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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-16, 09:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,788
Posted By kraemouse

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it was...

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it was probably low end.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-16, 07:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,788
Posted By kraemouse

Identify this Sherpa?

Hi all. I'm not new here, but I don't post much! Anyway. I'm looking for a bike to get me to and from work this summer and I found this bike which I cannot find any info for on Google.

Here is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-12, 06:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 859
Posted By kraemouse

Thanks, I was just curious. I am not the seller, ...

Thanks, I was just curious. I am not the seller,
And yes, people sell bikes for very high prices where I live, I've never even seen a beater bike for 25 dollars here.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-12, 07:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 859
Posted By kraemouse

Help me identify this!

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/3231953231.html

I am curious for some info on this weird little bike! Does anyone know anything about it?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-12, 02:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,118
Posted By kraemouse

Thankyou! ... To people asking me...

Thankyou!




... To people asking me whats on there now, I'll post some pictures when I can... because I have no idea !! Hah. Everything on my bike is 100% original and that is all I know.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-12, 11:50 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,507
Posted By kraemouse

It would have never crossed my mind that a used...

It would have never crossed my mind that a used saddle might be "gross."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-04-12, 10:59 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,118
Posted By kraemouse

My brakes are awful.

Hello, remember me? I bought a 1974 Raleigh Superbe a while back.. and as much as I love riding it over flats.. it seems it cannot go up, or down hills. Now up hill I expected and am more than ready...
Forum: Living Car Free
07-22-12, 03:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,115
Posted By kraemouse

FREE...

FREE BUSSES!???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ours are over $100 a month for a pass.
and much more without!
JEALOUS! :p
Forum: Living Car Free
07-22-12, 03:26 PM
Replies: 340
Views: 109,603
Posted By kraemouse

Hi I am in my early/mid twenties (somewher in...

Hi I am in my early/mid twenties (somewher in there :P) and I have never owned my own car. In the past I have had access to boyfriend's cars and whatnot, but its always terrible to become reliant on...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-12, 02:14 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 12,971
Posted By kraemouse

Lucky is his name. It's illegal to ride a bike...

Lucky is his name.
It's illegal to ride a bike here without a helmet. When I was taking my bike home for the first time, I decided to hop on for a bit and see how to went (without helmet)...then I...
Forum: Introductions
07-09-12, 09:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 214
Posted By kraemouse

Hello from BC, Canada!

Hello! Posted a couple threads on the forum in other catagories already but thought I'd make an official hello. College student on the West coast here, just bought a 1974 Raleigh Superbe... because I...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-08-12, 03:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

Haha, okay.. ya I didn't think I was being...

Haha, okay.. ya I didn't think I was being clear.. but I admittedly don't know anything ! .. Thanks for the clarification, and I like to have to pedal harder.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-08-12, 01:06 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

Yeah I've read a lot of people like to do this.....

Yeah I've read a lot of people like to do this.. now the idea is that with the current cog, 2nd is the "true gear- with one tire rotation to one gear rotation?" .. sorry I can't eloquently explain...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-06-12, 07:29 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

Update: Well, as it turns out, someone gummed...

Update:
Well, as it turns out, someone gummed up the hub with sewing machine oil years ago. So the mechanic cleaned all of that out, and found that the pawl spring on the 1st gear was wrecked,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-05-12, 05:47 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

It was just some young kid in today, the old guy...

It was just some young kid in today, the old guy who knows SAs will be in tomorrow, that's why I got no quote. They'll call me with it before proceeding with work so I may still decide not to go...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-05-12, 03:46 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

I've taken it to a shop where there is a mechanic...

I've taken it to a shop where there is a mechanic very familiar with SA hubs and left it. Had to put down $25 deposit on the work... Not sure why.. I feel my bike is enough of a dep? Anyway, he will...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-05-12, 01:25 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

I just checked, it's an AW Edit: Are...

