I recently sold a Robin Hood of the same color. The buyer was a 23 year old woman, and she was immensely delighted with its æsthetics, especially the color. What's wrong with this one that you see it as only a parts donor bike?
I love the Rudge, and it's a rare large size. |
Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 11296673)
I recently sold a Robin Hood of the same color. The buyer was a 23 year old woman, and she was immensely delighted with its æsthetics, especially the color. What's wrong with this one that you see it as only a parts donor bike?
I love the Rudge, and it's a rare large size. I was very happy indeed to find a large size Rudge! |
I know this kinda belongs in one of the "looking for one of these?" threads, but there's one of those crazy gold Raleighs in someone's basement if you're in the Boston area...
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/1901399674.html |
The clubman several posts above is just awesome. What a find and what a story to go with it! I once had a "Camel" , a lower priced Raleigh brand, that was a cheap immitation of this bike. It got lost in the scrum of moving during a divorce. Wish I still had that bike!
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new to me my dads old bsa star rider 1961
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/z...ohnkay/027.jpg |
Originally Posted by robertjohnkay
(Post 11303788)
new to me my dads old bsa star rider 1961
http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/z...ohnkay/027.jpg |
a few more pics
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Nice. Not as cool as a Rudge chainring, but pretty cool.
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Found this yesterday. Price a little steep? It's a real beauty though, either way:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT |
Found this yesterday. Price a little steep? It's a real beauty though, either way: |
Remember, you make a money/time tradeoff. If you're willing to wait, you can get the deal of the year. But you may have to wait a year or two.
I waited years for my pretty 3-speed to show up at a good price. I paid $60 for it, on craigslist. It didn't look good, but it's shining up well. Everything is original except for the tires. |
Saw that on eBay and on my local CL--it looks pretty terrific to me but that's the highest price I've ever seen on a Sports. I've seen some rod-brake Tourists sell for that in Boston, but it seems pretty outlandish.
Originally Posted by jedge76
(Post 11306134)
Found this yesterday. Price a little steep? It's a real beauty though, either way:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT |
Shhhhhh, be vewy, vewy, qwiet...were hunting waleighs....I pointed jedge76 to a sweet original 23" Superbe closer to his locale. Let see if he bags one.
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Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 11310176)
Remember, you make a money/time tradeoff. If you're willing to wait, you can get the deal of the year. But you may have to wait a year or two.
I waited years for my pretty 3-speed to show up at a good price. I paid $60 for it, on craigslist. It didn't look good, but it's shining up well. Everything is original except for the tires. Still, $600 for that Sports is ridiculous. |
Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 11310176)
Remember, you make a money/time tradeoff. If you're willing to wait, you can get the deal of the year. But you may have to wait a year or two.
I waited years for my pretty 3-speed to show up at a good price. I paid $60 for it, on craigslist. It didn't look good, but it's shining up well. Everything is original except for the tires. Take your time, watch e-Bay and Craigslist and see get an idea of "real" prices for the bike you want. Your bike will come along and you won't have pay an outrages price for it. Just my 2 cents. |
This is a few days old, but I just spotted this... All three bikes appear to have their fenders, and the Herc has the H-H-H crank. I guess the Norman is the one in the way back. Pretty good deal, seems to me, though way too far for me to make the drive.
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/1898939744.html (3) old english bikes - $75 (waltham) Date: 2010-08-14, 4:24PM EDT Raleigh, Norman and Herculies all from england Gen. and lights on one good parts or make one bike 1 781 254 3026 obo Ken
PostingID: 1898939744 |
It is kind of amazing how many of these bikes are in the Boston area. A perpetual flow of students, I guess, and a never-ending flow of recycled bikes. Plus we're thrifty and curmudgeonly and like to save old stuff.
Originally Posted by rhm
(Post 11310678)
This is a few days old, but I just spotted this... All three bikes appear to have their fenders, and the Herc has the H-H-H crank. I guess the Norman is the one in the way back. Pretty good deal, seems to me, though way too far for me to make the drive.
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/1898939744.html (3) old english bikes - $75 (waltham) Date: 2010-08-14, 4:24PM EDT Raleigh, Norman and Herculies all from england Gen. and lights on one good parts or make one bike 1 781 254 3026 obo Ken
PostingID: 1898939744 |
I didn't say he should wait. I'm saying if he waits, he pays less. If he doesn't want to wait, he can get one now by paying more.
