For the love of English 3 speeds...
07-06-20, 09:52 AM
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My friend thinks a 1951, but he’s 12 years older than I am and I was born in ’52 so if he got it at 12 math says it's the same vintage I am. In either case, pre-1954. He gave me the original owner's manual and a cycle user's handbook that came with it. Your bike is very nice! I'm a little bummed that the new saddle will have chrome springs instead of black. I suppose I could have the original one recovered though.
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Nice! That's an early one. Possibly even pre war. What date is stamped on the hub? Amazing that it has the original handlebar grips. Or at least the correct short style these bikes came with originally. Could you please post a close up of them? So few survive today that building up reference material is difficult. Original dual quill pedals too. Another rarity. That looks to be the very first style trigger shifter with the external spring. You're lucky if it's still there. They tend to get lost. Can't see in the photo. These require a special cable end and are more trouble to get working, but well worth the effort. Very, very nice bike.
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It was discarded by maintenance workers cleaning out a basement at the University of Chicago
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07-07-20, 07:44 AM
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Since there's no vintage bike show this year..
Some posters from past years.
Some posters from past years.
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This one was critisized because someone said you could see the girl's underwear.....
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07-07-20, 03:11 PM
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I do want a bike. It's been a while. I joined this forum because I used to be an avid cyclist, now I'm a chubby old man. lol.
Also, a friend of mine just opened a small bike shop, inspiring.
I do want a bike. It's been a while. I joined this forum because I used to be an avid cyclist, now I'm a chubby old man. lol.
Also, a friend of mine just opened a small bike shop, inspiring.
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The local Craigslist should fix you up.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/searc...aleigh+3+speed
https://chicago.craigslist.org/searc...aleigh+3+speed
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Here's a 1969 for $175...
$150.00...
$150.00...(but worth $75.00)
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But branko_76 is showing some very nice examples, all are bigger 23" frames. I'd suggest 31" inseams min. for those.
Ask questions anytime, there's literally a gazillion of them out there. Bikes and questions.
Ask questions anytime, there's literally a gazillion of them out there. Bikes and questions.
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You don't see these too often in Toronto.
Seller is asking $200.00
You don't see these too often in Toronto.
Seller is asking $200.00
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Another interesting bike listed in Toronto
A 1957 CCM Imperial Club Racer
Canadian built with a S/A SW hub and EA1 rims.
While I'm not buying this bike, I am buying a Cyclo deraileur from the same vendor.
A 1957 CCM Imperial Club Racer
Canadian built with a S/A SW hub and EA1 rims.
While I'm not buying this bike, I am buying a Cyclo deraileur from the same vendor.
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Interesting bike. The B66 is out of place on a drop bar bike though. It looks to be in good shape. It would be the perfect saddle for that early 50s Rudge Sports a few posts back.
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The seller (a friend) says it has a '57 AW hub.......
Not an SW as stated in the brochure.
More evidence that the SW hubs were not popular/reliable.
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07-10-20, 07:30 AM
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Raleigh roadster chainwheel/crankset 44T,46T,48T ?
Hello guys. Sorry for bumping in here with this topic;you folks might have covered this before....but please share some info on this:
I am going to get a set of the Raleigh 48T crankset with the 'square' crank arms,tiny Sir Raleigh logo,6.5" arm center-to-center,chainwheel with 3 herons and 3 'curved' triangles in between them, for my Gazelle roadster.
So my gearing will be a highish 48×18,single speed hub. My previous chainwheel was a 44T.
I have always been perplexed with the huge variety of cranksets for our Raleigh Sports(26×1 3/8) and Roadsters(28×1 1/2) . So here we go:
1)Why are there 44,46,48T for our bikes?
2)Square cranks / rounded cranks(cross-section)?
3)Tiny Sir Raleigh logo / 'RALEIGH INDUSTRIES' wordings on the arms?
4)Three herons on the chainwheel with hollow cut-outs in between / Three herons on the chainwheel with three curved triangles in between / Chainwheel with the initials R-I-N (Raleigh Industries?) / Chainwheel with plain looking 'rectangle' cut-outs ?
5) 6 1/2" and 7" cranks?
6) Solid cranks and fluted cranks?
7)Are all these 44,46,48T cranks on the chainwheel side spaced wider to accommodate the chaincase?
Sorry for my barrage of questions,but I will be buying a set soon and thus the load of questions. Sorry again if you have gone through this before but your info will be much appreciated.
Thank you guys,take care and all the best to you all.
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W.L.SOON,Malaysia
1957 Gazelle roadster
I am going to get a set of the Raleigh 48T crankset with the 'square' crank arms,tiny Sir Raleigh logo,6.5" arm center-to-center,chainwheel with 3 herons and 3 'curved' triangles in between them, for my Gazelle roadster.
So my gearing will be a highish 48×18,single speed hub. My previous chainwheel was a 44T.
I have always been perplexed with the huge variety of cranksets for our Raleigh Sports(26×1 3/8) and Roadsters(28×1 1/2) . So here we go:
1)Why are there 44,46,48T for our bikes?
2)Square cranks / rounded cranks(cross-section)?
3)Tiny Sir Raleigh logo / 'RALEIGH INDUSTRIES' wordings on the arms?
4)Three herons on the chainwheel with hollow cut-outs in between / Three herons on the chainwheel with three curved triangles in between / Chainwheel with the initials R-I-N (Raleigh Industries?) / Chainwheel with plain looking 'rectangle' cut-outs ?
5) 6 1/2" and 7" cranks?
6) Solid cranks and fluted cranks?
7)Are all these 44,46,48T cranks on the chainwheel side spaced wider to accommodate the chaincase?
Sorry for my barrage of questions,but I will be buying a set soon and thus the load of questions. Sorry again if you have gone through this before but your info will be much appreciated.
Thank you guys,take care and all the best to you all.
Sincerely,
W.L.SOON,Malaysia
1957 Gazelle roadster
07-10-20, 07:41 AM
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W.L.SOON - The info here pertains to my knowledge of US-market Nottingham Raleighs. It may differ for production from other countries:
48t was the norm until the late 1960's, when the gearing was reduced to 46t. I don't recall ever seeing a 44t on a full-size Raleigh; chances are those cranks are from a youth bike.
Presumably strength, but Raleigh ran square cranks since the 1950's while running round cranks on the 1960's and 1970's Twenty models. Cost? Can't say.
Pretty sure the latter is 1950's production. The Sir Walter Raleigh logo became the de-facto standard from the 1960's on.
Hollow cutouts came in the early 1970's. Ran concurrent with the original triangulated design until they stopped making them somewhere in 1974-5. Can't help with the others.
165mm vs 170mm. Most Sports cranks were 165mm, but choose what works for your riding style first. I'm 5' 10" and prefer running 170s when possible, but 170mm Raleigh arms aren't easy to find.
Can't help there.
Pretty sure they're all spaced the same, though the old chaincases usually had the 48t rings.
-Kurt
48t was the norm until the late 1960's, when the gearing was reduced to 46t. I don't recall ever seeing a 44t on a full-size Raleigh; chances are those cranks are from a youth bike.
Presumably strength, but Raleigh ran square cranks since the 1950's while running round cranks on the 1960's and 1970's Twenty models. Cost? Can't say.
Pretty sure the latter is 1950's production. The Sir Walter Raleigh logo became the de-facto standard from the 1960's on.
165mm vs 170mm. Most Sports cranks were 165mm, but choose what works for your riding style first. I'm 5' 10" and prefer running 170s when possible, but 170mm Raleigh arms aren't easy to find.
Can't help there.
-Kurt
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