[QUOTE=roseskunk;5559492]here's the one that got me started... a clean sports. she's got a brooks b-66 now and a green carradice bag.

Boy, that is a nice, clean machine!
Those mattress saddles look chunky, but aren't they comfortable?
The leather Brooks are better, but I've had enough of the originals to know that they are good for us ordinary people!
These machines look so good in American spec.

I really have a thing about the 'silly' full chain-case versions that were inflicted on UK buyers.
They make the bikes look heavy and totally change the appearance of them.

OK it's a matter of taste, but I reckon Raleigh just couldn't bring themselves to change.
Which is one reason they faded.
Put the two (chain-case and hockey-stick) together, and which looks best?
No doubt about it.

[QUOTE=viscount;5566497]I must admit that I prefer my English 'Sports' bicycles to have hockey-stick chaincases; - especially when they have an interesting chainwheel. However on my heavy roadsters it's the full chaincase that gets my vote. My roadsters are far more likely to get ridden in bad weather than my lightweights or mediumweight bikes and I much appreciate the extra protection a full chaincase gives both to me and the chains and sprockets on my bikes.
My 1942 Dutch 'Holfa' by 'Veeno'.


I totally agree about the mattress saddles by the way, - they are superbly comfortable. I've got quite a selection on my English bikes, 'Wrights featherbed', Terry 3 spring, Brooks, Middlemore....... I think I like the Terry the best

I think it is a matter of aesthetics...I agree with Sianlle I like the look of the full chain case on the "big" Roadsters. Eventually I will acquire one, for now I am happy with my Superbe and Sports Standard...and Compact RSW...and about another half dozen or so

Aaron

Saw this today:




Can't say much about the quality of Rollfasts (maybe that's why they're so rare?) but you've got to love that chainwheel! - and check out those wild dropouts!


Girlfriend rides my old Columbia 3 speed.

classic 3-speed footwear

wow! you guys and gals have some sweeeeeeet rides! long live three-speeds! i just got my tourist back today from the not-too-local bike shop. new spokes, cleaned up, it's nice. i'll post pics asap. i thought my tourist had a kickstand when i took it in and now doesn't. they did have kickstands, yes? what type were they? i can't have a bike without a kickstand or a bag... thanks, you guys have some great bikes. btw- i prefer the hard brooks over the soft cushion ones. my tourist has the original brooks on her, but i'm considering getting a b-135. anyone else have one of those? they might be overkill, but it's a tourist for god sake...

here's a close-up of my latest sports. coaster brake, front hand brake.

When then?
Let's see them

ya gotta give me a little time. i just moved here and everything is in boxes. the tourist is out and i'll get you a shot of her... she just needs a kickstand...

My word that's a lovely bike. I've never seen a Raleigh Sports painted cream before.

Someone in this thread mentioned Sturmey-Archer hubs.

Does this sound like what you meant?
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bik/466113857.html

Cuz $5 sounds sort of cheap...

I emailed the fella anyway to see, since i'll be living in Boston starting Tuesday.

yup that's the one. i'd grab it for 5 bucks, regardless of condition... they're bomb-proof!

I love that bike.

Here are some pictures of vintage 3spd & 4spd bikes from a display in October 2005 in "The Bike Stand" shop, Olympia, Washington. There were some beautiful bicycles, many built by Bill Stevenson & Corey Thompson & also some vintage bikes. A few of these are always on display. I'm sorry for the poor quality of some shots. The 1967 Hetchins had a SA 3speed and the 1937 Claud Butler had a 4 cog freewheel with a brass shifter mounted on the downtube. Don't know the year of the Phillips 3speed but would guess from the 60s. The Carlton is a 10 speed, but very vintage. Don

here's my new old tourist!







this was a 70 dollar craigslist find, all did was add new spokes...she's not done yet- i'm going to get a b135 and swap the seat (if you can't put a b135 on a tourist, just where does it belong?!) and add a brooks saddle bag...anyone know the seat stem diameter? i need a tad more length... she's a great ride, kind of like being on a tractor i guess but very smooth... th three-speed isn't shifting, i think it's an issue with the shifter not the hub. anyway, here she is...

roseskunk
She's a beauty. And a bargain price. What year is she? Are the mudguards for the American market? They are different from the usual Raleigh pattern.

What a nice machine roseskunk!
Understated elegance.
Didn't the 28 inch wheel versions come with this pattern mudguards?
I'm sure I've read that somewhere on the forum.

Sianelle, you keep popping up these never before seen machines which are soooo interesting.
How about showing us all some you are keeping unseen?
The Dutch loop-frame is a case in point.

I love the loop-framed cycles.
They just look right.

the hub says '72 which is really hard to believe isn't it? i mean they made internationals and pros then too, yes? hell, i have an international from that era and it weighs about one third what the tourist does. just wait until i get that b135 and brooks saddle bag on her... and sorry, but i really don't know much about the fen...mudguards. all i know is that they have a beautiful lip and a delightful little pinstripe on them. btw- there's a really clean example of one on the 'bay right now... not mine but i wish it was...

Sweet!

Fenders look just like those on my '81 DL-1. Seat post is 1"

$70? Where? In some areas they aren't appreciated, but in Minneapolis it would fetch $300+ on CL. I had no trouble getting $300 for my '76, two years ago, and yours looks nicer. (At least in the photos)

Looks like it has the stock, knee busting 18t cog on the back. Everyone I know is running a 22t.

Those Schwinn grips are a big improvement over the stock Dares. My '81 has only about 50 miles on it, so I feel I should keep it totally original. (except for the rear cog) Otherwise I'd have the same grips.

About that B-135;
They're kinda heavy. You wouldn't want to spoil the light, airy feel of the bike

I'm in the process of acquiring this tandem. Any help on the maker would be much appreciated. It has a 1936 K type hub. Frame number 67117. It was repainted in the sixties and has been dry stored ever since.

hpva guy, thanks. i got it in dallas. i just moved down here was looking for one and there she was. it had been on craigslist for a while the guy had to come down in price. i've very happy that i got her.

yeah the 135 looks a bit heavy but with my big butt i doubt it'll matter much and i thought if ever i could use one of those crazy saddles, this would be the time... besides, this won't be my first choice for a century ride...

Bicycles breed in my garage at night. Everytime I go in there I keep finding more of them

The Dutch 'Holfa' was owned by the same family from new and when a younger member of that family immigrated here to NZ they brought the old bicycle with them. His wife was a teacher in Holland and she told me how she used to ride this bicycle 32 kms everyday to and from the school where she was teaching. The bike is well worn, but apart from the wheel rims it's very sound. Being stored in a fertilizer shed in its retirement hasn't done the wheels a lot of good unfortunately, but to my surprise the Dutch tyres still hold air.

Love your bike roseskunk. Looks a lot like this one of mine from the 70s

yeah my garage is like that too but under my house it's a straight up bike orgy

thanks sianelle- you have some terrific rides too. that dutch 'holfa' is amazing!

someday i'd love to get to nz to take a look around.

i guess it's good that i don't have a garage right now, they seen to be doing fine procreating in my living room! there's a sprite for 50 bucks that i've got a line on right now...