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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-05-24, 10:32 AM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

There are constant re-runs on UK television...

There are constant re-runs on UK television including a clip of the bike when they announce that an episode is coming up but I have never managed to note what model it is.
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-01-24, 11:43 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 30,816
Posted By Small cog

A few years ago I picked up this Twenty Sigma...

A few years ago I picked up this Twenty Sigma which is the drum brake model and put it on a diet, the result was a very usable bike.
...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-29-24, 11:35 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,772
Posted By Small cog

The Velo Orange happy stem might fit the bill, I...

The Velo Orange happy stem might fit the bill, I have not used it but do have a lot of VO parts and find them good quality.

https://velo-orange.com/products/vo-happy-stem-31-8mm
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-28-24, 10:56 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 3,302
Posted By Small cog

I had a head on with a lycra clad trail warrior...

I had a head on with a lycra clad trail warrior last year on the C&O canal towpath, they had pulled out to overtake the other members of their group despite the lead rider shouting that I was coming,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 11:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,263
Posted By Small cog

Just to say thank you to everyone who has taken...

Just to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond, you have given me what I asked and a whole lot more, it is good to see people renovating, restoring and restomodding these lovely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 03:52 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,263
Posted By Small cog

Thanks for your reply Jeff, three good looking...

Thanks for your reply Jeff, three good looking bikes there and I do like the updates you have carried out, do they use different bottom brackets? One looks like a BSA thread and the other looks...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-26-24, 12:31 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,263
Posted By Small cog

Fillet brazed Schwinn models

I have just spent the past couple of hours researching these models mostly with information from Sheldon Brown with an eye to perhaps owning one at some point in the future and would appreciate it if...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-25-24, 05:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 328
Posted By Small cog

They are larger diameter, more like 23.4mm.

They are larger diameter, more like 23.4mm.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-24-24, 11:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 328
Posted By Small cog

Would it by any chance look like this? overall...

Would it by any chance look like this? overall diameter is 20mm and internal 18.3mm, I bought this one new last week from Soanes Cycles in Colyton, Devon, UK, they have been there for ever, over 120...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 08:44 AM
Replies: 21,794
Views: 3,125,329
Posted By Small cog

I had to go to Exeter today for a couple of...

I had to go to Exeter today for a couple of things and as the sun was shining I took the train and my Raleigh Lenton so I could take a spin along one of my favourite cycle paths along the rive Exe...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 12:15 AM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

Here is a new one on me and the seller who gives...

Here is a new one on me and the seller who gives plenty of background say possibly unique a Hobday Brothers 3 speed, too far away from me luckily, I am not sure I have room for another.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-24, 10:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
Posted By Small cog

I cannot help with dating only to say the...

I cannot help with dating only to say the Weinmann brakes probably have a date on the back but will say the 8 year old me would have been greener than that paint job with envy had I seen one of those...
Forum: Touring
04-08-24, 04:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 495
Posted By Small cog

There should be campsites and bed and breakfast...

There should be campsites and bed and breakfast along the way although I am not sure how much the latter cost, if you are on warm showers there will be hosts and it follows a fairly rural route so...
Forum: Touring
04-07-24, 10:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 495
Posted By Small cog

I would suggest you get the ferry to Plymouth and...

I would suggest you get the ferry to Plymouth and follow national cycle route 2 across the south of England for as far as you want then take another Sustrans route into London. They follow smaller,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-31-24, 08:57 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 2,957
Posted By Small cog

I have Hope F20 pedals on two bikes one of which...

I have Hope F20 pedals on two bikes one of which has done around 10,000 miles without a problem, fully serviceable with re-build kits available including replacement pins, top quality made in...
Forum: Touring
03-30-24, 09:50 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,747
Posted By Small cog

I always use flat pedals and ride in my hiking...

I always use flat pedals and ride in my hiking shoes as I like to break up my multi-day tours with some walking which I find relaxes my leg muscles and allows me to visit places the cycle path does...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-24, 11:07 PM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

Has anyone else done a tour on their 3 speed?...

