Ramsey Cycles?
02-05-10 | 06:38 PM
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Ramsey Cycles?
We just picked up a 3speed internal hub 1950s Ramsey ladies bicycle (photos attached).
We can't find out anything about Ramsey cycles on the web--anyone know anything about this?
Thank!
We can't find out anything about Ramsey cycles on the web--anyone know anything about this?
Thank!
02-07-10 | 07:41 AM
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
02-08-10 | 09:08 AM
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+1. I don't know anything about Ramsey, but if it's an English three speed from the fifties there are probably some hints on it that would tell us where it was made, or by whom. For example, if it's made in Nottingham, it's probably made by Raleigh. Certain chain guard shapes are distinctive of BCC brands --Phillips, Hercules, Norman, Sun-- while others indicate Raleigh. And so on. So... give us more photos, please, and... who knows, someone may say something of use.
Oh, and a good photo of the head badge is always nice. We always like a good head shot....
Oh, and a good photo of the head badge is always nice. We always like a good head shot....
02-08-10 | 03:50 PM
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I'll get some more pictures up as soon as I can.
It's a Sturmey Archer AW hub--nothing remarkable there. Cottered cranks. Chain ring doesn't have the Raleigh heron--will get a picture. Pedals stamped "made in England". Saddle is a Mesinger leather saddle, made in Connecticut.
All components are identical to a Raleigh of similar style and era (for instance, a Raleigh tourist, though the wheels are 26 x 13/8, not the 28" of the Raleigh tourist).
It's a Sturmey Archer AW hub--nothing remarkable there. Cottered cranks. Chain ring doesn't have the Raleigh heron--will get a picture. Pedals stamped "made in England". Saddle is a Mesinger leather saddle, made in Connecticut.
All components are identical to a Raleigh of similar style and era (for instance, a Raleigh tourist, though the wheels are 26 x 13/8, not the 28" of the Raleigh tourist).
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