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Forum: Folding Bikes
05-14-23, 03:45 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By tds101

This isn't a Raleigh, it's a Peugeot I spotted...

This isn't a Raleigh, it's a Peugeot I spotted for sale out by my house on Long Island. If anyone is interested message me, so I can let you know more information. I'm not the seller, and he's asking...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-09-23, 08:33 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By Schwinnsta

Are those 451 wheels?

Are those 451 wheels?
Forum: Introductions
03-28-23, 08:47 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By JanMM

Big Kinks fan and bought that album when it was...

Big Kinks fan and bought that album when it was new. Lived in Chicago then and hadn’t yet taken up cycling, which happened a couple of years later in 1973 after moved back to Indiana. Southern...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-23-23, 09:43 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By canalligators

Well I have two folding Twentys. One is stock, a...

Well I have two folding Twentys. One is stock, a project or sale bike.

Pics are of the one I ride. Both are Coffee color....
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-23-23, 01:41 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By robobike316

Perhaps I should explain. This set up is used for...

Perhaps I should explain. This set up is used for solo canoe trips down fast rivers where the current is too strong to paddle back to my car. I go downstream until tired, get the bike out, lock canoe...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-23-23, 01:04 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By robobike316

Here's mine, folded. ...

Here's mine, folded.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1200x1600/img_0013_e2d8d0afe43f2dd5f63126879130c76b46835f98.jpg
Forum: Introductions
03-23-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By Trakhak

As a Yank, what little I know about cricket I...

As a Yank, what little I know about cricket I gleaned from a Kinks song, sung in the person of a vicar warning his flock against the blandishments of the Demon Bowler. The song is named, aptly,...
Forum: Introductions
03-23-23, 07:42 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By cb400bill

Lots of Raleigh 20 love in our Classic & Vintage...

Lots of Raleigh 20 love in our Classic & Vintage forum.

https://www.bikeforums.net/folding-bikes/1169082-show-me-your-raleigh-20-a.html
Forum: Introductions
03-23-23, 06:02 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By PhilFo

There's a few threads where Raleigh Twenties are...

There's a few threads where Raleigh Twenties are the topic in the Folding Bikes sub-forum.
I have two Twenties myself, US import Raleigh "Folders". One is a "Root Beer" sample from 1971 with 20x1...
Forum: Introductions
03-23-23, 03:03 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By Cornchips

What? When I think of Yorkshire I think of...

What? When I think of Yorkshire I think of Geoffrey Boycott. Isn't he some kind of hero around your neck of the woods?
Forum: Introductions
03-22-23, 12:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By rumrunn6

:roflmao: btw some of us are members of both...

:roflmao:

btw some of us are members of both forums
Forum: Introductions
03-22-23, 10:29 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By zandoval

Hey Ya... Welcome from Texas... After you...

Hey Ya... Welcome from Texas...

After you get your 10 posts git us a pic of your favorite horse...
Forum: Introductions
03-22-23, 10:19 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By gregbent31

Welcome on board

Welcome on board
Forum: Introductions
03-21-23, 12:13 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By Wildwood

A couple of threads for folks who take pride in...

A couple of threads for folks who take pride in 'economy' bikes:

Your Catch of the Day / Saved from the Dump! - Bike Forums...
Forum: Introductions
03-20-23, 11:54 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By rumrunn6

welcome! you might also enjoy (if not prefer)...

welcome!
you might also enjoy (if not prefer) https://www.cyclechat.net/
Forum: Introductions
03-20-23, 09:10 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By Barry2

npu1 As it states in the Sticky at the top of...

npu1
As it states in the Sticky at the top of the Introductions Forum

DO NOT MAKE JUNK POSTS JUST TO GET TO 10. THEY WILL BE DELETED!

Not saying it will happen, but it’s in the rules.
and we...
Forum: Introductions
03-20-23, 09:04 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By npu1

Sorry, it is 6!soon i can post something!

Sorry, it is 6!soon i can post something!
Forum: Introductions
03-20-23, 09:01 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By npu1

Welcome,i think it will bi my 3 post...

Welcome,i think it will bi my 3 post...
Forum: Introductions
03-19-23, 03:22 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By downtube42

Welcome. The posting rules are simply how...

Welcome.

The posting rules are simply how the site admins have set up the software, and the software simply implements the rules by counting. A simple one-word post counts as 1, as does a lengthy...
Forum: Introductions
03-19-23, 02:42 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By Barry2

Your every reply here is one (1) post. Even if,...

Your every reply here is one (1) post.
Even if, based on content, they are only worth 0.5 of a post, you still get a whole one! :)

And regarding the UK vs USA……. Harlow Essex reporting in here...
Forum: Introductions
03-19-23, 12:53 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By georges1

hi and welcome on board :)

hi and welcome on board :)
Forum: Introductions
03-18-23, 11:25 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By Barry2

Sorry, we’re all a bit snooty here. and no...

