Raleigh 16s
11-02-11 | 12:05 PM
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Raleigh 16s
I posted this a few years back without much luck, so I was hoping that maybe someone might have some new information.
I have these 2 Raleigh 16" folders dated 1980 and 1981. I haven't been able to get much information about them, most seems to be about the Twenty. Seeing that they are 30 years old, they need new tubes and tires and I don't know where to look. I think the tires are marked 16" x 175"
Any Ideas?
I have these 2 Raleigh 16" folders dated 1980 and 1981. I haven't been able to get much information about them, most seems to be about the Twenty. Seeing that they are 30 years old, they need new tubes and tires and I don't know where to look. I think the tires are marked 16" x 175"
Any Ideas?
11-02-11 | 12:42 PM
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Hi, Tires here https://www.thorusa.com/accessories/tires.htm
I had a pair also. I remember reading that they were built in Japan.
I had a pair also. I remember reading that they were built in Japan.
11-02-11 | 01:42 PM
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You can also buy that size tire at Walmart for about 12 bucks. They're those silly white knobby tires that come on kids bikes. The Big Apples will get you cred that you can't buy at Walmart. The tubes are ok to buy at the W store cause they're hidden.
11-03-11 | 07:47 AM
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You can use any tire that says 16 X (whatever) as long as (whatever) is a decimal, such as 1.5, 1.75, 2.0, etc. You cannot use a tire with a fraction (16 x 1 3/8) because that is a different size.
I have had good luck with Maxxis Hookworms (yes, I know, but you have to disregard the name) and Schwalbe Big Apples, pretty good luck with Schwalbe Marathons, very bad luck with Primo Comets.
I have had good luck with Maxxis Hookworms (yes, I know, but you have to disregard the name) and Schwalbe Big Apples, pretty good luck with Schwalbe Marathons, very bad luck with Primo Comets.
11-04-11 | 03:51 PM
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Those are the Japanese built ones the Nottingham built ones look like this one.
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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
11-07-11 | 03:28 PM
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Noticed this on ebay this evening, clearly a person who is serious about both bicycles and money :-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-19...ht_1951wt_1165
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-19...ht_1951wt_1165
11-11-11 | 11:40 PM
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