How about a three(four) speed thread????
10-01-07 | 03:50 AM
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Ok, so first off, tyres for the RSW 16 - Schwalbe do Big Apples in an appropriate size. Here's a link to a UK supplier that does 3 different 305 tyres. Second - 3 speed fixed. I believe that if you look at Sheldon's list of SA hubs, there were more than just the ASC that were fixed. That ASC on eBay will go to huge money And finally, my 3 speeds.....
Here's my 4 speed Raleigh, with an FG wide ratio generator 4 speed. Wish it was black! It's awaiting new tyres, otherwise it'd be getting a lot of use:
My 3 speed tandem, loaded and ready for camping. Hard work on the hills!:
My as yet unfinished lightweight 3 speed. Early 70's Dawes Galaxy frame, alloy rimmed wheels with an AG generator hub, period lightweight plastic mudguards with a chrome effect strip, and a Pletscher rack. All it needs is for me to put the chainguard on, install a cotterless BB and crankset, and I'll be good to go.
My Raleigh 20 in commuting guise - this takes me across London all the time. Shortly to be upgraded to a Nexus 8, all things being equal.
My 1940 HR Bates BAR, with an FM close ratio 4 speed hub. Probably the finest race bike of it's day. Lots of restoration to do here!
I'm also converting an old Falcon frame into an allweather urban assault/commuter - 5 speed SA Sprinter hubs with drum brakes, wide steel rims - I'll post pics when it's finished.
Here's my 4 speed Raleigh, with an FG wide ratio generator 4 speed. Wish it was black! It's awaiting new tyres, otherwise it'd be getting a lot of use:
My 3 speed tandem, loaded and ready for camping. Hard work on the hills!:
My as yet unfinished lightweight 3 speed. Early 70's Dawes Galaxy frame, alloy rimmed wheels with an AG generator hub, period lightweight plastic mudguards with a chrome effect strip, and a Pletscher rack. All it needs is for me to put the chainguard on, install a cotterless BB and crankset, and I'll be good to go.
My Raleigh 20 in commuting guise - this takes me across London all the time. Shortly to be upgraded to a Nexus 8, all things being equal.
My 1940 HR Bates BAR, with an FM close ratio 4 speed hub. Probably the finest race bike of it's day. Lots of restoration to do here!
I'm also converting an old Falcon frame into an allweather urban assault/commuter - 5 speed SA Sprinter hubs with drum brakes, wide steel rims - I'll post pics when it's finished.
10-01-07 | 05:41 AM
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This is an old bike of mine dating from the 40's. It has a 4 speed Osgear gear system. I know it's not what this thread is all about (SA) but it is 4 speed.
The bike is great to ride and weighs in at about 22 lb. - not bad for the '40's. The gears change without incident as long as they are not under pressure and the chain tensioning arm can be 'trimmed' to give an optimum tension.
The bike is great to ride and weighs in at about 22 lb. - not bad for the '40's. The gears change without incident as long as they are not under pressure and the chain tensioning arm can be 'trimmed' to give an optimum tension.
10-01-07 | 02:23 PM
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Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......
I have a Hercules in a similar shade of dark green with fine gold lining and I've always considered it to be a very smart looking bicycle. Love your Dawes and Bates by the way 
My word that's a beautiful bicycle.
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10-01-07 | 07:14 PM
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Hi Sammyboy, I really would like to see all your bikes; from what i've seen they're all interesting. Your interest in bikes is much broader than mine and I do enjoy seeing British craftsmanship. I do like the 'look' of your 4 speed Raleigh. They were popular in Australia in the 60's and I always wanted one as a kid. I haven't seen one for quite some time although I bought my daughter a 3 speed SA brown Raleigh a few years back. It was in good condition but she didn't take long to totally wreck it.
Gary.
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10-01-07 | 10:50 PM
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1948 to 1963. Not long compared to the AW, but longer than most SA models. Given the long run, and the prices they fetch today, suggesting scarcity, I assume either they didn't sell a lot in any one year, or they were sold to the sort of rider who would wear them out.
10-17-07 | 12:33 PM
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My latest 3 speed.....
1978 Raleigh Traveller in almost immaculate condition.
A true time-warp.
You either like these standard production machines, or you don't.
I emphatically do.
Especially when they turn up 'as new'.
But they fetch no money on ebay.
People think the £49.99 glossy objects in Halfords and the like are better....
This one is 30 years old and ready for another 30 with modest attention.
How do we/you/I get the message across?
1978 Raleigh Traveller in almost immaculate condition.
A true time-warp.
