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08-28-13 | 11:31 AM
#9651
Found this Raleigh in my grandmas yard, guess it'd been sitting there for a while as it was entangled in blackberry bushes and overgrown grass.
I could use some help identifying the year and model, this is my first road bike/project and I've pretty much taken the entire thing apart to get some rusty parts off.
The serial is N0D2083, I've checked Sheldon Brown's Retro Raleighs page as well as a couple other Raleigh serial number identification websites but no luck... any help?
Thanks!
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So many bikes, so little dime.
So many bikes, so little dime.
08-28-13 | 02:39 PM
#9652
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,347
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Bikes: Fillet-brazed Schwinns
That is a 1974 model Sports Tourer with a 22" frame in Opaque Blue. With those bikes the frames were made in batches many months in advance of production. If it is a late '74 the Weinmann rims may even be true beaded clinchers instead of being straight-walled. That one looks to be all original except for missing the Schwinn Approved (AFA made) toe clips and Lapize straps. The cables are probably all original too as evidenced by the factory original Weinmann rubber cable tip I see on the front brake cable. A very nice find, one of my favorite bikes.
08-28-13 | 03:42 PM
#9653
Bianchi Goddess
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 28,978
Likes: 4,257
From: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.
I guess the proof reader was out sick the day they made those stickers.
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
08-28-13 | 04:22 PM
#9654
Full Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 248
Likes: 3
Found this Raleigh in my grandmas yard, guess it'd been sitting there for a while as it was entangled in blackberry bushes and overgrown grass.
I could use some help identifying the year and model, this is my first road bike/project and I've pretty much taken the entire thing apart to get some rusty parts off.
The serial is N0D2083, I've checked Sheldon Brown's Retro Raleighs page as well as a couple other Raleigh serial number identification websites but no luck... any help?
Thanks!
08-28-13 | 06:13 PM
#9655
Thrifty Bill
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 23,645
Likes: 1,109
From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
That is a 1974 model Sports Tourer with a 22" frame in Opaque Blue. With those bikes the frames were made in batches many months in advance of production. If it is a late '74 the Weinmann rims may even be true beaded clinchers instead of being straight-walled. That one looks to be all original except for missing the Schwinn Approved (AFA made) toe clips and Lapize straps. The cables are probably all original too as evidenced by the factory original Weinmann rubber cable tip I see on the front brake cable. A very nice find, one of my favorite bikes.
08-28-13 | 08:23 PM
#9657
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,347
Likes: 21
Bikes: Fillet-brazed Schwinns
That confirms this as a late '74 bike. Note that those rims will have date codes next to the valve stem holes on the inside of the rim, here is an example of the very same Weinmann hooked bead rims dated 9-74:
The hubs will also have date codes, and likely so will the Atom 440 pedals. Schwinn (and its suppliers) began date coding more and more components around that time. By 1976 most of the components on Schwinn bikes were date coded, including the entire bike itself by virtue of the headbadge.
The hubs will also have date codes, and likely so will the Atom 440 pedals. Schwinn (and its suppliers) began date coding more and more components around that time. By 1976 most of the components on Schwinn bikes were date coded, including the entire bike itself by virtue of the headbadge.
08-29-13 | 07:00 PM
#9658
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,921
Likes: 361
From: Ocean County, NJ
Bikes: Looking for a Baylis or Wizard in 59-62cm range
Today's pickup
I believe a 1985 Corsa Extra, with some Campagnolo and mostly Dura-Ace. just my size and a keeper. Will start another thread for some advice.
I believe a 1985 Corsa Extra, with some Campagnolo and mostly Dura-Ace. just my size and a keeper. Will start another thread for some advice.
Last edited by Vonruden; 08-30-13 at 04:33 AM. Reason: Missing pic
08-30-13 | 07:31 AM
#9660
Still learning
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 11,529
Likes: 88
From: North of Canada, Adirondacks
Bikes: Still a garage full
Raleigh Sprite for a Rear Rack
Arongov3 needed a rack for his Trek 800 mountain bike. I get a lot of racks, some I keep and some I pass on. I had a Univega Hybrid, which cost me $25, on the stand with a decent Voyager rack on it, made in Italy I might add, so why not? Arongov3 is very close by in NJ as well.
He offered me a Raleigh 3 speed in trade, with lousy photos. Anyway, here is something to work on if winter gets really dark and boring and I need more cotter pin removal practice. Essentially free, thanks Max!