Sorry, we’re all a bit snooty here.
and no sense of humor!

welcome

Barry
Forum: Introductions
03-17-23, 07:31 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,201
Posted By bike_tom

Welcome from New England.

Welcome from New England.
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-19-22, 07:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 743
Posted By 52telecaster

This doesn't fold but.... Raleigh 20

Just picked it up today and a cold 2 mile ride tells me what it and I need from this bike. I'm really digging it! October 68 aw hubs....
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-07-21, 04:11 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By Reddleman

Nice condition! It’s funny where the design crops...

Nice condition! It’s funny where the design crops up across the Commonwealth - here in NZ folding versions were made under licence due to high import duties on bikes in place until the 1980s. Raleigh...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-05-21, 06:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,349
Posted By 3speedslow

That is one of the non-folding R20’s. Give it...

That is one of the non-folding R20’s. Give it enough to stop the rust and get it back on the road. They are great minimal bikes. You Brits had(have) some great ideas about what people need to ride...
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-28-19, 08:28 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By MnHPVA Guy

1975 Raleigh Twenty 406

Here's mine. Got a few mods. Alloy seatpost, bars, levers, front hub and rims (Rhyno Lite).
Sturmey S5 5 speed. Cantilever front brake. Shorter reach, stiffer rear brake on a drop mount below the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-25-19, 06:30 PM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By AD-SLE

My wife will shoot me. I asked her to drag it...

My wife will shoot me. I asked her to drag it out of the barn and take a photo. And check the SN again. I think I have used up my pretty please at this point. I am leaving Columbus and heading to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-19, 06:48 PM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By sykerocker

Do an oxalic acid bath in a window box planter...

Do an oxalic acid bath in a window box planter style of tray. Dip the wheel, let it sit and every day turn it to take care of the next undipped length of rim. It'll probably take 5-6 days to do one...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-19, 06:16 PM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By gster

Q. How do you define a club bike? Is it the...

Q.
How do you define a club bike?
Is it the drop bars?
The geometry on this English/Canadian mystery
bike is interesting....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-19, 05:11 PM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By Alloyboy

I was a striker in the blacksmith shop at one...

I was a striker in the blacksmith shop at one time.
"When I nod my head hit it."
I went through three blacksmiths before they gave me a job in the welding shop. Giggle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-19, 05:02 AM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By BigChief

Those higher end 1950s English bikes are just...

Those higher end 1950s English bikes are just rare here in the US. As a kid, I rarely saw an adult on a bicycle. The English roadsters sold well to older kids because once you rode one, you...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-30-19, 01:37 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By foldupJim

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_0474_138f7284b67bbaac1bfc656473c6d7e0232c55b8.jpg
interesting-

I wonder if I can post pictures yet;

I think I've got a peach...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-19, 09:13 PM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By browngw

You might get lucky and find an original...

You might get lucky and find an original seventies (71) drop bar 23" Robin Hood Sports like I did. I waited years for it to come along! It is one of my favorite riders. Shown five years ago and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-29-19, 07:29 PM
Replies: 27,013
Views: 4,067,461
Posted By clubman

Just to add a bit to the club thing. There were...

Just to add a bit to the club thing. There were hundreds of excellent builders in post War Britain making these bikes to even higher standards than the big guys and many were built in custom large or...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-15-19, 10:13 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By kraftwerk

In stock configuration a Folding Twenty is pretty...

In stock configuration a Folding Twenty is pretty heavy.
Great bikes though, once you have it set up how you like it.
Mine has zero original parts.
bottom bracket: Shimano axel w/ Phil wood cups...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-27-19, 09:40 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By interceptor

'73 Folder with my...

'73 Folder with my buddy.....https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/640x480/coop_bike_acf0476c3876f12404833ffb0ddce110973e2ec9.jpg
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-30-19, 11:20 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By Chr0m0ly

"Bronze Green" according to the catalogs. I think...

"Bronze Green" according to the catalogs. I think raleighs used a yellow primer, so black brown and green best covered it.


And this is a GREAT response! These twenty's are looking good!!
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-28-19, 05:28 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By zebede

A Rehab from a couple of years ago.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/dsc05098_7eb1b699b099fc9568789eabdef49bdef8b55a57.jpg...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-26-19, 05:04 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By 3speedslow

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1724/8863d8c5_fab4_4c30_8273_904b71db5701_5e89010eb05471ffbc234e951509896825cc674a.jpeg

1979 R20 English model
I decided to keep mine...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-25-19, 10:58 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 21,842
Posted By jan230

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/dsc01523_9dbaf37ae614694e9f36018760449c8a56e85132.jpg
Work in progress...
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