You either like these standard production machines, or you don't.
I emphatically do.
Especially when they turn up 'as new'.
But they fetch no money on ebay.
People think the £49.99 glossy objects in Halfords and the like are better....
This one is 30 years old and ready for another 30 with modest attention.
How do we/you/I get the message across?
10-17-07 | 01:03 PM
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What did you pay for that, Viscount? It's a shame you don't live nearer, you'd probably make a good ride partner!
10-17-07 | 03:23 PM
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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand
Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......
Viscount, my word that's a nice Raleigh. Here in NZ similar models of bikes from the local bike industry were available for a long time. There's nothing better for local about town riding in my opinion.
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10-17-07 | 11:15 PM
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I suppose I should post some pics of my three speeds here...
My 1978 Raleigh Superbe...
My newly acquired Phillips 20... I have a 1951 AW hub with a drum brake that I am thinking of installing.
My newly built Kuwahara Cascade (quad butted and lugged Ishiwata frame) with a Shimano 3 speed hub...it's my all purpose 3 spd as it handles both the roads and the MUTS really well. The 3 spd hub was laced to a double walled Mavic wheel and the dropouts respaced to 110 mm and everything on the bike is double tough.
My 1978 Raleigh Superbe...
My newly acquired Phillips 20... I have a 1951 AW hub with a drum brake that I am thinking of installing.
My newly built Kuwahara Cascade (quad butted and lugged Ishiwata frame) with a Shimano 3 speed hub...it's my all purpose 3 spd as it handles both the roads and the MUTS really well. The 3 spd hub was laced to a double walled Mavic wheel and the dropouts respaced to 110 mm and everything on the bike is double tough.
10-18-07 | 02:10 PM
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From: Gloucester, England.
Bikes: Mercian, Viscount x2, Holdworth La Quelda, Gundle Trade Bike, Williams/Mercian Tourer, Itera,
And a Raleigh Winner for the other. (I had two spare)
Been trying to convert my friends to RSWs and other 3 speeds.
It's working!!
The RSWs cost me £30.
And we all (3) went on a mad trip up onto the Malvern hills last week in convoy. On RSWs!!
If you haven't seen the pics, check this:
https://flickr.com/photos/bikesruz/1541559066/
and there's more if you follow the pics....
Three of them in convoy has got to be a rare sight these days!
And we had loads of fun doing it.
I keep coming across these 'one off' Raleighs, but it's hard work passing them on.
10-22-07 | 06:43 AM
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[QUOTE=Sixty Fiver;5475516]I suppose I should post some pics of my three speeds here...
My 1978 Raleigh Superbe...
Love your Superbe Sixty Fiver!
Is it original spec with the hockeystick chain-guard?
I got a 1980 one (must be one of the last) with the full chain-case and am replacing it with a hockeystick.
Mines also got the combined dyno/rear hub which makes me wonder if the US spec bikes were different from the UK versions.
But then mine has the roller brakes so it is a different model.
My 1978 Raleigh Superbe...
Love your Superbe Sixty Fiver!
Is it original spec with the hockeystick chain-guard?
I got a 1980 one (must be one of the last) with the full chain-case and am replacing it with a hockeystick.
Mines also got the combined dyno/rear hub which makes me wonder if the US spec bikes were different from the UK versions.
But then mine has the roller brakes so it is a different model.
10-22-07 | 05:02 PM
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[QUOTE=viscount;5498528]
Hold on tight to that full chaincase because they're like gold and almost impossible to find. It seems everybody took them off their bikes and of course they got lost or went out in the rubbish 
My two bikes with full chaincases still retain their original chains and the chains are beautifully clean and are in superb condition.
My two bikes with full chaincases still retain their original chains and the chains are beautifully clean and are in superb condition.
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10-22-07 | 05:57 PM
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Nice QP and Vapor. 
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That's your pulley wheel, but I used a new clamp. I chucked the wheel in my drill press and polished it, but not so much as to remove all of the patina. A piece of Carbon fiber tubing with an arrow nock glued to the end made a perfect jam-fit arbor. I have a lot of broken carbon fiber tubes from my daughter's days as a competition dual line kite flyer.
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It's a two-part automotive paint called Hot Rod Flatz. There is no clearcoat. I polished and waxed it to a satin finish after it dried. It's highly toxic and shouldn't be applied without a fresh air breathing system. system.
Pornographic? That's disturbing!
MnHPVA Guy
The RRA is just awesome! It's what my Carlton only pretends to be.