I just checked, it's an AW



Edit: Are all AW's the same size? I notice that these SA hubs seem to come in different lengths(?), measured in mm's.....

Also, can I ask, why am I looking for a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-05-12, 11:08 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

the only Schwinn Collegiate on my city's...

the only Schwinn Collegiate on my city's craigslist right now is coming in at $200. The only thing you can get for $100 here are childrens mountain bikes
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-05-12, 10:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Well, I know I would screw it up, that's just my...

Well, I know I would screw it up, that's just my nature :D . However, I have a friend who has been working on bikes for years.. He's not a bike mechanic, but he is a car mechanic... and I'd trust him...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-05-12, 10:41 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

Yeah when I went into the bike shop, I explained...

Yeah when I went into the bike shop, I explained the problem as the indicator cable needing adjustment (I'd read on Sheldon's website previously that I'd need that). The guy told me he adjusted it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-04-12, 05:37 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

I knew that kid was full of it :notamused: ...

I knew that kid was full of it :notamused:

Thanks for the info. Greatly appreciated. I am useless mechanically.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-12, 05:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Boo, its broken: ...

Boo, its broken:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/829884-New-to-bikes-bought-a-broken-one-(apparently-)
If anyone knows a cheap way around this, I'd like to keep the bike..
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-04-12, 05:24 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

Good deal for my area. Bikes are overpriced here,...

Good deal for my area. Bikes are overpriced here, I live in a big city. I wanted a vintage bike. I can return the bike, but frankly I don't want to.. I love it..
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-04-12, 05:18 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,614
Posted By kraemouse

New to bikes, bought a broken one (apparently..)

Hi, I just bought a 1974 Raleigh Superbe with an internal 3 speed hub (am i saying that right?) - sturmey archer.. And.. I took it into a bike shop today, expecting to need a simple adjustment to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 09:24 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

So the superbe's shifter cable thingy is loose,...

So the superbe's shifter cable thingy is loose, so when you change gears or stop pedaling, it tends to go out of gear. Easy fix, yes? The guy says I can just get a shop to tighten the cables... And...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 08:06 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Going to see the 74 superbe right now! (that's...

Going to see the 74 superbe right now! (that's right, I mean business, haha) thanks for all the advice on here, you guys have been so helpful! now the cogs and chain look pretty rusty in the photos.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 07:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Okay thanks! I just saw the red one and it...

Okay thanks! I just saw the red one and it totally sucked! She wouldn't go lower than 180 so I walked. The superbe is in my favourite colour too ;) just a bonus, haha
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 06:50 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/30980287...

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/3098028781.html
So are you talking about something more like this? (sorry for all the cl ad posts... But I learn by example!) .. Now this bike appeals to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 05:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,940
Posted By kraemouse

I've been casually shopping for a bike off...

I've been casually shopping for a bike off craigslist for a long time now.. and I just wanted to chime in and say bikes in Vancouver are far more expensive than elsewhere. (I don't know much about...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 04:29 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Well the reason I've only looked at five speeds...

Well the reason I've only looked at five speeds is that I live in a fairly hilly area. Also, I see 3 speeds have "internal" shifters? Which I've been told means you switch gears using the petals,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 03:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Haha thanks, I've never been out east before...

Haha thanks, I've never been out east before though :p can't see it happening.
Another option I've got is this one: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/bik/3092227333.html ... Hard to tell from...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 02:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Yeah, bikes are pretty expensive here. We're a...

Yeah, bikes are pretty expensive here. We're a very bike orientated city, which I would think would mean they'd be cheaper, but I guess with so many bicycle-commuters.. the price gets driven up? I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-12, 01:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,427
Posted By kraemouse

Hi, I'm new, want info on an old Raleigh bike

Hello, I'm new to bikes and new to the forum. I am going to go look at a bike (and probably buy, since it's an hour away and I'm not going to go twice) tonight. It's an old Raleigh, and I asked the...
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