Raleigh SuperCourse MK 2
04-25-26 | 07:49 AM
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Raleigh SuperCourse MK 2
So here we are again. Been a while since I’ve rehabbed a Raleigh - or a vintage bike for that matter.
This one was down the street for $40 and also happens to be my size. Pretty original I guess.
looking forward to cleaning it up and putting it back into service.
haven’t quite decided what I’m going to do with it yet.
figured I’d start a thread for updates
This one was down the street for $40 and also happens to be my size. Pretty original I guess.
looking forward to cleaning it up and putting it back into service.
haven’t quite decided what I’m going to do with it yet.
figured I’d start a thread for updates
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04-25-26 | 10:05 AM
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04-25-26 | 10:14 AM
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04-25-26 | 10:53 AM
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That's the special chain that requires no lubrication...lucky you!
Seriously, I loved my Mark II. Comfy and stable riders. It was also my first 'fixie' conversion in the late 90's and used it for commuting.
Seriously, I loved my Mark II. Comfy and stable riders. It was also my first 'fixie' conversion in the late 90's and used it for commuting.
04-25-26 | 11:27 AM
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04-25-26 | 11:28 AM
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making it a single speed is on the table. I don’t really need another fixed gear but a canal path fixed gear running 35’s could be cool.
hmm.
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04-25-26 | 12:51 PM
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04-25-26 | 12:56 PM
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Did any posts get deleted here? A bit confused why this popped up haha.
04-26-26 | 05:56 AM
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Valve stems are supposed to point at the reflectors.
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04-26-26 | 06:27 AM
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04-27-26 | 12:57 AM
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Mine has the wrong inner ring (changed from I think 48T in the bottom photo to the 44T shown). Big ring is 54T and can't be changed.
Arms are cold-forged, quite slender and light.
These were OEM from a 1973 Nishiki/American Kokusai aka International (note text on chainring bolt washers).
Arms are cold-forged, quite slender and light.
These were OEM from a 1973 Nishiki/American Kokusai aka International (note text on chainring bolt washers).
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04-27-26 | 02:56 AM
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Lovely!
With a bit of patience and some careful humidity management you could even add a nice light crust for the ultimate retro-vintage look:
With a bit of patience and some careful humidity management you could even add a nice light crust for the ultimate retro-vintage look:
04-27-26 | 07:31 PM
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I had the identical frame back in the 70s/80s/early 90s. Loved that bike but stupidly sold it for cheap to buy an inferior bike with indexed shifting. I wasn't aware of N+1 at the time and regret it many years later.
The components that I remember were the Simplex derailleurs (plastic RD). It had an unusual cotterless steel crankset, and what I've found to be unusual Ideale saddle instead of what people have told me was the standard Brooks. But since I see some variety in components of that era (Huret derailleurs, for instance), I think the bike came with the Ideale. I wish I could find a 21" SuperCourse with the chrome like this one. I'd buy it and get it going
The components that I remember were the Simplex derailleurs (plastic RD). It had an unusual cotterless steel crankset, and what I've found to be unusual Ideale saddle instead of what people have told me was the standard Brooks. But since I see some variety in components of that era (Huret derailleurs, for instance), I think the bike came with the Ideale. I wish I could find a 21" SuperCourse with the chrome like this one. I'd buy it and get it going
04-28-26 | 08:38 AM
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I had the identical frame back in the 70s/80s/early 90s. Loved that bike but stupidly sold it for cheap to buy an inferior bike with indexed shifting. I wasn't aware of N+1 at the time and regret it many years later.
The components that I remember were the Simplex derailleurs (plastic RD). It had an unusual cotterless steel crankset, and what I've found to be unusual Ideale saddle instead of what people have told me was the standard Brooks. But since I see some variety in components of that era (Huret derailleurs, for instance), I think the bike came with the Ideale. I wish I could find a 21" SuperCourse with the chrome like this one. I'd buy it and get it going
The components that I remember were the Simplex derailleurs (plastic RD). It had an unusual cotterless steel crankset, and what I've found to be unusual Ideale saddle instead of what people have told me was the standard Brooks. But since I see some variety in components of that era (Huret derailleurs, for instance), I think the bike came with the Ideale. I wish I could find a 21" SuperCourse with the chrome like this one. I'd buy it and get it going
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04-28-26 | 10:45 AM
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04-28-26 | 04:53 PM
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04-28-26 | 07:35 PM
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Oh to be young again. All that gear and one 16 oz water bottle.
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04-28-26 | 08:00 PM
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