That's your pulley wheel, but I used a new clamp. I chucked the wheel in my drill press and polished it, but not so much as to remove all of the patina. A piece of Carbon fiber tubing with an arrow nock glued to the end made a perfect jam-fit arbor. I have a lot of broken carbon fiber tubes from my daughter's days as a competition dual line kite flyer.
Roll-Monroe-Co
It's a two-part automotive paint called Hot Rod Flatz. There is no clearcoat. I polished and waxed it to a satin finish after it dried. It's highly toxic and shouldn't be applied without a fresh air breathing system. system.
Pornographic? That's disturbing!
MnHPVA Guy
The RRA is just awesome! It's what my Carlton only pretends to be.
10-22-07 | 06:27 PM
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The Quantum Pro was a gift from Mark Reed, the designer and company president. She was very good. Sponsored at 13. She was the youngest Master's level competitor in the country at one time.
Her new sport is racking up speeding tickets with her Buick Gran Sport.
Her new sport is racking up speeding tickets with her Buick Gran Sport.
10-23-07 | 01:32 PM
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[QUOTE=Sianelle;5501462]
Hold on tight to that full chaincase because they're like gold and almost impossible to find. It seems everybody took them off their bikes and of course they got lost or went out in the rubbish
My two bikes with full chaincases still retain their original chains and the chains are beautifully clean and are in superb condition.
I will hold onto it (in case I sell it) but you got to say it looks better with the hockey-stick version.
Proof above. Sixty Fivers is a cool Superbe, even if it ain't original (prove me wrong! It might be US spec.)
Looks less heavy, + I keep my chains clean anyways.
Hold on tight to that full chaincase because they're like gold and almost impossible to find. It seems everybody took them off their bikes and of course they got lost or went out in the rubbish
My two bikes with full chaincases still retain their original chains and the chains are beautifully clean and are in superb condition.
Proof above. Sixty Fivers is a cool Superbe, even if it ain't original (prove me wrong! It might be US spec.)
Looks less heavy, + I keep my chains clean anyways.
10-23-07 | 04:57 PM
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[QUOTE=viscount;5507433]
Viscount,
I suspect it may be a Spec difference. Mine is pretty much the same. BTW mine does have a Presstube rack it just hadn't been mounted in the pictures yet.
Aaron
1972 Raleigh Superbe
I suspect it may be a Spec difference. Mine is pretty much the same. BTW mine does have a Presstube rack it just hadn't been mounted in the pictures yet.
Aaron
1972 Raleigh Superbe
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10-23-07 | 06:59 PM
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[QUOTE=viscount;5507433]
My Superbe hits the curb at 42 pounds.
Mine is a Canadian version and is all original except for the B66 saddle and Raleigh quill pedals...full chainguards are a UK /European thing and are rarely seen here (on Sports and Superbes) but if I ever found one I'd install it.
Mine is a Canadian version and is all original except for the B66 saddle and Raleigh quill pedals...full chainguards are a UK /European thing and are rarely seen here (on Sports and Superbes) but if I ever found one I'd install it.
10-24-07 | 02:37 PM
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[QUOTE=wahoonc;5508833]
Aaron, you are obviously right there about the specs.
But the Superbes do look better, and lighter, without the full chain-case.
Mine is coming OFF when I can get the cotter-pin out.
(The threaded portion bent and broke off while I was trying to remove it!!)
I also removed the (rusty) steel mudguards and replaced them with black SKS plastics.
When I weighed the removed items they were 1Kg!
Still it will be OK when I've done the work.
I'm just side-tracked at the moment with a newly collected 1930/32 Swift.
Can't find much anywhere about it yet!
But the Superbes do look better, and lighter, without the full chain-case.
Mine is coming OFF when I can get the cotter-pin out.
(The threaded portion bent and broke off while I was trying to remove it!!)
I also removed the (rusty) steel mudguards and replaced them with black SKS plastics.
When I weighed the removed items they were 1Kg!
Still it will be OK when I've done the work.
I'm just side-tracked at the moment with a newly collected 1930/32 Swift.
Can't find much anywhere about it yet!
11-01-07 | 02:02 PM
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Just thought this thread needs a kick-start so here are two classy Raleighs that deserve exposure here.
Not mine, they belong to a proper Raleigh fan I know in Italy.
This is a 55 Superbe:
And finally, the ultimate Raleigh Roadster:
Ain't that nice?
Not mine, they belong to a proper Raleigh fan I know in Italy.
This is a 55 Superbe:
And finally, the ultimate Raleigh Roadster:
Ain't that nice?
