Raleigh DL-22
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Raleigh DL-1
I have a Raleigh DL-1. I would like to find out more about the bike. In good condition, is this bike worth anything? Please let me know if you have any info. Thanks.









Last edited by noname007; 05-22-07 at 11:58 PM.
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Use copper wool to clean the rust. If you must use steel wool clean it afterwards very carefully, and do not scrub hard, the steel wool will scratch the chrome. Use black shoe polish, preferably Kiwi to clean and shine the paint. Be prepared to pass out when you see how well the black shoe polish will bring up the finish. Just use it like you would car polish, but buff it afterward with a soft cloth. If you must use polishing cream, use the black shoe polish afterwards. You'll be very very happy.
Most of the chrome bits will probably clean up very nicely. Use proof hide on the saddle. You can also use liquid leather dressings to jazz up the tired leather.
Value? in the condition you have there about $125-$250 depending on how baddly someone wants a Tourist.
It doesn't look to be in bad shape at all. Should restore very nicely. It's nicer than my older one.
Most of the chrome bits will probably clean up very nicely. Use proof hide on the saddle. You can also use liquid leather dressings to jazz up the tired leather.
Value? in the condition you have there about $125-$250 depending on how baddly someone wants a Tourist.
It doesn't look to be in bad shape at all. Should restore very nicely. It's nicer than my older one.
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The rear Sturmey Archer hub will have a date stamp with year and month of manufacturer. Assuming that's the original rear wheel, that's the age of your bike. I'd guess based on the style of decals that it's mid 1960s but with a replacement shifter trigger (which is a later model).
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Bikes: The keepers: 1969 Magneet Sprint, 1971 Gitane Tour de France, 1973 Raleigh Twenty, 3 - 1986 Rossins.
They are sweet, wonderful bikes and worth tearing down and restoring - if complete. If not complete, they can get a bit expensive.
If nothing else, riding one for awhile will give you a very good indication of how one rode back in Edwardian times. Very lazy angles to the frame, a real comfortable commuter. Getting tyres for it could be a problem though, as memory tell me that the wheels are 28" clinchers.
If nothing else, riding one for awhile will give you a very good indication of how one rode back in Edwardian times. Very lazy angles to the frame, a real comfortable commuter. Getting tyres for it could be a problem though, as memory tell me that the wheels are 28" clinchers.
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“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”
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