Originally Posted by
biglee67
Hubby bought a women's '67 Raleigh Sprite 5-spd at an auction this wknd for $10. It's in pretty rough shape as it appears to have been left outside for about 10 yrs! The tires are shot and the chain is pretty rusty, as are the fenders and chain guard. It is complete, tho'.
My thought was to try to clean it up as best as I can to see if everything is operable.
Are there any thoughts/comments out there about how functional or reliable the 5-spd is, before I get into doing alot of work on it. I now have a Sport 3-sp that I've refubished, but thought a 5 spd was interesting.
The S5 hub on the Sprites is very nice. Worth the price of admission alone. Even if everything else is shot, S5 innards will fit in an AW shell, so you could upgrade your current bike if you can't bring back the other bike or salvage the rear wheel.