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05-06-23, 10:19 AM
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1989Pre Thank you! Unfortunately, the saddle’s splitting at the front rivets, so I’ll have to replace it— I’m hoping to find a b66, but no luck so far on CL/eBay. The tires are Kendras, max psi 55, and the shifting’s super smooth! Its a really nice ride, I’m excited to get out on it 😊
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Thanks. It's actually a 5-speed Sprite with the S5 hub. It's the cleanest early Sprite I've come across. I put it up for sale in the for-sale forum here if anyone is interested.
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Tires are Michelin World Tour white walls. I run them 60 - 65 PSI range.
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05-06-23, 06:04 PM
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Thanks. It's a 5-speed Sprite with the dual paddle type shift levers on the top tube. But the headlight mount is the same as a Sports. You need a two-piece clamp that is specific to the Raleigh-style lamp bracket. If you have that clamp, you can use pretty much any basic headlight. That headlight is a retro LED that uses AAA batteries. The original B72 came with the bike was a little dry for doing much rider use any more.
Tires are Michelin World Tour white walls. I run them 60 - 65 PSI range.
Tires are Michelin World Tour white walls. I run them 60 - 65 PSI range.
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05-07-23, 03:50 AM
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I just picked up a Sprite last week! 70's metallic sky blue, with a solid black band on the seat tube. Can't post a pic coz the forum is not playing with my computer like it normally would. I've swapped out the steel rimmed wheels for alloys for better braking on the hills around here.
With the self adjusting brakes - how do you get them to loosen off? If one might have accidentally pumped the brakes while the wheel was off ... and they kinda over-adjusted themselves
With the self adjusting brakes - how do you get them to loosen off? If one might have accidentally pumped the brakes while the wheel was off ... and they kinda over-adjusted themselves
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05-07-23, 03:37 PM
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Someone buy this! Seller says single speed but that rear hub looks Sturmish. $25 in CT.
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05-09-23, 07:06 AM
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This is the '57 Triumph though; I was able to get a spare for the Superbe (I think it was from nlerner or clubman but don't remember offhand). Now you have me second-guessing whether I should be using these, given that the bike might be ridden now that it's refurbished.
I have a feeling your early Dynohubs might be suffering from the same issue as my '47 was. I wrote up a bit about this; let me know if this helps:
Leo: The 1960s Bottecchia...randonneur?
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I have a feeling your early Dynohubs might be suffering from the same issue as my '47 was. I wrote up a bit about this; let me know if this helps:
Leo: The 1960s Bottecchia...randonneur?
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Unrelated question - I want to run a lighter square taper crank on my '64 Triumph, and ideally run a modern spindle with the original Raleigh cups as others have done.
Do you know where I could find the right spindle? Or rather, which one to get? I've tried a few with 5S, 5L, but they are too long for a single ring crank to match chainline on a SA hub.
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Unrelated question - I want to run a lighter square taper crank on my '64 Triumph, and ideally run a modern spindle with the original Raleigh cups as others have done.
Do you know where I could find the right spindle? Or rather, which one to get? I've tried a few with 5S, 5L, but they are too long for a single ring crank to match chainline on a SA hub.
Do you know where I could find the right spindle? Or rather, which one to get? I've tried a few with 5S, 5L, but they are too long for a single ring crank to match chainline on a SA hub.
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Hmm. Try rebuilding the hub per the manual, just for the heck of it. It might bring something forth. Couldn't really tell you at this point without seeing it.
The "5" spindle is simply a spindle for a 70mm Italian BB. If you can find an Italian BB spindle (provided they're not for something like Campagnolo thin cups), you should be in business. A Shimano 105/600 Italian BB spindle ought to be a good place to start.
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The "5" spindle is simply a spindle for a 70mm Italian BB. If you can find an Italian BB spindle (provided they're not for something like Campagnolo thin cups), you should be in business. A Shimano 105/600 Italian BB spindle ought to be a good place to start.
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05-10-23, 09:05 AM
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The Lake Pepin 3 speed tour is coming up- May 20th
This year I'm thinking of riding a Rudge Pathfinder with which I've been tinkering.
This year I'm thinking of riding a Rudge Pathfinder with which I've been tinkering.
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05-14-23, 12:22 PM
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When I bought my Rudge almost 4 years ago, it had some (1970's?) Regency (Japan) tires on it that served me well. The rear was fading away, though, and the rubber around the beads had crystalized, breaking off into flakes and chunks whenever I changed a tube. Those tires had a 7mm white stripe. The time had come for my Rudge to wear some new rubber, so it received N.O.S. Michelin Sport white-walls, made in Stoke-on-Trent, England. There is no p.s.i. recommendation on these tires, so I have them pumped-up to the same spec as my earlier tires, which is 50 p.s.i. I had to bring my rear axle a little forward in the dropout, because these tires were contacting inside the fender (they had appeared to be about the same profile as the Regencies). Not only are these Made in England, but there was even a small Halford's tag on the cellophane, which looked hand-wrapped in spirals around each tire. These were in New York state, and I don't know the story as to how they got there. The instructions specify the use of powdered chalk on the tube and rim-strip upon installation. As you may have noticed, the bike is minus a chain. Mine was stretched, so I have a Renold Elite on its way from Germany.
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