For the love of English 3 speeds...
09-26-17, 06:29 PM
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09-26-17, 06:43 PM
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09-26-17, 07:12 PM
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09-26-17, 08:42 PM
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Yesterday evening I got my Falcon three speed out of my bike locker, pumped up the tire (story told elsewhere), and rode off. A hundred yards later I stopped for a traffic light. When the light went green I started pedaling and something went PANG! and my pedals spun freely. It turned out the circlip had popped off the driver, and the cog had slipped out to the groove where the circlip was supposed to be. I had to take the wheel off to get it back on, pain in the neck. But why had this happened? There are two 1/16" spacers, and one cog, so there really should be plenty of room for the circlip, but it seemed to be just barely hanging on. This was the first time the circlip had popped off, though, and the hub has been on this bike for several years.
Today on the way to the station, it happened again. Again I had to take the wheel off to get the circlip back on. I removed one of the 1/16" spacers, so the hub is now noisier than before, but the circlip fits better.
Today on the way to the station, it happened again. Again I had to take the wheel off to get the circlip back on. I removed one of the 1/16" spacers, so the hub is now noisier than before, but the circlip fits better.
I'd been riding the bike for a couple of years, then BANG!
No cause found.
09-27-17, 03:15 AM
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3 speed slow I have scorcher envy again! I think it was gster last time
Plympton nice tear down pics and cool new find with great chain case font
BC great fix on the brakes
Soooo....has anyone used the 'Raleigh Roadster' tyres? (635 x 40/28 1/2" x 1 1/2") They have a nice tread pattern, do they roll well?
Plympton nice tear down pics and cool new find with great chain case font
BC great fix on the brakes
Soooo....has anyone used the 'Raleigh Roadster' tyres? (635 x 40/28 1/2" x 1 1/2") They have a nice tread pattern, do they roll well?
09-27-17, 05:40 AM
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Not cheap and not English but it's Sturmeyized and these seem to have a following.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...322478296.html
Schwinn Speedster ~1972 3-speed men - $399 (Glen Allen)
condition: excellent
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Speedster
serial number: DK612159
This 1970s Schwinn is in excellent condition and is all original. It has been completely cleaned and lubed. All bearings are in very good condition and the wheels are true. It rides and shifts smoothly. I have more photos and videos if you would like to see them.
call or text 5%4$0)-9(0)8*-0)7&0)4$
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...322478296.html
Schwinn Speedster ~1972 3-speed men - $399 (Glen Allen)
condition: excellent
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Speedster
serial number: DK612159
This 1970s Schwinn is in excellent condition and is all original. It has been completely cleaned and lubed. All bearings are in very good condition and the wheels are true. It rides and shifts smoothly. I have more photos and videos if you would like to see them.
call or text 5%4$0)-9(0)8*-0)7&0)4$
09-27-17, 06:14 AM
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Not cheap and not English but it's Sturmeyized and these seem to have a following.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...322478296.html
Schwinn Speedster ~1972 3-speed men - $399 (Glen Allen)
condition: excellent
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Speedster
serial number: DK612159
This 1970s Schwinn is in excellent condition and is all original. It has been completely cleaned and lubed. All bearings are in very good condition and the wheels are true. It rides and shifts smoothly. I have more photos and videos if you would like to see them.
call or text 5%4$0)-9(0)8*-0)7&0)4$
https://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/...322478296.html
Schwinn Speedster ~1972 3-speed men - $399 (Glen Allen)
condition: excellent
make / manufacturer: Schwinn
model name / number: Speedster
serial number: DK612159
This 1970s Schwinn is in excellent condition and is all original. It has been completely cleaned and lubed. All bearings are in very good condition and the wheels are true. It rides and shifts smoothly. I have more photos and videos if you would like to see them.
call or text 5%4$0)-9(0)8*-0)7&0)4$
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09-27-17, 06:39 AM
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I paid the asking price & its in better shape than I thought. There are issues with the left side shift controls, I don't know what hardware is suppose to be there.
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09-27-17, 07:04 AM
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Oh good. This is the S5 you want and it has the better bell crank. Originally this bike probably had the same twin stick shifters mounted on the top tube like the Raleigh Sprite. Don't worry about them being missing...they're terrible. Just use a regular 3 speed trigger on the right. The left side bell crank only has two positions, so you have a choice of handlebar mounted shifters. I used a SunTour power shift on my Sprite, but there's other options like only using 2 positions of another 3 speed trigger.
my Sprite
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I knew I had a picture of this. Here's the bell crank. The cable goes from the shifter to a cable stop mounted on the seat stay.I used a modern pinch bold adapter to connect the cable.
