Originally Posted by banjo_mole
(Post 11383855)
Gorgeous bike. I play banjo, too. Lucky. You're a future me. :)
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Originally Posted by mkeller234
(Post 11384864)
Nice bike! I haven't seen many Humbers before yours. I like the color and the head badge a lot.
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Originally Posted by Mike from Iowa
(Post 11400917)
I'm pretty sure this was built by Raleigh. It is the same color green as many of theirs. When I searched old Humbers, the ones before the consolidation looked quite a bit different. I also have a matching step through Humber that my wife rides on occasion, but she is devoted to her Trek Pilot...
http://photos.imageevent.com/abce/20...e/CIMG5251.JPG From Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour There was also a gentleman from Winnipeg, Jeff (Geoff?) who had a blue Humber. |
Originally Posted by gna
(Post 11401209)
I've seen a few Humbers. Here's a '51--note the fork:
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This one is still available in West Jersey. Damn, I used to live in South Jersey.
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/bik/1924504388.html |
The price is too high.
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Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 11411362)
The price is too high.
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Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 11411362)
The price is too high.
Think that with the price of a Pashley running at roughly $1000.00, $325.00 for a Superbe in near perfect or perhaps NOS condition is not a bad deal. You could buy it and ride it for 100 years if you wanted to. |
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 11411684)
Sold my Superbe for $275.00 some years ago... I see it's owner quite often and he figures the bike was worth very penny he paid.
Think that with the price of a Pashley running at roughly $1000.00, $325.00 for a Superbe in near perfect or perhaps NOS condition is not a bad deal. You could buy it and ride it for 100 years if you wanted to. I asked the fellow if he would ship. I'm awaiting a reply. Just to see and give me something to think about. |
Here are a couple of my current projects:
The first is a 1964 AMF Hercules that was given to me by the LBS. It has been cleaned up, overhauled, added basket, saddle, grips, new cables, new tires and the all important bell. It is going to my sister to use as a park cruiser. The second is a reincarnation of a bike that I have had since 1982. I swapped out the 19t cog for a 22t, added baskets and am working on the lights. It is going to be used as an in town grocery getter and pub bike. Need the baskets to haul the growlers home:innocent::D Aaron :) http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/27...600x600Q85.jpg http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/45...600x600Q85.jpg |
Originally Posted by gna
(Post 11401209)
I've seen a few Humbers. Here's a '51--note the fork:
http://photos.imageevent.com/abce/20...e/CIMG5251.JPG From Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour There was also a gentleman from Winnipeg, Jeff (Geoff?) who had a blue Humber. Humber Roadster style: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stl914/...7624594508875/ Humber Sorts & Clubman style: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stl914/...7624718679306/ I'm always looking for more info and photos to add. |
I would love to test ride a Humber with that fork to see how it affects the ride... it is quite a unique design.
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Originally Posted by gna
(Post 11401209)
I've seen a few Humbers. Here's a '51--note the fork:
http://photos.imageevent.com/abce/20...e/CIMG5251.JPG From Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour There was also a gentleman from Winnipeg, Jeff (Geoff?) who had a blue Humber. |
The top mounted shifter was very common on bikes from this era... the old Cyclo 2 and three speed kits also used a top mounted shifter.
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 11411684)
Sold my Superbe for $275.00 some years ago... I see it's owner quite often and he figures the bike was worth very penny he paid.
Think that with the price of a Pashley running at roughly $1000.00, $325.00 for a Superbe in near perfect or perhaps NOS condition is not a bad deal. You could buy it and ride it for 100 years if you wanted to. Plus, it seems like there's an increase in desire to own one of these bikes. Reminds me of late 70's, early 80's Ponitacs or mid-80's Mustangs that are now seen as classic and commanding higher prices. I remember those cars were a dime a dozen in my childhood days. Things change and so does perspective. |
The prices on vintage 3 speeds has been increasing over the past several years and many examples in very nice shape will actually cost more now than when they did new.
