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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-11, 02:40 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,361
Posted By v8Sally

At Halfords in the UK you can buy this. ...

At Halfords in the UK you can buy this.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_700743_langId_-1_categoryId_231005
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-11, 01:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

Found another rear light! ...

Found another rear light!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-RALEIGH-Sturmey-Archer-RSW-TWENTY-Dynamo-REAR-LAMP-/250862248432?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Cycling_Bike_Lights&hash=item3a688e21f0
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-11, 04:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

Really? It says International shipping available....

Really? It says International shipping available. Oh well, if I spot any more I will let you know. You could always get them shipped to someone you know in UK who could then ship them on again.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-11, 01:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,768
Posted By v8Sally

Don't take the fixed cup out unless you really...

Don't take the fixed cup out unless you really have to - I stripped the thread trying to get mine back in again. Someone told me how to do it but no one warned me it was a bad idea! With all the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-23-11, 01:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

There are several on ebay at the moment, buy it...

There are several on ebay at the moment, buy it now....
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-11, 04:00 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

No, is that a disappointment?!

No, is that a disappointment?!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-11, 03:27 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

Yours is the folding version though right? That...

Yours is the folding version though right? That is pretty neat! I tried to get my mum to let me have this but she says I can ride it when I visit! She can't ride any more as she has bad knees. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-11, 03:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

By the way my Mum has one of these bikes too!...

By the way my Mum has one of these bikes too! This one dates from 1969.

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/IMGP3037.jpg

That pump is for Woods.... you can use any adapter...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-11, 03:09 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,658
Posted By v8Sally

If you look on ebay you should be able to get a...

If you look on ebay you should be able to get a 12" pump - what valves has it got?

...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-11, 05:10 PM
Replies: 498
Views: 48,870
Posted By v8Sally

I like to use my real name on forums. But I don't...

I like to use my real name on forums. But I don't think it would allow me to have just "Sally" so I had to add something. Tried various things and in the end it ended up being v8sally because I drive...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-11, 04:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

What do you think of this saddle for a finishing...

What do you think of this saddle for a finishing touch? Just bought one - I love "Buy it now"! Not sure the handle bars go with the overall effect we are creating here but Sam is happy, it's totally...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-11, 04:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 951
Posted By v8Sally

You can also use Coca Cola! I'm not kidding. Has...

You can also use Coca Cola! I'm not kidding. Has to be the propper stuff though, none of the diet rubbish. It smells better than vinegar and you can drink some too ;-)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-17-11, 10:41 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 38,653
Posted By v8Sally

My son and I have built this from a bare frame...

My son and I have built this from a bare frame using whatever we could find so don't be too critical! We lowered the handle bars too! I posted a pic of him with it on another topic. It's our first...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-17-11, 06:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

After possibly a dyslexic moment or two in my...

After possibly a dyslexic moment or two in my previous queries (Not sure if I got the fixed cup on the wrong side, totally confused as to what I did but it's alright now!) this £10 frame off...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-12-11, 01:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

Oh OK so I need to take a knife to the cable I...

Oh OK so I need to take a knife to the cable I bought then! Sorry for being thick.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-11, 04:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

Hi thanks for your replies. I did take it to my...

Hi thanks for your replies. I did take it to my local bike shop and the guy there was very helpful and sorted it out for me. He put new bearings in it while he was at it. I am never removing a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-11, 01:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

I am totally depressed now as trying to get the...

I am totally depressed now as trying to get the fixed cup back in, the first half of the thread in the BB seems to have stripped. The thread on the cup looks fine. If only I could get it to go in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-08-11, 10:06 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

I used a similar method, using a big nut and...

I used a similar method, using a big nut and bolt, a couple of washers,and a socket set and a spanner (After advice from an earlier reply) and removed the fixed cup. I didn't realise it had a left...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-11, 05:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

OK so we could find a little set screw or similar...

