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Great photo... timed exposure?

Sixty Fiver

Spent as nice evening with our co-op's volunteers de-mystifying that which is the Sturmey Archer AW hub and the little quirks that make working on old Raleighs such a joy.

Tore down one hub dated 1960 and it really demonstrated at how, after 52 years of use, you can open up an SA AW and all the parts will be clean and shiny with hardly a speck of dirt save for where some of the factory grease trapped some, and see that despite some apparent wear to the smaller pawls that the rest of the hub was in like new condition.

We will get back together on Saturday and do some hub rebuilding... our shop's kit was missing a few little things like pawl springs so I will bring some of those from my shop... I have a hub that needs to be torn down and looked over and my thought is that it has a broken pawl spring or a badly worn low gear pawl because of some lag during engagement in first gear.

Sixty Fiver

Installed my Lumotec Classic and it is a great light that works at 100% with my 1964 AG which was a pretty low mile unit that has a solid generator.

Throws a crisp beam and is well designed for riding at moderate speeds and was bright enough to overcome street lights.

slowtostart

I have a quick question about rear racks. The rack on my 1956 Sports is attached at the rear axle, not with the fender stay. Should I change the current application when everything goes back together after I change the tires and tubes?

Also, do you clean and keep old chains that appear to be in good condition, or do you routinely replace with a new one?

flammenwurfer

Thanks. She took the photo with a remote that she has for her camera. I'm not sure about the exposure.

flammenwurfer

slowtostart: Do you have a close-up or a different angle shot of that rack? It looks like it's a weird shape. The axle bolt and the fender eyelets are very different sizes. I'm not sure how you would switch from one to the other unless there are different sized holes on the rack supports. However, if it's possible I would get it mounted to the eyelets. Taking the back wheel off for flats etc. will be less hassle if you don't have to deal with the rack also.

I've never kept old chains because the ones I come across are always really gummed up. They may be in decent shape under all that gunk but chains are cheap enough that I always just put a new one on.

adventurepdx

slowtostart, I don't think you can mount a rack to the fender eyelets if it's designed for axle mount. I had that same issue with the original rack on my Raleigh Wayfarer. I decided to get a new modern rack, a Linus aluminum one, that mounts to fender eyelets. It doesn't look out of place on an old English three speed. And it works well with modern panniers.

BRAZUCA

Beautiful bike, really beautiful and the new saddle is a great addition! Good to know that you are commuting with it and no problems at all. Congrats!

akcapbikeforums

The Linus rack is also adjustable, which gives a chance that it will actually look right when it's installed...
but spendy $$$ ($50):

gna

Do you use P-clamps to mount it to the seat stays?

CycleRail

Thanks Brazuca. It's amazing how these old Raleighs hold up.

flammenwurfer

Does anybody know if Zefal Lapize pump will fit in the pump pegs of a Raleigh Sports? The Lapize states a length of 380mm. I measure approximately 400mm between my pegs. I'm wondering if 380mm is the measurement of the pump without the hose attachment inserted into the head of the pump.

Does anybody use a zefal lapize on their Sports? I have a cheap steel Sunlite pump that fits great on my pegs right now and it's 16 inches (406.4mm). Seems like the Lapize would be too short.

w1xq

Trying to catch up on this thread. See alot of nice bikes! Wanted to share my 1971 Royal Scot. Fun bike to ride!!

w1xq

I also have a 1970 Hercules that I also ride. Was really a basket case when I got it off CL for 20 bucks.

adventurepdx

Eh, I don't think $50 is too spendy in this day and age. Sure, you can find cheaper generic racks, but compared to the Tubus/Nitto/VO/etc racks of the world, $50 is pretty mid-range.

adventurepdx

Yep. Here's a more detailed photo of my Linus rack mounted to seat stays.

flammenwurfer

Very nice bikes w1xq! I don't think I've ever seen a Royal Scot before. Hercules is also not very common around here, but they both look great!

Elad63

slowtostart. I have some extra chains if you need one. Love the new addition. I am still riding my Sports.

gna

My friend has a Gold Royal Scot:



I've also seen a few black ones. It was a Raleigh-built store brand, apparently.

slowtostart

This one, a gift from the quoted and very generous BF member, is my absolute favorite commuter. In fact, I rode it during Sandy earlier this week. Can you imagine someone simply showing up with one of these and asking if you'd like to have it? As you can see, she does a great job of hauling just about anything. This is the way she looked after today's rainy commute.

I hope I may someday return the favor and offer heartfelt thanks.

nlerner

I sold a Royal Scot a few weeks ago. I bought it on eBay as a frameset plus crankset, fenders, and chain guard. My intent was to build a lightweight 3-speed (alu rims, alu stem and bars), but kind of lost interest and ended up selling it off with a wheelset from a Raleigh Sports and other somewhat random bits (though that's the original chain guard):

flammenwurfer

Pretty cool bike nlerner. I like the head badge and that chain guard is sweet!

Snagged another 3 speed today. This one is a Huffy Sportsman with hub date of 1959. The paint has seen better days but isn't awful and everything seems to be in workable condition.

flammenwurfer

Almost forgot, does anybody know what this hole behind the chainring is for?


It also has an oil port on the bottom bracket. Does anybody still oil their bottom bracket?

gna

That's to mount a chaincase. Your bike is essentially a Raleigh, imported by Huffy.

I've met a few. They say it's easier. One does need to wipe the old oil off every now and then.

jrecoi

That hole behind the chainring is for a chaincase, usually they are threaded for a 1/4" Whitworth screw. If you managed to obtain a Raleigh chaincase, you are in luck, you remove the right crank, and fit the chaincase on with the screw, and you are set and in business.

Yellow Jersey sells chaincases that are rather compatible, the only catch is that you'll have to carefully measure and drill out the corresponding hole in the chaincase yourself, oh and do some careful bending to quiet down any rubbing. These can be freely stripped and repainted to match the Huffy's color.

The BB oiler is really useful to anyone who does not want to touch cotters, just add some oil and any gunk that has been building up will flush out. Just don't oil it over carpet! Regularly oiling it will keep the BB very smooth, I opened the BB on my Raleigh Sports, and the bearing surfaces were in NOS condition. The front hub will also have an oiling port, covered in a campagnolo style circlip.