Thread: A Spritely Sprite (Raleigh Conversion)
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Old 08-24-19 | 10:09 AM
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Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT

I did up a later 70s Sprite as one of my first projects- those brakes and levers are shockingly heavier than aluminum DiaCompe brakes. This is my post from 9 years ago:

Originally Posted by The Golden Boy

Speaking of weight-

Comparing the weight of the Raleigh brakes with the DiaCompe "Schwinn Approved" brakes... seriously, the aluminum DiaCompes are about half the weight. I was out in the garage messing with it tonite- got the grips and brake levers off the Suburban- that was a chore. I'm realizing that the Weinmann levers are substantially lighter than the Raleigh levers. As I'm looking at things and getting ready to remove the shifters from the World Sport- I thought of just using the WS stem... I can only imagine the weight difference there... Just in what I'm looking at- it's a pound or so difference, not including the stem and shifters or derailleurs.


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