Tektro 800a's

I've noticed this too. Last winter, I bought a 69 Sprite in what the catalog called "burgundy" color and younger women have gone out of their way to compliment my pretty bike. I was surprised at this because none of them seemed to have an interest in vintage bicycles. Not sure if they even knew it was an old bike. I think it appealed to them purely on it's aesthetics. Note to bicycle manufacturers...You might want to consider making modern bikes that aren't so darn ugly.

May have come off an old Bridgestone Youngway
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Yikes!

Scale models versions. :D
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Ahhh, too bad. I really wanted one :cry:

at least its not a 3 speed

Thank god!

[MENTION=301310]gster[/MENTION] - Did the college student like the bike?

I had a chance to get out on the DL1 with the newly installed 22T cog yesterday. I haven't been a really strong rider for years, but even if I still were, I would prefer this lower gearing for this bike. I can't imaging why Raleigh would have chosen the original 16T cog. The combination of a 46T chainwheel, 16T cog and a AW 3 speed hub on a 40 pound bike doesn't make sense to me. It is much, much more practical now. I can manage hills and stiff headwinds with underdrive. Normal is great for around town, no shifting riding and overdrive gives me a good tempo for cruising level roads at about 12 to 14mph. I highly recommend this mod.

Yes she did! I adjusted the seat and gave her some basic pointers on 3 speeds and off she went.
I had a good lock in the garage that she got as well. Just to clarify, she paid for the bike as I'd told her I would find one in her price range. I tuned it up, added new pads, a bell and a kickstand (my contribution). She'll bring it back in the spring for a new set of tires.

Good advice.

I actually quite like these....
I picked one up a few years ago for $100.00 not knowing what it was. A very small frame and the store I purchased it from had removed all the extraneous racks/lights etc.
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This bike was given as a gift to a young woman who was working for me.

That's what I'm talking about! I hope your exchange was fun.

Yes, the young folks really do have nice senses of æsthetics. And they know a handsome bike when they see one.

You actually can get newly made bikes that look this good. You just have to look.

There's a Toronto company called Simcoe Bikes that are making some good looking British repro bikes..
Simcoe Bicycles

I didn't read about them, but I took a look. Nice looking bikes and nice looking models.

Yep, there are a few other companies that make reasonably priced, decent looking city/utility bikes. Linus, Public, and Virtue come to mind. All of them offer three speeds, though Virtue is the only one of those who offer new S-A hubs. Virtue also sells an inexpensive cycle truck that I would be interested in purchasing.

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Currently restoring one of these. Not much info, but it's an interesting bike. :thumb:

Linus are very nice bikes, reasonably priced. A similar line is Biria, even better made, with better paint. We have a lot of both brands here. The bike shop a block from my home, which is now closed, used to be the biggest Linus dealer in the US. He also sold Biria.

Does yours have all the accessories?

Before I got into the 3 speeds, I bought a Linus Gaston single speed and quite liked it. I REALLY wanted a Pashley Guv'nor but couldn't justify the cost.
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More Junk!
Yet another bicycle purchase. 1960 Norman 3 Speed with a AG Dynohub. Rough but workable. I didn't pay much for it ($75.00 CDN), so I don't mind spending a bit to get it back on the road. I spotted this one in the spring at a used clothing/stuff store. The original asking price was a whopping $350.00 but obviously, there were no takers. I offered $60.00 and we settled on $75.00.
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I have similar gearing on my 1990's Raleigh Chiltern. In 'Normal' gear, I can whizz round the local lanes at about 12mph and a reasonable cadence. It feels quite efficient. I only use Top gear for flat surfaces and I can pop it into Low gear for the odd slope. There are some larger hills round here, of 1 in 6 or more, where I get off and push.
I'm not the strongest rider in the world, but that gearing works really well around my corner of Hampshire..

[MENTION=301310]gster[/MENTION], I like that Norman. The dynohub puts out 1.8w, I believe, but you might be able to power a modern light with it.

Modern LED lights work really well with dynohubs.