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Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-21, 09:29 AM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

I have the same bike except that the fenders are...

I have the same bike except that the fenders are stainless steel on mine. Mine is a 1986, and I imagine the one pictured is about the same age. It has longer cranks than the old Raleighs. The stem...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-21, 08:22 AM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

I am not aware of any industrial chain with a...

I am not aware of any industrial chain with a 3/32" width. If I remember right 1/8" bike chain is equivalent to #65 roller chain. The bearing supply place local to me stocks it, and I just ask them...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-13-21, 09:24 AM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

Look for a 1/8" chain with bushed pins. It will...

Look for a 1/8" chain with bushed pins. It will last a lot longer than the bushingless stuff that seems to be all that the bike shops near me stock. You can still get bushed chain from any industrial...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-29-21, 08:52 AM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

At various times, I've swapped S5 hub guts and...

At various times, I've swapped S5 hub guts and used the 3 cog Cyclo cluster and Benelux derailer to add gear range to my bikes. As you say, the toughest part of the job is finding the old parts. With...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-21, 09:06 PM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

On Raleigh built bikes, thread of the front axle...

On Raleigh built bikes, thread of the front axle differs depending on your hub. The standard front hub is 5/16-26 thread. Dynohub and drum brake hubs are 3/8-26. These are standard BSC threads, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-14-20, 09:01 AM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

Depending on where you are in NJ, you might try...

Depending on where you are in NJ, you might try Whippany Cycle (https://www.whippanycycle.com/). They usually have a couple of refurbished three speeds for sale, and sometimes others that need work....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-22-20, 08:00 PM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

' I've fixed a couple of Sturmey Archer...

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I've fixed a couple of Sturmey Archer thumb shifters that would not stay in gear due to weak pawl springs. The shift cable is under the most tension in low gear, so, if the spring is the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-20, 06:00 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 12,496
Posted By cszipper

Glad it was helpful. If the gears are not timed,...

Glad it was helpful. If the gears are not timed, they still turn, but the teeth do not mesh up correctly. As a consequence they wear quickly once the hub is put into service. You can feel the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-20, 09:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 12,496
Posted By cszipper

When you rebuilt the FW hub did you time the...

When you rebuilt the FW hub did you time the planet gears? This step is not required when rebuilding the three speed hub, but the FW and S5 hubs will suffer internal damage if you do not do it and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-20, 08:27 PM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

The schrader valves on the tubes that Raleigh...

The schrader valves on the tubes that Raleigh specced on its new bikes back then had a fully threaded stem (same as you find on most presta valves). Because of this, the valve stems were slightly...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-20, 03:14 PM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

I've got the same model bike (ca. 1986), and it's...

I've got the same model bike (ca. 1986), and it's a nice ride. The upright riding position is comfortable, and visibility is superb. When I pull up at an intersection, I am sitting head and shoulders...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-20, 06:55 PM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

I admire the builder's ambition, and would be...

I admire the builder's ambition, and would be keen to ride it if the opportunity presented itself. It must be bouncy. The shift cable runs unhoused to hub, so I bet that it shifts itself if you go...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-13-20, 09:05 AM
Replies: 27,966
Views: 4,521,735
Posted By cszipper

I believe that 1961 was the last year for the...

I believe that 1961 was the last year for the screw in left-hand ball cup on Sturmey hubs. Perhaps there was a decrease in production while the factory retooled.

-Carl
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-20, 01:27 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,562
Posted By cszipper

Thanks. Sounds straightforward. -Carl

Thanks. Sounds straightforward.

-Carl
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-20, 11:54 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,562
Posted By cszipper

On my S5 equipped bike (upright bars) I too run...

On my S5 equipped bike (upright bars) I too run both shifters on the right. I find it intuitive to do all the shifting with the same hand. I use a bar end to shift the left side cable and like the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-20, 10:31 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,637
Posted By cszipper

The F&S wrenches are for servicing Komet coaster...

The F&S wrenches are for servicing Komet coaster brakes and Torpedo three speed hubs manufactured by F&S. The toothed portion of the wrench is for removing the left side locknuts on both hubs. They...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-11-19, 08:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,167
Posted By cszipper

I had a non-coaster Torpedo 3 speed hub on an...

I had a non-coaster Torpedo 3 speed hub on an Atala that I owned some years ago. It worked well, had good thick plating (in contrast to the other chromed parts on the bike), and I liked that the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-24-19, 01:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,247
Posted By cszipper

It is a mounting point for a full chaincase. I...

It is a mounting point for a full chaincase. I have the same on a 1956 Rudge and a 1952 Humber, both three speeds. Raleigh's three speed frames back then had the mount whether they shipped with a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-20-19, 11:28 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,231
Posted By cszipper

I have run my S5 both with and without a spring...

I have run my S5 both with and without a spring at the bellcrank, and the spring makes a dramatic improvement in the shifting. To shift I use the Sturmey trigger and a bar-end shifter. Both are on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-19, 11:32 AM
Replies: 15,450
Views: 4,071,794
Posted By cszipper

Long time lurker, first time poster. The...

Long time lurker, first time poster.

The wrenches would have come new with an old three speed Raleigh. Never seen that seatbag before though.
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