For the love of English 3 speeds...
11-12-15, 10:12 AM
#8526
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Not 40 miles but about 9 into the wind and up and down the rolling hills. More than 200 feet gain according to my cell phone. Enough for me at this point, but would be very easy to do triple the miles on the flat with less wind, even on this little bike.
Oh, and I did get the Wald 880 bars for this bike. They work just fine.
Thanks for posting your bike. It's inspiring.
11-12-15, 10:27 AM
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This $45 Raleigh Sport might be my winter project! My favorite color too!
Vintage Raleigh Sports 3spd
Vintage Raleigh Sports 3spd
11-12-15, 10:29 AM
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I love the idea of the Raleigh Tourist but am not enamored of the reality. Not a fan of the rod brakes in real life, don't have time or space for a project right now. Price is not so low I could flip it soon enough for enough money to make that worthwhile.
11-12-15, 10:58 AM
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You don't seem to see it as much nowadays, but we don't manufacture as many items in Britain as we once did...
11-12-15, 11:10 AM
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A real DL from the local CL:
Raleigh Archer 3 speed
Raleigh Archer 3 speed - $150 (Richmond)
This beautiful antique Raleigh Archer 3 speed Bycicle hand crafted in nottingham England has a little rust but is in complete original condition.
A bit of a Dimond in the rough... yet with a little bit of touching up and love you can make this pice of history come back to life.
One of the best things about this beauty is the pump is still here and the brakes still work great!
Serious inquires only.
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Raleigh Archer 3 speed
Raleigh Archer 3 speed - $150 (Richmond)
This beautiful antique Raleigh Archer 3 speed Bycicle hand crafted in nottingham England has a little rust but is in complete original condition.
A bit of a Dimond in the rough... yet with a little bit of touching up and love you can make this pice of history come back to life.
One of the best things about this beauty is the pump is still here and the brakes still work great!
Serious inquires only.
Text or call show contact info
11-12-15, 11:35 AM
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This $45 Raleigh Sport might be my winter project! My favorite color too!
Vintage Raleigh Sports 3spd
Vintage Raleigh Sports 3spd
A few other ones of note in Portland CL world:
A small camelback model, only $50, apparently being sold at/by Velo Cult.
Vintage Raleigh 3 Speed Cruiser
A nineties era Raleigh three speed??
Beautiful 90's Raleigh 3 speed
11-12-15, 11:38 AM
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11-12-15, 11:39 AM
#8533
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@adventurepdx - I thought that "camelback" had a bent top tube. The final one would be too big for me.
Educate me on Camelback.
Educate me on Camelback.
11-12-15, 11:46 AM
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@adventurepdx - I thought that "camelback" had a bent top tube.
True, but other people can buy that bike too!
11-12-15, 11:48 AM
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1953 Humber Sports. Equipped with CR-18s, 46 tooth chainring (instead of the stock 48 tooth unit), 19T on the rear, alloy body FW hub (so low is about the same as if the bike was equipped with an AW with 22 teeth.
11-12-15, 11:54 AM
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Nice one!
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11-12-15, 11:59 AM
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What a great looking bike. My Raleigh Twenty was originally that color and is getting powder coated now a deep shimmer green. I'm debating on what I want to do with the handlebars and yours look like a good match to the original. Would you mind posting a few side by side or comparison shots of original bar with the new Wald, or describe how they're similar/different?
Thanks for posting your bike. It's inspiring.
Thanks for posting your bike. It's inspiring.
Here are the original handlebars. The Wald 880 are higher, more swept back and the handle area tips down. They are mini ape-hanger bars. I have to be upright most of the time or the back of my neck/spine hurts. I still bend over for pushing if I want. I also have soft plastic grips, the old hunt-wilde stingray type that are extremely comfortable. I will try to get some comparison shots in a few days. It is too dark and dreary for my cell phone to get good garage shots for the next couple of days.
11-12-15, 12:10 PM
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@adventurepdx - yes the bent top tube is obvious but when you referred to it as "camelback" I thought it was a model designed to be that way.
11-12-15, 12:25 PM
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@adventurepdx - yes the bent top tube is obvious but when you referred to it as "camelback" I thought it was a model designed to be that way.
11-12-15, 01:34 PM
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I'm now the proud owner of a 1974 Raleigh Sport, if the hub is original. I paid $25! Surface rust only. The hubs, bb, and AW 3 speed hub are all sluggish and will need service. Happily the seat post and stem are not stuck! So I'll post photos once I have time.
11-12-15, 01:51 PM
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@adventurepdx - I thought that "camelback" had a bent top tube. The final one would be too big for me.
Educate me on Camelback.
Educate me on Camelback.
11-12-15, 02:41 PM
#8544
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Look carefully at the chainguard, you'll see it's a Sports, so should be 26". Of course, the chainguard might not be original, but it does match the rest of the paint, so I would hazard the guess that it is indeed a Sports.
11-12-15, 03:10 PM
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Raleigh did make a camelback - like this:
Photo from Ratrodbikes.
Photo from Ratrodbikes.
11-12-15, 03:16 PM
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I think the confusion I created was because I said camelback model. Yep, Raleigh did make "camelback" style frames, but there is no specific "model", i.e. there is no "Raleigh Camelback" in a catalog(ue). The Colt did use a camelback frame in the "boys" models, but it was not called Raleigh Colt Camelback, as far as I know. Of course I could be wrong...
11-12-15, 03:30 PM
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I think the confusion I created was because I said camelback model. Yep, Raleigh did make "camelback" style frames, but there is no specific "model", i.e. there is no "Raleigh Camelback" in a catalog(ue). The Colt did use a camelback frame in the "boys" models, but it was not called Raleigh Colt Camelback, as far as I know. Of course I could be wrong...
11-12-15, 03:40 PM
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11-12-15, 04:02 PM
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Was the camelback frame style an effort on Raleigh's part to make a larger frame rideable for a smaller cyclist? The reason I ask is that the cranks on the few models that I have seen appear to be very short.
11-12-15, 04:09 PM
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@adventurepdx - yes the bent top tube is obvious but when you referred to it as "camelback" I thought it was a model designed to be that way.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroral...9/pages/08.htm
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroral...9/pages/09.htm
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