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Old 02-01-12 | 05:35 PM
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First white tail for me

Hi,

Here's my first white tail. I hope to have more! I've enjoyed reading all the posts about Raleighs and English 3 speeds too.
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Old 02-01-12 | 05:46 PM
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Hi,

Here's my first white tail. I hope to have more! I've enjoyed reading all the posts about Raleighs and English 3 speeds too.
That's a nice whitetail CordeliaW.
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Old 02-01-12 | 06:13 PM
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Old 02-01-12 | 09:56 PM
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Old 02-02-12 | 08:40 PM
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Old 02-02-12 | 08:52 PM
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Old 02-02-12 | 09:35 PM
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Front fender now destroyed. Wish I could find the appropriate blue replacement. I love this bike.

Custom paint a Planet Bike front fender??
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Old 02-02-12 | 09:43 PM
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Custom paint a Planet Bike front fender??
Custom paint almost certainly, but I think it will have to be a steel Raliegh fender.
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Old 02-02-12 | 09:44 PM
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Almost no white left on this tail.
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Old 02-02-12 | 09:49 PM
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Old 02-02-12 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Roll-Monroe-Co
Front fender now destroyed. Wish I could find the appropriate blue replacement. I love this bike.
Watch Ebay. People part out blue ones from time to time. I got a rear fender for one of mine (it wasn't exactly right but if you're patient the right one will rear it's ugly head)
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Old 02-02-12 | 10:39 PM
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And a white tail it is!

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Old 02-06-12 | 10:34 AM
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Old 02-06-12 | 11:49 AM
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Custom paint almost certainly, but I think it will have to be a steel Raliegh fender.
I've got a brown one; yours if you want it.
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Old 02-06-12 | 03:36 PM
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Six Jours, that's a really nice color. Is that a respray? Did you also braze on the brake cable stops along the top tube?
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Old 02-06-12 | 03:41 PM
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Custom paint almost certainly, but I think it will have to be a steel Raliegh fender.
These are plentiful -- in brown and black.

The question is: how to match the paint. I've never done that before.
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Old 02-06-12 | 03:42 PM
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I've got a brown one; yours if you want it.
Thanks! I may take you up on that.
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Old 02-06-12 | 05:34 PM
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Six Jours, that's a really nice color. Is that a respray? Did you also braze on the brake cable stops along the top tube?
Yes, the bike came to me as an absolute disaster, leaving a trail of rust on the way to my shop. The frame and fenders/stays were done in British racing green; the "whitetail" came out of a spray can. I did add the cable stops, as well as a set of bottle braze-ons and pump pegs. I even found a set of stainless steel rims on Ebay. Not exactly an "accurate restoration", but as the bike was meant for centuries and such (and is not exactly a rare model) I felt okay about doing it.

The great big bell, BTW, came from a New Zealander living in Japan, who has a fantastic blog about his three speeding adventures in that country. Hope it's not too commercial for the thread, but he's a really nice guy and has plenty of bells left! https://3speedtouringinjapan.blogspot.com/

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Old 05-05-12 | 07:23 PM
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What, no more WT's?

I'll have one to post a picture of if I can get off dead center and get it re-finished.
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Old 05-05-12 | 07:45 PM
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What, no more WT's?

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I have one more:




'38 Raleigh Golden Arrow.
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Old 05-05-12 | 08:40 PM
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Old 05-06-12 | 12:17 PM
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Old 05-06-12 | 02:05 PM
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Did mine a little different for my mother in law.

Now it has the Heron logo centered on the ^
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Old 12-21-12 | 08:59 PM
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