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Originally Posted by photogravity
(Post 13569317)
Indeed... Is that your Lenton Sports all fixed up? ;)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/6...97d332f5_b.jpg I haven't really ridden it yet... just a couple miles. Cool period correct mudguards that might be too fragile to ride this time of year (they get brittle in the cold) sso perhaps I should change to metal. Haven't actually attached the taillight, either. |
allright now....that is a sweet ride
Originally Posted by rhm
(Post 13573391)
Here is the photo to which you allude:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/6...97d332f5_b.jpg I haven't really ridden it yet... just a couple miles. Cool period correct mudguards that might be too fragile to ride this time of year (they get brittle in the cold) sso perhaps I should change to metal. Haven't actually attached the taillight, either. |
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1969 Raleigh Sports with the Benelux Cyclo derailleur conversion and a leather Brook B-15 saddle.
http://oldroadsforums.com/img/dec8DSCN1532.jpg |
Originally Posted by rhm
(Post 13573391)
Here is the photo to which you allude:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/6...97d332f5_b.jpg I haven't really ridden it yet... just a couple miles. Cool period correct mudguards that might be too fragile to ride this time of year (they get brittle in the cold) sso perhaps I should change to metal. Haven't actually attached the taillight, either. In other news... my friend is clearing out his garage and I think I am getting a Moulton F frame (complete) and he has lots of extra bits. |
Moulton F-frames are cool. They are the height of bicycle design; after that, things stopped getting better.
I need an extra rear rack, if he has one! In fact, Sixtyfiver, perhaps you're the man who could make me one? I have the piece of steel that mounts into the frame; the rest is gone. Interested? If so, please contact me privately. |
Originally Posted by rhm
(Post 13586682)
Moulton F-frames are cool. They are the height of bicycle design; after that, things stopped getting better.
I need an extra rear rack, if he has one! In fact, Sixtyfiver, perhaps you're the man who could make me one? I have the piece of steel that mounts into the frame; the rest is gone. Interested? If so, please contact me privately. |
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Hi All, new poster here.
I hope a Schwinn 3 speed is allowed. It seems much in the spirit. This was my Dad's 75 Suburban. I could never get the 5 speed to drop down into low for hills, so I excised a couple of gears from it. I found a 36 hole AW and laced them up with the usual CR18 rims. B66 cost more than the bike did new, but it is a lifetime investment! The 22" frame is a little small but works well enough with a long seat post. Regards, David |
Originally Posted by oldroads
(Post 13584775)
1969 Raleigh Sports with the Benelux Cyclo derailleur conversion and a leather Brook B-15 saddle.
http://oldroadsforums.com/img/dec8DSCN1532.jpg Also, I have been noting the vast differences in seat angle across the pictures in this thread - tilted forward like here, tilted back like 55 Traveller's Schwinn, and varying degrees of level.....is it truly "whatever is comfortable"? Mark |
Originally Posted by markk900
(Post 13587951)
Also, I have been noting the vast differences in seat angle across the pictures in this thread - tilted forward like here, tilted back like 55 Traveller's Schwinn, and varying degrees of level.....is it truly "whatever is comfortable"?
Mark Regards, David |
Saddle position / tilt is a highly personal choice and think most seek a neutral position... find that with a B17 or other saddles designed for upright riding having the nose up a degree works best to give me that while my racier saddles get a level set up.
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65-er - I agree - I find without the slight tilt backward the pressure points are too sharp when sitting more upright, and like 55-traveler I feel like I'm sliding downhill. Its just that with all the photos in this thread the variety of setups is interesting!
Mark |
Has anyone tried a s3x hub in an old Sports frame? Looks like there's a 5mm difference in OLD, the hub being wider than the dropouts.
This is interesting to me both as a slippery weather bike and also, perhaps, with a freewheel screwed on and a derailer.. kind of a modern-day cyclo kit... Was 3 spd fixed ever an option on a bike like the Sports or was it really found only on road/racing frames? |
Originally Posted by markk900
(Post 13590365)
65-er - I agree - I find without the slight tilt backward the pressure points are too sharp when sitting more upright, and like 55-traveler I feel like I'm sliding downhill. Its just that with all the photos in this thread the variety of setups is interesting!
