Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Classic & Vintage
Reload this Page >

Royal Nord President from early '30s. Almost ready for Asia

Notices
Classic & Vintage This forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles, including musclebikes, lightweights, middleweights, hi-wheelers, bone-shakers, safety bikes and much more.

Royal Nord President from early '30s. Almost ready for Asia

Old 12-23-13, 02:41 PM
  #1  
Newbie
Thread Starter
 
Cycloscope's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Bologna, Italy
Posts: 1

Bikes: Royal Nord "President" ('30s), Koga Miyata "Leisure Lady"

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Royal Nord President from early '30s. Almost ready for Asia

Hi people!
I want to share with you my projects about this wondeful frame.
You can find pictures and informations on this post on our blog
Some say i'm crazy trying to ride Asia on this old piece of steel. What do you think?

Last edited by Cycloscope; 12-23-13 at 03:08 PM.
Cycloscope is offline  
Old 12-23-13, 04:24 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Lascauxcaveman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Port Angeles, WA
Posts: 8,016

Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.

Mentioned: 194 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1627 Post(s)
Liked 629 Times in 355 Posts
Yep, crazy. But in a good way.

Actually, with all the mods you're planning, it should be just fine for long distance touring. Like any modern frame only heavier and with more relaxed geometry. What would be interesting is if you stuck with the 3-speed, coaster brake setup it came with
__________________
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●


Last edited by Lascauxcaveman; 12-23-13 at 04:29 PM.
Lascauxcaveman is offline  
Old 12-23-13, 04:28 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
cyclotoine's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Yukon, Canada
Posts: 8,775
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 113 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 16 Times in 14 Posts
Very cool, but a sachs dual drive does not alloy you to run a thicker chain. You can run a 3x8 with the same width chain (24 speeds). 1.5cm is a lot to spread that frame. My opinion is to not do that.
__________________
1 Super Record bike, 1 Nuovo Record bike, 1 Pista, 1 Road, 1 Cyclocross/Allrounder, 1 MTB, 1 Touring, 1 Fixed gear
cyclotoine is offline  
Old 12-23-13, 08:35 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
juvela's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Alta California
Posts: 14,323
Mentioned: 414 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3781 Post(s)
Liked 3,284 Times in 2,145 Posts
is anyone familiar with this manufacturer? had a Royal Nord come through my little workshop in about 1978-80 but was never able to learn much about its origins. iirc it looked to be a 1960's era frame or bike.

name sounds like it could be walloonian.
juvela is online now  
Old 01-03-14, 10:13 PM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
juvela's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Alta California
Posts: 14,323
Mentioned: 414 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3781 Post(s)
Liked 3,284 Times in 2,145 Posts
just ran across this ebay Belgium listing for a motor scooter magazine of 1954 with an article on a Royal Nord scooter.

https://tinyurl.com/mm8ldff
juvela is online now  
Old 01-04-14, 05:50 AM
  #6  
Senior Member
 
sykerocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ashland, VA
Posts: 4,420

Bikes: The keepers: 1958 Raleigh Lenton Grand Prix, 1968 Ranger, 1969 Magneet Sprint, 1971 Gitane Tour de France, 1973 Raleigh Tourist, 3 - 1986 Rossins, and a '77 PX-10 frame in process.

Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 221 Post(s)
Liked 237 Times in 129 Posts
Don't recommend trying to widen the fork - that bike is a bit too vintage, rare and unusual to go doing frame modifications. Personal taste is that I'd be working on putting it back together in 'original' (either catalog or as-found) once I'd cleaned all the individual components.
__________________
Syke

“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”

H.L. Mencken, (1926)

sykerocker is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
javna_golina
Framebuilders
10
03-18-15 10:23 PM
FBinNY
Bicycle Mechanics
41
07-14-14 10:18 AM
MSPsteve
Commuting
4
05-19-13 08:58 PM
mazdaspeed
Classic & Vintage
36
05-30-10 01:41 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.