three speed could be a track bike with fat tyres?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-12-18, 06:41 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Not much too it, every english teenager in the...

Not much too it, every english teenager in the 70s did it. Cheap race bike, handlebar swap and done. Used to be called trackers for some reason
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-18, 06:47 AM
Replies: 27,968
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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

York is in England :) They didn't sell rod brakes...

York is in England :) They didn't sell rod brakes to dutch people, this is a British market bike someone brought over personally. Absolute one in a million chance to find it.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-11-18, 05:38 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

https://s22.postimg.cc/rkgso0jzl/Dmz1_Dh5_W0_AAjn-...

https://s22.postimg.cc/rkgso0jzl/Dmz1_Dh5_W0_AAjn-_E.jpg

Just found this in a dutch kringloopwinkel east of nijmegen for €40. Or rather, a friend did. I got out of bed and rode my other one there...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-18, 08:24 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Thanks. It's the one Raleigh originally specced,...

Thanks. It's the one Raleigh originally specced, at least for the first couple of decades of production on this model, although it's impossible to get the matching bag. The one brooks makes now is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-18, 12:45 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

https://s22.postimg.cc/58aoi3bzl/Dmgs_VLYXo_AEDSHj...

https://s22.postimg.cc/58aoi3bzl/Dmgs_VLYXo_AEDSHj.jpg

Finally replaced the Lepper Primus with a B66. Managed to get ahold of a saddlebag for a cheap price too. Annoying to go from a nicely worn...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-18, 10:10 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The greatest advancement in engineering England...

The greatest advancement in engineering England ever saw was getting rid of feet and inches. Whoever came up with the idea of measuring lengths using fractions is surely burning in hell.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-18, 09:36 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

"Chicom"? Good grief.

"Chicom"? Good grief.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-02-18, 09:26 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Interesting place to put your passport. My...

Interesting place to put your passport.

My computer room is drowning in elder tech, got a UFO Weltron record player in here, phillips ghetto blaster with a fancy three motor tape deck and electric...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-01-18, 05:02 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

That sturmey archer box definitely puts brooks'...

That sturmey archer box definitely puts brooks' current hipster marketing in perspective.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-18, 04:51 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Ahaha I should've spotted that was a drum brake!...

Ahaha I should've spotted that was a drum brake! Saw the handlebar rods, didn't bother to follow my eyes down.

I know Raleigh had some headlights with bottle dynamos built in, early on, as a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-28-18, 10:50 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Now you've got me curious, which Dynohub is that?...

Now you've got me curious, which Dynohub is that? Might be one of the earlier 12 volts?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-28-18, 08:14 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Police model would have an X-frame (until they...

Police model would have an X-frame (until they stopped doing those), never a "girls" bike. That headlight looks crazy.



I've never, ever seen curved rod brake block holders, on any age of bike...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-18, 07:13 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I just remembered your new Fibrax rod brake pads....

I just remembered your new Fibrax rod brake pads. Where did you get them? I can only find straight ones, which is a pain because if you don't shave them they tend to rotate and wear unevenly.

I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-18, 08:45 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

This diagram should help. On the left is a...

This diagram should help. On the left is a battery. S1 is the switch. LS1 and LS2 are light bulbs.

Series is when things go one thing after the other. Parallel is when they are side by side. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-26-18, 08:36 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Yeah he just means in parallel, not series, he's...

Yeah he just means in parallel, not series, he's saying "directly" as in "not through other bulbs/phone chargers/mystery things". That doesn't count a switch. A switch is just a swing bridge for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-26-18, 12:16 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The only UK superbe I've ever seen with the white...

The only UK superbe I've ever seen with the white bit on the mudguard was a very early one (before 1950), also had a white mudflap on the back. That one is also a mystery. In the UK market lost...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-18, 08:19 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I believe it's definitely a British made bike....

I believe it's definitely a British made bike. The UK superbe in the 1980s got a luggage rack and mudguard mounted tail light, although I've never seen one with a white safety patch. The late 70s was...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-18, 05:26 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The dyno-four is uncommon in the UK, I can...

The dyno-four is uncommon in the UK, I can imagine it's gold dust in the US. Anyone ever screwed together a dyno-five? Would be a good bragging rights project.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-18, 09:13 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Yeah, the higher rated bulb doesn't resist the...

Yeah, the higher rated bulb doesn't resist the power enough, so it doesn't get hot enough to glow properly. I've seen some people fit bulbs so large that they offered absolutely no resistance at all,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-18, 09:20 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

"Patina" vs repaint is a difficult one. When it...