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my Sprite
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I knew I had a picture of this. Here's the bell crank. The cable goes from the shifter to a cable stop mounted on the seat stay.I used a modern pinch bold adapter to connect the cable.
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09-27-17, 08:02 AM
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3 speed slow I have scorcher envy again! I think it was gster last time
Plympton nice tear down pics and cool new find with great chain case font
BC great fix on the brakes
Soooo....has anyone used the 'Raleigh Roadster' tyres? (635 x 40/28 1/2" x 1 1/2") They have a nice tread pattern, do they roll well?
Plympton nice tear down pics and cool new find with great chain case font
BC great fix on the brakes
Soooo....has anyone used the 'Raleigh Roadster' tyres? (635 x 40/28 1/2" x 1 1/2") They have a nice tread pattern, do they roll well?
Not personally but there is someone on a Perth site that has them on his Pashley Guv'nor and gives them high marks for ride, look and price.
09-27-17, 08:20 AM
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path racer envy
I threw this one together last year, but just didnt like it so much that i had to keep it, so i convertered it back to full fenders and steel rims again so i could sell it. Kept the bluemel tour de france fenders for future consideration, mounted the wheels on another project
09-27-17, 10:51 AM
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^^ You a tall hombre! Looked like a decent Scorcher. What exactly did not work for you?
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BigChief, Thanks for shedding some light on some options. I haven't had time to look anything up today. I'm liking it.
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I have a lot of experience with these. I worked at a Schwinn- Raleigh dealership from 69 to 70. These welded Schwinns felt like a lump of rock compared to the lugged and brazed Raleigh Sports. The old timer at the shop explained to me that the Schwinns used softer steel because they were easy to weld and brazed frames had the advantage of using harder, lighter high tensile steel that made them feel more lively. So the Raleigh 20-30 steel would be something like a 10-20 or 10-23 compared to the Schwinn 10-18 or even lower carbon. So the Raleigh light roadsters might be lower tensile compared to chromoly, but next to these, they were actually high tensile.
3speedslow thanks for the tip for the Perth guy - I'm looking through his site now, he has some nice bikes including a nicely restored Australian made '65 Malvern Star single speed with 28 x 1 1/2" westwood rims. I'll have to post an image of my '68 Malvern Star sometime. It came with an S5 hub that was obviously set up as a 3 speed from the factory. They must have been short on the standard 3 speed wheels on that assembly day
They were also starting to be built with shimano 3 speed hubs at this time.
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09-27-17, 05:36 PM
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Arty Dave, looking forward to pics of the Malvern Star. I know they are somewhat of a cult bike over in Australia.
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It looks quite different to the well made American 3 speeds in SirMikes stable. I guess the 70's bikes are from a different era with different values and probably having to compete with cheaper bikes starting to enter the market from Japan. Or was this too early for Japan? I know they had a big export boom during the 70's but not quite sure when that started.
3speedslow thanks for the tip for the Perth guy - I'm looking through his site now, he has some nice bikes including a nicely restored Australian made '65 Malvern Star single speed with 28 x 1 1/2" westwood rims. I'll have to post an image of my '68 Malvern Star sometime. It came with an S5 hub that was obviously set up as a 3 speed from the factory. They must have been short on the standard 3 speed wheels on that assembly day They were also starting to be built with shimano 3 speed hubs at this time.
3speedslow thanks for the tip for the Perth guy - I'm looking through his site now, he has some nice bikes including a nicely restored Australian made '65 Malvern Star single speed with 28 x 1 1/2" westwood rims. I'll have to post an image of my '68 Malvern Star sometime. It came with an S5 hub that was obviously set up as a 3 speed from the factory. They must have been short on the standard 3 speed wheels on that assembly day
They were also starting to be built with shimano 3 speed hubs at this time.
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Krazy 3 Speeds
A guy here in Toronto is selling these 3 speeds. Look like SA hubs and shifters.
Not my style, but I appreciate the work involved.
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Not my style, but I appreciate the work involved.
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I paid the asking price & its in better shape than I thought. There are issues with the left side shift controls, I don't know what hardware is suppose to be there.
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Do you have the dual shifters attached.
These throttle shifters are cool but somewhat rare
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09-27-17, 06:10 PM
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I disagree with the lump of rock description. Both of mine roll nicely, absorb bumps and vibration well, handle and steer well, no creaks, and tip the scale at ~26.5 lbs. A quality saddle and tires makes a big difference, but the frames themselves are straight, strong, and reliable.
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