Recently saw a pair of NOS Raleigh Tourists sell for $800.00... they had been in storage since they were new in 1978. The price of Raleigh folders has gone up as well... seems that a greater and greater number of us are drinking and sharing the kool - aid and despite getting a great price on my new R20 would not have been surprised if the asking price had been double since it is a rarer model. |
I will also say that in many cases these bikes sell for much less than what they are actually worth... in many cases you can get a rock solid and dependable bike for very little money and with a little work will have a bike you can ride for decades.
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Jedge, this one is mint and looks like it's going for close to $700 in NY where these are all over the place. This one is nice, it's got the full chaincase. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Raleigh-...item2eaf6ea3de
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My better half has suggested that I collect a good number of these old bikes and bring them to Portland to sell and having been there and seen the asking prices think this would be quite profitable.
A bike that sells here for 200.00 would rate double that amount in a market where bBitish made Raleighs are scarce and where the climate really takes a toll on the existing examples. Our arid climate does a lot to preserve bicycles. |
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 11414234)
I will also say that in many cases these bikes sell for much less than what they are actually worth... in many cases you can get a rock solid and dependable bike for very little money and with a little work will have a bike you can ride for decades.
Originally Posted by Andrew F
(Post 11414254)
Jedge, this one is mint and looks like it's going for close to $700 in NY where these are all over the place. This one is nice, it's got the full chaincase. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Raleigh-...item2eaf6ea3de
The thought that keeps circulating in my head is what can you get for $300-400 brand new in today's bike world? A Giant Sedona? Not that that's a bad bike, just doesn't seem to be the bullet proof Raleighs or even vintage Chicago Schwinn. Nor does it have the vibe. Let's be honest, the vibe is intoxicating. :) |
Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 11414170)
The top mounted shifter was very common on bikes from this era... the old Cyclo 2 and three speed kits also used a top mounted shifter.
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Originally Posted by jedge76
(Post 11414298)
I wonder if that was done to offer a little more protection from potential bumps and bruises it may encounter on the handle bar? Seems more exposed on the handle bar the way it is placed.
And probably, adding to the "feel" of changing gears, with the small three speed trigger. By the way, this is one of my favourite threads. Thanks SixtyFiver, for starting it, and thanks to everybody, who keeps it going/evolving! |
Originally Posted by Athens runner
(Post 11414346)
No, I don't think so. I don't think it was made like that, because of protection. It's rather a matter of simplicity: No outer cable, just the inside one.
And probably, adding to the "feel" of changing gears, with the small three speed trigger. By the way, this is one of my favourite threads. Thanks SixtyFiver, for starting it, and thanks to everybody, who keeps it going/evolving! |
Originally Posted by jedge76
(Post 11414298)
I wonder if that was done to offer a little more protection from potential bumps and bruises it may encounter on the handle bar? Seems more exposed on the handle bar the way it is placed.
On drop bars the trigger was often mounted below the brake lever which is a very convenient place and is like using a modern brifter as you can brake and shift at the same time. Thanks to everyone for making this thread about as interesting as it gets here on Bike Forums... it was my love of English three speeds and vintage bicycles that drew me here in the first place. |
http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/basil1.JPG
1977 Raleigh Folder Musing... Although I can't ride the new Twenty as far or at the same speed I can with the Raleigh Sports or my modified P20 folder I have really been enjoying it and have been riding it daily for over a week... mostly for short trips around the neighborhood and as far as the bike co-op which is a 14km return trip. For any longer trips I need drop bars as this whole sitting upright still isn't all it can be but has been a little better of late and I can still ride farther on the twenty than I can walk. It has gotten me to thinking why we have such affection for these bicycles and think much of it comes down to their relative simplicity... a Sturmey Archer 3 speed is a complex mechanical device but designed in such a way that we rarely have to think about what it actually does. Only a coaster bike is simpler. There is something about riding along on a crisp fall-like day and hearing the tick tick tick of that hub as it does what it does so well and despite one's desire to go faster the bike politely reminds us that sometimes, faster is not better, and that there is nothing wrong with pootling and enjoying the sights and smells of the season. These bikes have soul and character and until recently were relatively unwanted, gathering dust, or being unceremoniously tossed in favour of newer more technologically advanced machines and it is so good to see that people are out there saving them and giving them some love. And we seem to be doing a good job of spreading the gospel of simpler is better and that riding a three speed can be good for one's soul. :) |
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