An 'atypical' raleigh Folder?
07-17-12 | 03:38 PM
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An 'atypical' raleigh Folder?
This probably should be in the Folding Bikes Forum but since it's C & V in my mind, I thought I would post it here.
Wanted a Raleigh Folder forever, and this one popped up on the local CL:
After reading Sheldon Brown's and John Allen's webpages on the subject, I went into the deal expecting a long
term project but found this when I got there:
SR Idol cotterless crank set, S/A 3 speed AW hub date stamped 1980, Dia Compe sidepulls with D/C Tourist levers,
Araya 16 x 1.75" ALLOY rims, a stem that appears to have an expander bolt, alloy fenders AND a more modern fork!
Head badge says "The Raleigh", but the Nottingham designation is absent.
My question is this... was the Folder produced somewhere other than the UK, and what did I stumble onto here?
My guess is that it's a Taiwan production bike based on the crank, brakes and fork.
Hoping 65'er or other folder aficionados will pipe in with their insights, and yes, I know about that seat... I wish I had a
Ford 8N to mount it on!
Thanks for looking!
I don't know why when you edit photos in PB they don't post the way you edited them... sorry 'bout that!
Wanted a Raleigh Folder forever, and this one popped up on the local CL:
After reading Sheldon Brown's and John Allen's webpages on the subject, I went into the deal expecting a long
term project but found this when I got there:
SR Idol cotterless crank set, S/A 3 speed AW hub date stamped 1980, Dia Compe sidepulls with D/C Tourist levers,
Araya 16 x 1.75" ALLOY rims, a stem that appears to have an expander bolt, alloy fenders AND a more modern fork!
Head badge says "The Raleigh", but the Nottingham designation is absent.
My question is this... was the Folder produced somewhere other than the UK, and what did I stumble onto here?
My guess is that it's a Taiwan production bike based on the crank, brakes and fork.
Hoping 65'er or other folder aficionados will pipe in with their insights, and yes, I know about that seat... I wish I had a
Ford 8N to mount it on!
Thanks for looking!
I don't know why when you edit photos in PB they don't post the way you edited them... sorry 'bout that!
07-17-12 | 05:46 PM
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Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
I wouldn't call it undesirable, but it ain't a Twenty.
I have a couple of Dahon Classic III's that are a contemporaries of your bike. They have their issues but are still fun to ride.
Aaron
I have a couple of Dahon Classic III's that are a contemporaries of your bike. They have their issues but are still fun to ride.
Aaron
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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
But I'd trade a twenty for it, they are pretty common in Kitchener for some reason or another.
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