For the love of English 3 speeds...
04-09-19, 03:29 PM
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Nice workroom. Arts & crafts table beside a 50's chrome dinette. Does the rotary phone work?
04-09-19, 03:32 PM
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Wow, this is coming along beautifully. Good chainring choice. These are very similar to the ones I see in 1930s Hercules catalog pictures. Very nice you found one without the Sir Raleigh stamp on the crank to give it away. You never mentioned if there was any sign on an attached head badge. Lloyds makes an exact transfer of that period Herc head badge. Many English bikes from the 30s seem to have transfers instead of an attached badge. In either case, it would look great on this bike. They also have the seat tube transfer.
https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com...-head-transfer
https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com...-head-transfer
1-It was in the garage
2-It fit
04-09-19, 03:41 PM
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I usually work outside but it was too windy today and
I didn't want to risk losing any of the little brake
pieces....
Yes, the phone works.
We had a major blackout here several years ago
and that phone continued to work for another half hour...
04-09-19, 04:26 PM
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...looks kinda in-between the DL-1 sizes...maybe 23"?
04-09-19, 04:54 PM
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I haven't actually measured but assume it's a 23".
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04-09-19, 06:50 PM
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I used 700c wheels so brake reach wasn't an issue. But from its forged chrome dropouts I guess your Pug is a more expensive frame with tighter clearances? We'll see if I want to spruce mine up with details like your quick release cable stops. What crankset is that? Also does that frame use the skinny seatpost?
04-09-19, 07:47 PM
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There you go tempting me with that light weight roadster project I never got around to. Which reminds me of a question I have. Does anybody make mudguards that look like the old time Bluemels? All the modern ones I see look... well...too modern.
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04-09-19, 07:58 PM
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04-10-19, 02:47 AM
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Reality sets in, as evidenced by a significant price drop.
1974? Raleigh 3 speed ladies bicycle - $100 (The fan)
Pix aren't great and the price is too high, but it looks like a nice little CB 3-speed bike.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...855003412.html
bicycle frame material: steel
bicycle type: road
frame size: Medium
wheel size: other/unknown Vintage Raleigh 3 speed bicycle
Sturmey Archer 3 speed rear hub
Shifts through gears and brakes look good. Needs new inner tubes to be rideable and a good cleaning.
Brooks saddle
Overall great shape for its age, just needs someone to love it
$200
Call or text 804-221-six nine four three
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...855003412.html
1974? Raleigh 3 speed ladies bicycle - $200 (The fan)
bicycle frame material: steel
bicycle type: road
frame size: Medium
wheel size: other/unknown Vintage Raleigh 3 speed bicycle
Sturmey Archer 3 speed rear hub
Shifts through gears and brakes look good. Needs new inner tubes to be rideable and a good cleaning.
Brooks saddle
Overall great shape for its age, just needs someone to love it
$200
Call or text 804-221-six nine four three
04-10-19, 05:36 AM
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A friend has posted some instructions on how to modify the SKS Longboards to look more like Bluemels Populars. They only come in cream and black, however, unlike the wide variety of colors of the original Bluemels.
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Pair of Raleigh Folders
For sale here in Toronto
Best offer
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details...m_medium=email
For sale here in Toronto
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https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details...m_medium=email
04-10-19, 06:20 AM
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Wow, this is coming along beautifully. Good chainring choice. These are very similar to the ones I see in 1930s Hercules catalog pictures. Very nice you found one without the Sir Raleigh stamp on the crank to give it away. You never mentioned if there was any sign on an attached head badge. Lloyds makes an exact transfer of that period Herc head badge. Many English bikes from the 30s seem to have transfers instead of an attached badge. In either case, it would look great on this bike. They also have the seat tube transfer.
https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com...-head-transfer
https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com...-head-transfer
This set is also available, although not correct for the period
04-10-19, 06:53 AM
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GB Stem
This was part of the order that arrived
the other day.
Not sure where it will end up but there're a couple of Semi Scorchers that
could use an upgrade.
This was part of the order that arrived
the other day.
Not sure where it will end up but there're a couple of Semi Scorchers that
could use an upgrade.
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I appreciate the support! I also did that conversion on a Peugeot back in the fall:
That one has 590mm/EA3 wheels. I fitted the Moto with a 650B/584mm x 38mm wheelset, and there's oodles of clearance. It would take 42mm tires no problem. What is a problem, however, is the rear brake reach needed is about 83mm. I'll likely try it with a Weinmann 750 brake and a pair of those offset pads for a bit more reach.