Has anyone else done a tour on their 3 speed? Here is my Raleigh badged Thorn fitted with an SA 3 speed and drum brakes on a four day ride along the C and O canal last year. With a 40 tooth chainring...
Forum: Touring
03-27-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 933
Posted By Small cog

Another vote for the Sea To Summit inflatable...

Another vote for the Sea To Summit inflatable pillow, takes up little space and far more comfortable than folded up clothes that I have been using for years.
Forum: Touring
03-22-24, 03:57 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,280
Posted By Small cog

This thread reminded me that I have a Tubus Swing...

This thread reminded me that I have a Tubus Swing rack that I could never get to fit nicely to the original Marzocchi Bombers or replacement Pace RC40 on my Roberts Roughstuff, whatever I did it...
Forum: Touring
03-20-24, 11:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,341
Posted By Small cog

Josie Dew writes a pretty good bike travel book. ...

Josie Dew writes a pretty good bike travel book.

https://josiedew.com/

Dervla Murphy's are also classics worth reading.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dervla_Murphy
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 10:17 PM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

I think those are the same rims I have on my...

I think those are the same rims I have on my Lenton restomod, they built up ok and certainly help lose some weight if that is your goal, it was mine.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-11-24, 11:51 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,244
Posted By Small cog

If I could borrow your list but re-arrange it. ...

If I could borrow your list but re-arrange it.

1. Cyclists, I have more near misses and two collisions with cyclists than any other road/path user, despite a bicycle being my primary form of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 12:42 AM
Replies: 1,777
Views: 244,639
Posted By Small cog

How to put a large extension on your house...

How to put a large extension on your house without the local council finding out.
Forum: Touring
03-06-24, 01:10 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,845
Posted By Small cog

I have these on most of my bikes, great tyres and...

I have these on most of my bikes, great tyres and the best I have had is 8,000 miles or nearly 13,000 km down to about 1mm of tread, that included a lot of loaded and off road touring and swapping...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-02-24, 01:44 AM
Replies: 604
Views: 77,808
Posted By Small cog

The saved from the scrapheap at my local bikeshop...

The saved from the scrapheap at my local bikeshop Raleigh Lenton restomod which has been my daily transport this winter.
...
Forum: Touring
03-01-24, 12:42 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,226
Posted By Small cog

I don't think you can tease us with just a...

I don't think you can tease us with just a glimpse of a fillet brazed frame, how about a photo of the complete bike?
Forum: Touring
02-28-24, 10:19 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,123
Posted By Small cog

And it is never true?

And it is never true?
Forum: Touring
02-27-24, 09:31 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,123
Posted By Small cog

Let me introduce you to the late Anne Mustoe...

Let me introduce you to the late Anne Mustoe whose books I recommend.

"When she resolved to cycle round the world, Mustoe was 54, somewhat overweight and unfit, and without any idea of how to mend...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 12:12 PM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

They are the original Bluemels that came on the...

They are the original Bluemels that came on the Carlton Ten.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-26-24, 11:23 AM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

This thread is making the world a better place by...

This thread is making the world a better place by replacing derailleurs with hub gears one bike at a time, there is a lot of work to be done but if we all pull together.
...
Forum: Touring
02-22-24, 10:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 487
Posted By Small cog

That bike looks the business, any plans for where...

That bike looks the business, any plans for where you are going on it yet?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-21-24, 05:18 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 5,138
Posted By Small cog

How about a 50th anniversary heritage set with a...

How about a 50th anniversary heritage set with a re-manufacture of one of their better old systems with some extra bling and more modern materials? I know it would only appeal to old duffers with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-24, 08:01 PM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

I live in a particularly hilly area and add to...

I live in a particularly hilly area and add to that my legs are not particularly strong, although they will keep going for up to 10 hour with breaks and all my three speeds both SA and Shimano have...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-20-24, 01:31 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 746
Posted By Small cog

I had Slime filled tubes fitted for a ride along...

I had Slime filled tubes fitted for a ride along some English canals just after the hawthorn hedges had been cut and when I removed the tubes there were 15 holes in the rear, 9 in the front and I had...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-24, 11:17 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 10,639
Posted By Small cog

I am not sure if my Roberts Roughstuff is classed...

