I have this one

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...41ca4ad425.jpg

Et voila!

A few years back I bought two 10 speed 1975-76 Raleigh Sprites in Emerald Green from their original owner. A Matched set of 21"Step Through and a gentlemen's 23" frame. The ST was made in Canada, (R) and the 23" in England (N). They were purchased at the same time in the same shop in Ottawa ON. The only difference I could detect were the different pedals (curved, solid style). I ended up https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b18682d06c.jpg
selling the pair to Backpedaling in Guelph ON as Missus. browngw disliked the friction shifters and continued to ride her modern Giant.

Especially the insane S&H fees some sellers demand. For an item that weighs not even half a pound: "economy" shipping: $19.95.

He sounds like a crusty uncooperative old git.

I read somewhere you have to be careful how low you gear an AW because they weren't made strong enough for granny gears (gear inches in the 20s? That's what I consider a granny gear). Not sure how true this is; others probably know for sure.

I have ran them as low as middle 20s gear inch wise and never had and issue. I am fairly smooth on the pedal stroke however. The old aw hubs are much stronger than rated in my experience.

Watching her in A Boy a Girl etc. I was thinking a very young Anne Francis? (Cf. Forbidden Planet.) Did you catch the couple on the tandem with the sidecar for the baby? I think they are the ones where the guy gets hauled off at the end for desertion. What in gods name did that have to do with the main story? The rich guy suddenly announcing at the end that he's "not the marrying sort" AFTER proposing marriage came as a slight surprise.

Great! So that looks like a chain tensioner, not a derailleur. Have you used it? I haven't decided which way I would go.

Are you interested in selling it?

This what I call very useful information.

I haven't sorted out my own gearing requirements (or aspirations - lol!) for this bike. The AW with 48/17 gives a low/high of 58/103" and with 48/23 (I also have a 23 kicking around) it's 43/76". If I add a front granny ring of 26 teeth (I know, difficult front shift) I would get for 26/17 a low/high of 31/56" to go with the 58/103". It wastes a gear option, but it shows the challenge of getting down to 20" If that's what S-A actually designed to, that might not have been a poor choice.

But this suggests a HS+G in the front could be pretty nice.

1930 Hercules
The Paint Shop
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Painted outside and moved in to dry.
It's still cold and rainy here in Toronto.
In the early 30's Hercules was the best selling brand and
the lowest price.
Some of the finishing and welds are a bit rough.
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For a bike as old as this I'm impressed with the quality of the components.
It all came apart with little effort.
Even the fixed cup just slipped out.
Bearings/cups/races have all cleaned up nicely with little evidence of wear.
That Metal Restore product does work. It just takes a few days of soaking.

Usually he'd announce that after learning she's pregnant.

Come to think, that must be exactly what the audience thought in 1949. Oh yeah, they're going to need that little cottage....

I am drawing a blank. Who this be?

Sean Connery

OMG that's what I first thought but then I went, no...

Mrs Peel would have hated being the stoker.

Possibly during Never Say Never Again? Oh yes! I remember the scene. He and Felix Lighter are making an escape.

Thanks for the tips and comments. It was a lucky find for this area certainly. It was also free which helps a lot. It should help me finish up the Superbe for Spring. I'm happy to get a '79 AW to rebuild because I've recently added a 1953 FW hub and shifter to my parts bin, which I would like to use in a commuter build. I want to practice on the AW to make the FW overhaul easier. I'm wide open on the future frame. I've considered finding a UO8 for this purpose. Internationals and Grand Prix frames are hard to catch and often quite expensive here or usually the wrong size (I am 6'2).

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One day I have to try mounting the fork there.

Not yet ready for prime time but first riding impressions of my AW'd mixte (UE-18): makes a fabalous three speed.