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07-06-20, 03:08 PM
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ascherer , I have some SunTour thumbshifters if you’re interested. I’ve had them on several upright bar builds, most recently a Raleigh Competition. They’ll work fine up to 7 speeds, I’d guess.
07-07-20, 05:52 AM
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Headed to ascherer .
07-07-20, 06:10 AM
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involve moving your thumbs! Should not affect handling.
07-07-20, 06:13 AM
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I wasn't. I was wondering more about running shifter cables onto the handlebars. Cool. Maybe I'll get a set and try 'em out.
07-07-20, 10:31 AM
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I did a little looking on ebay and this is a pretty good deal if you need a full drivetrain. Suntour friction thumbies can be expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-mou...4AAOSwxzheuXQD
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07-07-20, 12:23 PM
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Do it! Nothing better on a flat bar than some thumbies.
I did a little looking on ebay and this is a pretty good deal if you need a full drivetrain. Suntour friction thumbies can be expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-mou...4AAOSwxzheuXQD
I did a little looking on ebay and this is a pretty good deal if you need a full drivetrain. Suntour friction thumbies can be expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-mou...4AAOSwxzheuXQD
07-07-20, 02:29 PM
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Here's a collage I made for social media highlighting some of the design DNA of Carlton Raleighs:
Bonus points for the slightly crooked headbadge.
Bonus points for the slightly crooked headbadge.
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07-07-20, 02:55 PM
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@ascherer, it might have been a Monday or Friday bike, but they didn't mess up the seat stays at the seat lug as they often did.
A friend had an International with an eyelet on one rear dropout and none on the other.
A friend had an International with an eyelet on one rear dropout and none on the other.
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07-07-20, 03:10 PM
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@ascherer, it might have been a Monday or Friday bike, but they didn't mess up the seat stays at the seat lug as they often did.
I'll take that over gaps!
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07-07-20, 04:26 PM
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That's bad, but I've seen worse. I had worse on my 1975 Gran Sport. Oy Raleighs. They are so imperfect and beautiful at the same time.
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07-07-20, 05:55 PM
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!We could cull a bunch of existing BF posts.
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07-07-20, 08:21 PM
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lmao i have some wonderful examples. The worst of them, my first International (the frame that was the parts donor for my current international) had an improperly brazed seat tube at the bottom bracket that ended up separating from it.. They also put it in upside down, the butted end was at the top haha.
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07-10-20, 03:04 AM
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This thread being 89 pages long makes me realize that I must have been the only member with more than ten posts and no Raleigh Super Course.
But that has been corrected as of yesterday. Now I belong!
Lot of work to be done, though, before it is rideable. Starting with a soak in industrial strength penetrating oil.
More pics here.
But that has been corrected as of yesterday. Now I belong!
Lot of work to be done, though, before it is rideable. Starting with a soak in industrial strength penetrating oil.
More pics here.
07-10-20, 02:07 PM
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@non-fixie, you may not be impressed with the bike!
you may not be impressed with the bike!
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07-10-20, 03:57 PM
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@non-fixie, you may not be impressed with the bike!
you may not be impressed with the bike!And based on my personal experience so far I'd say that the relation between a bike's build quality and finish and my riding pleasure is hazy at best.
07-10-20, 05:45 PM
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@non-fixie, you may not be impressed with the bike!
you may not be impressed with the bike!
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The cleanup and rebuild of the 72 I picked up a few weeks back is pretty much done, today was the first shakedown. My son will have to come by and see how he likes the setup. I have an honey B17 for him to try but I suspect he won't go for an unpadded saddle...yet. It rides nicely, as a Super Course should. I'm shellacking a pair of cork grips, and the Champion Narrow may be on the market soon. It's in good shape, just way too narrow for our anatomies.
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07-20-20, 09:10 PM
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Now that I have made the requisite 10 posts in order to post pictures, I can share my two Super Courses: The one I acquired first (almost 20 years ago) was this '74 Mk II. It originally had a Nervar Sport crankset and a Huret Jubilee rear derailleur and shift levers. I used the Jubilee until its 40 year old springs became too tired to shift into the small cog and then replaced it with the Huret Challenger which is what was listed in the catalog for 1974.
Last November I came across a '73 Super Course as a box of parts on Craigslist for a bargain price. I was able to make it mine and built it up with the Nervar Sport crankset (for easier maintenance than cottered cranks) that was originally on my '74 and used the Huret Luxe derailleurs and "Manettes a Grand Levier"
that came on my wife's 1970 Super Course Mixte (she insists on indexed shifting).
The '73 is a slightly different bike to ride than the '74 - the head tube has a shallower angle and the wheelbase is an inch longer.
Last November I came across a '73 Super Course as a box of parts on Craigslist for a bargain price. I was able to make it mine and built it up with the Nervar Sport crankset (for easier maintenance than cottered cranks) that was originally on my '74 and used the Huret Luxe derailleurs and "Manettes a Grand Levier"
that came on my wife's 1970 Super Course Mixte (she insists on indexed shifting).
The '73 is a slightly different bike to ride than the '74 - the head tube has a shallower angle and the wheelbase is an inch longer.
07-20-20, 09:25 PM
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