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Originally Posted by Andrew F
(Post 11310272)
Shhhhhh, be vewy, vewy, qwiet...were hunting waleighs....I pointed jedge76 to a sweet original 23" Superbe closer to his locale. Let see if he bags one.
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Hey guys, I'm contemplating converting my 10 speed into a 3 speed IGH train. Question is, its slightly hilly around my parts so that might prove a hassle. Would a larger rear cog help matters? I've read something about using a large cog in order that the lowest gear becomes normal, gear 2 and 1 being lighter gears for combating hills. Would like your two cents please.
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Originally Posted by alternatve
(Post 11316634)
Hey guys, I'm contemplating converting my 10 speed into a 3 speed IGH train. Question is, its slightly hilly around my parts so that might prove a hassle. Would a larger rear cog help matters? I've read something about using a large cog in order that the lowest gear becomes normal, gear 2 and 1 being lighter gears for combating hills. Would like your two cents please.
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Originally Posted by alternatve
(Post 11316634)
Hey guys, I'm contemplating converting my 10 speed into a 3 speed IGH train. Question is, its slightly hilly around my parts so that might prove a hassle. Would a larger rear cog help matters? I've read something about using a large cog in order that the lowest gear becomes normal, gear 2 and 1 being lighter gears for combating hills. Would like your two cents please.
What you should do on your tenspeed depends to some extent on what its existing crank will allow, but I'd imagine its smaller chainring is either a 40 or 42, and it probably has 27" wheels. The largest cog you can find easily and cheaply is 22T, so I'd start out with that, and see how it goes. With a little effort you may be able to find a 23T or 24T cog; if those aren't big enough for you, you'll have to find a smaller chainring, which will depend entirely on what your crank can handle. Are you familiar with Sheldon Brown's Gear Calculator? It's an invaluable tool when contemplating a project of this type. |
Oh, forgot to mention that my chainring is 42. 42t chainring, 20t cog, 700c wheels. Which gives me 42-56-75 gear inches.
I think a stock Sports chainring is 48 tooth. |
Originally Posted by flammenwurfer
(Post 11316902)
I think a stock Sports chainring is 48 tooth.
Neal |
I strongly agree that most 3-speeds are geared much too high. What's up with that?
In 1981, I rode for a few weeks in rural France. Most of the older women got around by bicycle, on single-speed freewheel bikes. They pedaled with a very low cadence and I deduced that their ratios were very high? What's up with that? |
Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 11317548)
I strongly agree that most 3-speeds are geared much too high. What's up with that?
In 1981, I rode for a few weeks in rural France. Most of the older women got around by bicycle, on single-speed freewheel bikes. They pedaled with a very low cadence and I deduced that their ratios were very high? What's up with that? |
I wouldn't mind parting with my 65 Rudge DeLuxe for $275.00. I just got a '51 Raleigh sports than needs my love. The bars are up now. I have access to so many of these. It's 100% original, right down to the tires and tubes.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/...0fa22dbc79.jpg IMG_3092 by frankthewelder, on Flickr |
Originally Posted by rhm
(Post 11317683)
Yeah, well, it's a good question. But the fact is, most riders use a far higher gear than I would. When I leave my office I ride over the Queensborough Bridge, which is a half mile climb on which I typically pass about five other cyclists. Almost without exception they are in a higher gear than I, and almost without exception they are on derailleur bikes where I can see that they have several lower gears to chose from; and they don't. And when I ride anywhere with my kids, or my wife, on our three-speeds, they are in their high gear the whole time. They don't even downshift at stops.
I remember pedaling slowly with high gears as a kid on my old Giant mountain bike. Spinning the cranks does feel "wrong" until you get used to it. |
Most of the older women got around by bicycle, on single-speed freewheel bikes. They pedaled with a very low cadence and I deduced that their ratios were very high? What's up with that? The Wicked Witch of the West was peddaling at a quick cadence when she got sucked up into the tornado....Hmmmm |
Originally Posted by Andrew F
(Post 11319083)
The Wicked Witch of the West was peddaling at a quick cadence when she got sucked up into the tornado....Hmmmm
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