Mark If the bike tends to lean toward more aggressive riding the saddle will be level or even tilted down a notch and for bikes that are for longer and more leisurely rides the noses are ticked up just a little. I did change the saddle angle on my '51 CCM shortly after I took this picture as I was in the process of dialing this in as erectile dysfunction in a saddle can cause other types of erectile dysfunction. http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...11ccmpath1.JPG |
Originally Posted by Super.bee
(Post 13592423)
Has anyone tried a s3x hub in an old Sports frame? Looks like there's a 5mm difference in OLD, the hub being wider than the dropouts.
This is interesting to me both as a slippery weather bike and also, perhaps, with a freewheel screwed on and a derailer.. kind of a modern-day cyclo kit... Was 3 spd fixed ever an option on a bike like the Sports or was it really found only on road/racing frames? Have test ridden the S3X and liked it a good deal... would probably be a fine upgrade or refit to a Sports and would appeal to those who abhor coasting. |
Originally Posted by 55 Traveler
(Post 13587792)
Hi All, new poster here.
I hope a Schwinn 3 speed is allowed. It seems much in the spirit. This was my Dad's 75 Suburban. I could never get the 5 speed to drop down into low for hills, so I excised a couple of gears from it. I found a 36 hole AW and laced them up with the usual CR18 rims. B66 cost more than the bike did new, but it is a lifetime investment! The 22" frame is a little small but works well enough with a long seat post. Regards, David |
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2011/1...ght-solutions/
http://www.compasscycle.com/Lighting.html Drop in LED replacement bulbs with built in stand-lights for vintage tail lights are now available in the US! =) For those of you unaware of the drop in LED headlight bulbs (without standlight) see http://www.home.earthlink.net/~stein...erchandise.htm |
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 13592557)
The ASC is in itself a very rare hub and as far as I know was never offered on the Raleigh Sports which was typically fitted with the AW save for that brief period when they tried replacing this with the SW in '57 which was a failure... the AW returned in '58.
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 13592557)
Have test ridden the S3X and liked it a good deal... would probably be a fine upgrade or refit to a Sports and would appeal to those who abhor coasting.
EDIT: Sorry, I realize I originally / inaccurately said 'Sports'. I guess I was thinking in terms of 'type'. |
It's fine to do that, Super.bee. Just do it.
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Originally Posted by Fenway
(Post 13593268)
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2011/1...ght-solutions/
http://www.compasscycle.com/Lighting.html Drop in LED replacement bulbs with built in stand-lights for vintage lights are now available in the US! =) |
Well dangit...
Confirmed that I am indeed getting a complete, albeit disassembled Moulton F series and can also get some nice alloy rims at a fair price but the dang thing comes with an SA FW and not an AW so no three speed love here. Won't see it until I get back from Portlandia... might be a while until I get it all put together and if it needs a repaint will powder coat it at the shop. |
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 13593397)
I am waiting for someone to offer a replacement for the front lights (with some decent output) although that rear replacement is pretty sweet.
It is supposed to be for headlights, or maybe you already saw it and deemed it inadequate. :) |
Originally Posted by photogravity
(Post 13593645)
Have you seen these here? LED Bulb Conversion: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~stein...erchandise.htm
It is supposed to be for headlights, or maybe you already saw it and deemed it inadequate. :) Good for a tail light but not quite enough for a headlight |
OK, thanks Sixty-Fiver and noglider for the encouragement! Pics to follow, will gather wheelbuilding supplies...
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Originally Posted by markk900
(Post 13587951)
Love the composition of this picture.....what kind of bars are those?
Also, I have been noting the vast differences in seat angle across the pictures in this thread - tilted forward like here, tilted back like 55 Traveller's Schwinn, and varying degrees of level.....is it truly "whatever is comfortable"? Mark A very old trick... |
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