Originally Posted by
mkeller234
I see that yours does not have the typical Raleigh fork crown. I have one of the plastic shifter covers, it's black with a sticker stuck to it. It is from my wife's late 80's Schwinn Collegiate.
The fork is a replacement...my brother was hammering along one night, stood up in 3rd gear, frame flexed, went neutral and he hit a parked car. Bike got a new fork and crank arm and he got 14 stitches.
The original shifter for that bike had a clear plastic cover on it with the SA logo and the gear locations printed on it. (can't find a picture of it at the moment) standard fare for that era of bike. IIRC the black plastic came out in the very late 70's or early 80's. Doesn't really matter as long as it works.
FWIW that bike has been in my
possession since 1982 and has had the living daylights ridden out of it. It has somewhere around 15,000 documentable miles on it, and probably that many more undocumented.
When I get the time it is going to get a complete overhaul and clean up, a set of baskets and a generator light set and go to my parents house as my in town bike versus riding down there or having to haul a bike with me every time I go to town.
Aaron