He offered me a Raleigh 3 speed in trade, with lousy photos. Anyway, here is something to work on if winter gets really dark and boring and I need more cotter pin removal practice. Essentially free, thanks Max!
08-30-13 | 12:15 PM
#9661
tougher than a boiled owl
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,125
Likes: 1
From: Rocky Coast of Maine
Bikes: Fetish Cycles Fixation / Fuji S12S / Gary Fisher MTB / Raleigh Grand Prix / Ross Professional / Kent comfort cruiser
My bride found this for me at the Goodwill for $30. It is literally just like new. I measured the chain and it had zero stretch. Also it looks like it was stored in the dark, room temperature and more than likely could have been one of those bikes that just hung upside down on someones wall like in Jerry Seinfelds apartment.
08-31-13 | 06:44 PM
#9663
Full Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 248
Likes: 3
08-31-13 | 07:36 PM
#9664
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 7,853
Likes: 717
From: Stillwater, OK
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2014 Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2
2019 Salsa Warbird
2014 Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2
2019 Salsa Warbird
09-01-13 | 02:01 PM
#9665
Thrifty Bill
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 23,645
Likes: 1,109
From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
That confirms this as a late '74 bike. Note that those rims will have date codes next to the valve stem holes on the inside of the rim, here is an example of the very same Weinmann hooked bead rims dated 9-74:
The hubs will also have date codes, and likely so will the Atom 440 pedals. Schwinn (and its suppliers) began date coding more and more components around that time. By 1976 most of the components on Schwinn bikes were date coded, including the entire bike itself by virtue of the headbadge.
The hubs will also have date codes, and likely so will the Atom 440 pedals. Schwinn (and its suppliers) began date coding more and more components around that time. By 1976 most of the components on Schwinn bikes were date coded, including the entire bike itself by virtue of the headbadge.
09-01-13 | 04:41 PM
#9666
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Bikes: 1935 Raleigh Sports (road), 1935 Raleigh Sports (town), 1950 Planet Pintail, Raleigh Chopper Mk2
I posted a thread on this, but I picked up a 1956 Triumph Jack of Clubs as my next project 
It's got a 23 inch frame (my size!) and it still rides to an extent - the gear cable is seized but everything else is moving freely. Now for some closeups:
Seat tube decal:
Down tube decal (what remains of it):
Fork crown (after a bit of Brasso):
Cyclo Benelux Standard rear derailleur:
An example of the lugwork:
The Triumph chainring:
It's got a 23 inch frame (my size!) and it still rides to an extent - the gear cable is seized but everything else is moving freely. Now for some closeups:
Seat tube decal:
Down tube decal (what remains of it):
Fork crown (after a bit of Brasso):
Cyclo Benelux Standard rear derailleur:
An example of the lugwork:
The Triumph chainring:
09-01-13 | 05:17 PM
#9667
Jack of all trades
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 2,003
Likes: 2
From: Spokane, WA
Bikes: Schwinn Peloton Ventana El Saltamontes Spec Stumpjumper Conversion Gravel
^That Triumph is the coolest thing I've seen on this thread in a long while! Talk about patina, it's got it in spades! 
09-02-13 | 09:01 AM
#9669
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 197
Likes: 3
From: Phoenix, AZ
09-02-13 | 10:05 AM
#9670
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 424
Likes: 0
From: Metro Exurb
Bikes: 1982 Torker BMX, 1990 Cannondale Black Lightning, 1996 Cannondale F400
My bride found this for me at the Goodwill for $30. It is literally just like new. I measured the chain and it had zero stretch. Also it looks like it was stored in the dark, room temperature and more than likely could have been one of those bikes that just hung upside down on someones wall like in Jerry Seinfelds apartment.
09-02-13 | 01:29 PM
#9672
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Bikes: 1935 Raleigh Sports (road), 1935 Raleigh Sports (town), 1950 Planet Pintail, Raleigh Chopper Mk2
09-07-13 | 02:28 PM
#9674
Thrifty Bill
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 23,645
Likes: 1,109
From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
Found two Campy Record/Mavic rim wheelsets at a garage sale today. One set was tubulars, the other clinchers.
I also picked up a 1985 Super LeTour. That was a pretty good model with the Tenax frame and Cyclone derailleurs. Bought it from the original owner, who even had the owners manual with it.
Everything need a really thorough cleanup.
bill
I also picked up a 1985 Super LeTour. That was a pretty good model with the Tenax frame and Cyclone derailleurs. Bought it from the original owner, who even had the owners manual with it.
Everything need a really thorough cleanup.
bill