"Patina" vs repaint is a difficult one. When it was new my superbe had gold pinstriping everywhere. Mudguards, top tube, down tube, seat tube, forks. All faded to ghosts now, destroyed by the sun,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-18, 11:01 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Of course, and motorcyclists and Harley Davidson...

Of course, and motorcyclists and Harley Davidson owners very rarely overlap, Harleys aren't motorcycles but more of a fantasy object for fat old men who have lead financially successful but very...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-18, 06:26 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The death of Raleigh comes from them being a...

The death of Raleigh comes from them being a subsidiary of a larger company, and the belief that the bicycle as a method of adult transportation was now only for the very poor. Produce such products...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-18, 02:32 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Don't be. It's really often not very good,...

Don't be. It's really often not very good, although mostly better than anything seppos can manage, still worse than Japanese or now Chinese design. Putting oil in through the hollow axle is a feature...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-18, 05:44 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Well the ratios are 0.75, 1, and 1.33 no matter...

Well the ratios are 0.75, 1, and 1.33 no matter what, so it all depends on your Chainring and rear sprocket. i ballparked 46/18 and got 36, 48, and 64 gear inches. approximately of course, i can't be...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-18, 05:29 PM
Replies: 27,968
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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Here's the page in question...

Here's the page in question https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/hubs-internal-hub-gear-brake/sturmey-archer-aw3-3spd-genuine-british-made-freewheel-hub-silver-28-hole-nos/

They do look to be genuinely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-25-18, 12:49 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I'd be surprised if they were NOS. They're still...

I'd be surprised if they were NOS. They're still made.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-18, 06:30 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The bikes are very impressive but the tiny photos...

The bikes are very impressive but the tiny photos surrounded by ninety acres of white space is very much not appreciated.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-18, 10:22 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I shouldn't forget the scots had it too, but the...

I shouldn't forget the scots had it too, but the only thing holding Britain together is English chauvinism. It's difficult not to slip back into that mindset.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-06-18, 06:29 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

They're within an inch of each other in real...

They're within an inch of each other in real life. I still say mtb_addict is riding with his knees too far apart, there's no way someone's knees should be banging into rod brake levers, which are...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-18, 06:31 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

If you look at period advertising the English...

If you look at period advertising the English bikes also had their handlebars much higher than the saddle, exactly like the dutch do. However when you look even closer, you notice that's achieved by...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-18, 08:55 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Don't tell anyone I said this but just hammer the...

Don't tell anyone I said this but just hammer the handlebars in there. The stem with stretch out.

Only works one way though.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-30-18, 08:46 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Well of course they were, that's the nature of...

Well of course they were, that's the nature of industrial capitalism. You either aim to become a monopoly or are crushed by others that do. The funny part is that such monopolies always become...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-18, 06:02 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Good god almighty, a cymota reached yankistan. I...

Good god almighty, a cymota reached yankistan. I can only assume it wasn't ridden all the way there, not least because they were rubbish. Now a cyclemaster, on the other hand...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-18, 12:57 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I shouldn't expect mismatched wheel size to mess...

I shouldn't expect mismatched wheel size to mess with the handling when they're this similar, though, stranger things have happened.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-19-18, 11:37 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I've found the easiest way to check for a crooked...

I've found the easiest way to check for a crooked frame, even before the string test, is to ride in a straight line at a decent pace and look down. If the stays are off to one side, then from your...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-18, 04:10 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Finally got sick of my terrible 80s rectangular...

Finally got sick of my terrible 80s rectangular headlight and decided to go for a proper bullet one. Ones in the store are terrible 1LED battery blinkies or else extremely cheap looking. All the real...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-15-18, 06:46 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

To be honest I'm not surprised, Raleigh's...

To be honest I'm not surprised, Raleigh's reputation for quality was a load of rubbish at least 1960s onwards. They might be "100 year bikes" but they get there with weird rattles and a lot of help...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-08-18, 11:07 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Honestly so long as there's no internal rush that...

Honestly so long as there's no internal rush that thing'll probably polish right up. It's on caliper brakes so nothing stopping you from switching to aluminium rims!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-18, 04:32 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

The downtube decal is just normal all-europe...

The downtube decal is just normal all-europe stuff. It's definitely Danish though, because it's front cable braked, rear coaster, that particular design of pannier rack, and they still use the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-18, 02:19 PM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Oh ho, mystery deepens, rim brakes but a bottle...

Oh ho, mystery deepens, rim brakes but a bottle dynamo!

I swear they must've been keeping the good stuff for the uk only.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-18, 07:54 AM
Replies: 27,968
Views: 4,537,845
Posted By Cute Boy Horse

No only Triumph and BSA bikes. Motors split off...

No only Triumph and BSA bikes. Motors split off into another company, as with sunbeam, etc.
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