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Old 04-04-20, 09:01 PM
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julius rensch
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Bikes: 1972 Raleigh Tourist

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so great to see the Catalouge

Originally Posted by BigChief
The reflector in the catalog picture appears to be similar to the Lucas rubber case reflectors used on Raleighs. For a 1960 bike, you would want one 2 inches across. That's including the case. They can be found on eBay. Most will have the Raleigh "RI" logo, but plain ones are not too hard to find. One of the biggest challenges one faces with rod brake bikes with rust issues are the Westwood rims. Hopefully yours are still sound enough to be usable. You can use a wire brush in a drill to clean out rust from the inside of the rims and give the insides a coat of paint to protect the exposed steel. The other chrome parts may come out nicely, but they won't be as rust resistant than they were originally. Wax does a good job of protecting cleaned up chrome.
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So great to see the ELSWICK CATALOGUE..what was the city of manufacture?

Julius in Ohio
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