That one has 590mm/EA3 wheels. I fitted the Moto with a 650B/584mm x 38mm wheelset, and there's oodles of clearance. It would take 42mm tires no problem. What is a problem, however, is the rear brake reach needed is about 83mm. I'll likely try it with a Weinmann 750 brake and a pair of those offset pads for a bit more reach.
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04-10-19, 08:27 AM
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Pair of Raleigh Folders
For sale here in Toronto
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https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details...m_medium=email
For sale here in Toronto
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they look early 70’s to me.
04-10-19, 11:09 AM
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I always saw this thread, but never looked. Apparently, with my latest n+1 I've joined your club.
Wanted a beater/station bike with a basket for my girlfriend for her birthday. I have one that's a re-purposed mountain bike that went unclaimed after our co-op's purge of shared storage space a few years ago.
She had seen something she liked at a friend's house, but just missed the opportunity. Thinking nobody would want it, friend told the people in the process of buying the house they could have it. !?!?
Went on Craig's list to find something similar and found what I believe is a 1958 Raleigh Lady Armstrong. It's definitely a '58, as we can see that on the hub. Head badge and some reflectors missing. Seat not original. Still...it's cooler than something I would have gotten at Modells and less likely to be stolen on grocery runs.
Wanted a beater/station bike with a basket for my girlfriend for her birthday. I have one that's a re-purposed mountain bike that went unclaimed after our co-op's purge of shared storage space a few years ago.
She had seen something she liked at a friend's house, but just missed the opportunity. Thinking nobody would want it, friend told the people in the process of buying the house they could have it. !?!?
Went on Craig's list to find something similar and found what I believe is a 1958 Raleigh Lady Armstrong. It's definitely a '58, as we can see that on the hub. Head badge and some reflectors missing. Seat not original. Still...it's cooler than something I would have gotten at Modells and less likely to be stolen on grocery runs.
04-10-19, 12:04 PM
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I always saw this thread, but never looked. Apparently, with my latest n+1 I've joined your club.
Wanted a beater/station bike with a basket for my girlfriend for her birthday. I have one that's a re-purposed mountain bike that went unclaimed after our co-op's purge of shared storage space a few years ago.
She had seen something she liked at a friend's house, but just missed the opportunity. Thinking nobody would want it, friend told the people in the process of buying the house they could have it. !?!?
Went on Craig's list to find something similar and found what I believe is a 1958 Raleigh Lady Armstrong. It's definitely a '58, as we can see that on the hub. Head badge and some reflectors missing. Seat not original. Still...it's cooler than something I would have gotten at Modells and less likely to be stolen on grocery runs.
Wanted a beater/station bike with a basket for my girlfriend for her birthday. I have one that's a re-purposed mountain bike that went unclaimed after our co-op's purge of shared storage space a few years ago.
She had seen something she liked at a friend's house, but just missed the opportunity. Thinking nobody would want it, friend told the people in the process of buying the house they could have it. !?!?
Went on Craig's list to find something similar and found what I believe is a 1958 Raleigh Lady Armstrong. It's definitely a '58, as we can see that on the hub. Head badge and some reflectors missing. Seat not original. Still...it's cooler than something I would have gotten at Modells and less likely to be stolen on grocery runs.
I'd still get a good lock.
They steal anything these days.
04-10-19, 12:16 PM
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I always saw this thread, but never looked. Apparently, with my latest n+1 I've joined your club.
Went on Craig's list to find something similar and found what I believe is a 1958 Raleigh Lady Armstrong. It's definitely a '58, as we can see that on the hub. Head badge and some reflectors missing. Seat not original. Still...it's cooler than something I would have gotten at Modells and less likely to be stolen on grocery runs.
Went on Craig's list to find something similar and found what I believe is a 1958 Raleigh Lady Armstrong. It's definitely a '58, as we can see that on the hub. Head badge and some reflectors missing. Seat not original. Still...it's cooler than something I would have gotten at Modells and less likely to be stolen on grocery runs.
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^^^^ Love that chain ring.
I have a 1969 23" men's Armstrong, but it has a plain chain ring.
I have a 1969 23" men's Armstrong, but it has a plain chain ring.