OK so we could find a little set screw or similar with the right thread and plug the hole then? As he is building a single speed bike (not a fixie) the only cable will be a brake cable which I assume...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-06-11, 07:48 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,983
Posted By v8Sally

Raleigh Esquire frame query

Hi,

I bought my son a cheap frame off ebay to build into a bike of his own spec. He is 12 years old and he wants it too look like a vintage bike so the 1981 Esquire frame should be just the job....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-11, 06:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,631
Posted By v8Sally

I think the one on my bike is a FG but it only...

I think the one on my bike is a FG but it only says F.... I assume some of the stampings "missed" as the "0" of 60 is only half there too. Dating the frame it is a 61 bike, but the hubs etc would...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-11, 05:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,631
Posted By v8Sally

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/26...

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/260611_0772.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/260611_0771.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/260611_0766.jpg
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-11, 04:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,631
Posted By v8Sally

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/26...

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/260611_0741.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/260611_0740.jpg

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx306/SD1com/260611_0739.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-11, 04:47 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,631
Posted By v8Sally

Thank you! When I won it on ebay I thought I had...

Thank you! When I won it on ebay I thought I had a real bargain as things always look better on photos. Then I picked it up I wondered what on earth I had bought! But after living with it for a week...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-11, 07:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,631
Posted By v8Sally

1961 Raleigh Superbe

I bought this the other day and posted a picture of it on another thread. But I thought I'd like to show you a few more pictures in a thread of it's own. If anyone else has one of these I'd love to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-11, 06:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 906
Posted By v8Sally

I have a lot of stuff of these guys as they are...

I have a lot of stuff of these guys as they are local bike store to me.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-11, 06:46 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,289
Posted By v8Sally

Hi guys, I got a proper white plastic oiler today...

Hi guys, I got a proper white plastic oiler today from The "old bike Trader" in the UK! Thanks for your input.

http://www.oldbiketrader.co.uk/
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-11, 06:36 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 17,142
Posted By v8Sally

I managed to get a key cut for mine from this...

I managed to get a key cut for mine from this guy who has the original blanks. My lock was numbered though so that bit was easy.

http://www.oldbiketrader.co.uk/

However it won't work in the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-11, 10:57 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,177
Posted By v8Sally

I have bought a hole! It came with a free...

I have bought a hole! It came with a free bike..... The battery thingamybob has a hole in it and I will have to try and source another. It is the original saddle bag as pictured on the 1957 cigarette...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-23-11, 09:06 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,177
Posted By v8Sally

Raleigh 4 speed

I have just picked this up, dated 1960/61 going by the hub and frame no. I am in the UK. It's a bit rough but it's got all it's original bits, and even though it's in a bad way I love the saddle bag!...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-11, 01:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,289
Posted By v8Sally

Thank you for all your help. :-))

Thank you for all your help. :-))
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-11, 02:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,289
Posted By v8Sally

Just looked on the Harris website and they won't...

Just looked on the Harris website and they won't ship overseas less than $75! Must be somewhere I can get these in the UK.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-11, 02:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,289
Posted By v8Sally

Thanks for your replies. I would prefer it not to...

Thanks for your replies. I would prefer it not to leak TOO much after I have spent hours polishing all the chrome up! However judging by the accumulated oil and crud that I cleaned off they must leak...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-16-11, 06:32 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,289
Posted By v8Sally

Sturmey Archer oil ports

I have two old BSA bikes, one has a 1959 SW 3 speed hub (which works like a dream believe it or not and is totally silent freewheeling) the other is a 1960 AW 3 speed hub. They both have tiny little...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-11, 04:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,929
Posted By v8Sally

By the way I have just bought a new saddle...

By the way I have just bought a new saddle identical to the one on your bike, brand new old stock on ebay.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-07-11, 04:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,929
Posted By v8Sally

I think the BSA is Raleigh built too, I think...

I think the BSA is Raleigh built too, I think they bought the company in 1957. So they perhaps share a common frame?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-11, 05:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,929
Posted By v8Sally

BSA Star Rider

Hi,

I would like to introduce you to my project! This bike was bought by me to restore but I am now thinking "conserve" rather than renew, although I have just put a pair of cream tyres on it and...
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