Bustaknot

Wondering what you guys think.






5-speed
26" Sturmey Archer wheels
TI-Raleigh 20-30 high tensile alloy steel frame

Looks like zip ties are holding brake and shifting cables?

Guy is asking $75-$85. The ad has been up for at least a week, I thought a Lenton Sports at that price would be a grab? Thoughts?

0.2HP

The "good" Raleigh Lenton Sports were made from 1949-1963, with 531 frames and either fixed gear or Sturmey-Archer 4 speeds hubs. After Raleigh brought Carlton those bike became the top of the line and they stopped making Lentons. Sometime in the (late?) sixties Raleigh re-used the Lenton Sports name, slapping the cheapest derailleur drive train they could find on (I think) the normal Raleigh Sports frame. The bike pictured is one of these later bikes and is nothing special.

Retro Raleighs: The Raleigh Lentons by Peter C. Kohler

Fuzzy2964

Looks like the kinda bike I would make into a single speed. All depends on what you are looking for. Say you can buy it for $50. With a very minimal spend (ss freewheel, tires, cables, housings, frame cable clamps, bar tape) - you can turn it into a basic around town bike. The frame while beat up is attractive.

0.2HP

How about zero spend? Just don't shift.

Fuzzy2964

Sure - you could do that - spend nothing. Ride it around the way it looks now. But not what I would do if I got the bike. I’d want to “clean it up” a bit. New tires. Get rid of the zip ties and put on frame cable clamps. Lose the current freewheel for a ss freewheel. New bar tape. etc. To each his own though.

daf1009

If you do decide to buy it...please don't do this...it seems that every bike that comes up here "is a good candidate for a fixie/ss"....but...there is a reason that most bikes come with gears (even the "around town" 3 speed bikes)...gears make the overall riding experience better! I feel for the fixie/ss "fad"...and my knees have regretted it ever since!

That being said, I agree with @0.2HP this is one of the latter "Lenton Sports"...in not so great condition...probably a pass at this point...

Bustaknot

Thanks guys. The bike is a bit out of the way. After hearing this, it might not even be worth the trek over.

garykent

Fun bike to play around with. I bought one badged as a Robin hood. It came with a Three speed fork, and I wanted to put QR wheels on it. I replaced the Fork and this is what it looks like.

italianbiker

Lentons are nice bikes. This is not a Reynolds frame era lenton. Save your money and buy as the other person said a real lenton.