I am not sure if my Roberts Roughstuff is classed as vintage as it is 2008 but is a model made since the late 1980s or early 90s, I was after an all round expedition bike that would do anything and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-08-24, 06:54 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,670
Posted By Small cog

Find out first what size and fit of frame suits...

Find out first what size and fit of frame suits you now which might be different to what fitted you back then and don't do what I did on my return to cycling 25 years ago and buy a newer version of...
Forum: Touring
02-05-24, 10:34 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,178
Posted By Small cog

I toured Asia on my Brompton last year although...

I toured Asia on my Brompton last year although it was only two countries, Nepal and India although I flew to Nepal then to India and back to the UK and having a Brompton rather than a full size made...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-05-24, 01:19 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,135
Posted By Small cog

I have seen that thread on pre-WW2 English pedals...

I have seen that thread on pre-WW2 English pedals and like many cycling standards was possibly started by Raleigh who dominated the cycle manufacturing world at the time, others might have more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-24, 11:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 882
Posted By Small cog

Not that I particularly like this presumably...

Not that I particularly like this presumably Chinese built replica but am interested to see they are being made which must make it one of the longest produced bikes at around 100 years of almost...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-24, 03:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 882
Posted By Small cog

You need to search Raleigh Superbe or Sports and...

You need to search Raleigh Superbe or Sports and there are quite a few although most are collection only that are there at the moment.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-04-24, 06:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 882
Posted By Small cog

I would also recommend the OP go for a pre-1999...

I would also recommend the OP go for a pre-1999 English made model if they can get one rather than the current Chinese built ones, they were made with a variety of brakes including rod, caliper,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-24, 11:45 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,158
Posted By Small cog

A tad under 30 lbs for my Lenton with lots of...

A tad under 30 lbs for my Lenton with lots of alloy and Bluemels mudguards.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1000x750/img_2812_6fbaa4809e83c4f807bc97c4d5a4c393ec67984c.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-26-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,121
Posted By Small cog

I made a 350 mile 10 hour round trip by train...

I made a 350 mile 10 hour round trip by train yesterday to pick up a 1988 Raleigh Granada I bought on Ebay, had it been warmer I would have taken my panniers and camping gear like I did when I picked...
Forum: Touring
01-25-24, 08:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,277
Posted By Small cog

I will add my voice to the quantity of available...

I will add my voice to the quantity of available food debate by saying I had a problem getting enough especially in rural areas of Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos which were my favourite parts to visit,...
Forum: Touring
01-20-24, 07:53 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,349
Posted By Small cog

The forks and wheels are actually off of an old...

The forks and wheels are actually off of an old drum brake model Raleigh Twenty I rebuilt with 406 rims, I modified the stem and experimented extending a damaged rear triangle I bought cheap before...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-20-24, 02:32 AM
Replies: 169
Views: 7,771
Posted By Small cog

Out yesterday riding through some local woods and...

Out yesterday riding through some local woods and came across these two in a field full of sheep which they seemed to get along with, I have previously encountered a herd of alpaca on the same road...
Forum: Touring
01-18-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,349
Posted By Small cog

I have done several trips that involve trains and...

I have done several trips that involve trains and planes with both full size bikes and a folder, a Brompton with a 20" wheel conversion to be precise and having the Brompton made life so much easier,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-17-24, 12:14 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,983
Posted By Small cog

Dervla Murphy, Full Tilt, Ireland to India with a...

Dervla Murphy, Full Tilt, Ireland to India with a bicycle, I am a keen two wheeled traveller including by bicycle and this was one of my inspirations.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-15-24, 12:03 AM
Replies: 27,993
Views: 4,567,553
Posted By Small cog

Does anyone have a bike with a Suntour 3 speed...

Does anyone have a bike with a Suntour 3 speed hub fitted? I am curious as they are apparently made by Sturmey Archer but I have never seen one, I do have a Shimano three speed on my Lenton which is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-13-24, 12:08 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,692
Posted By Small cog

Disc or drum, something I can ride through six...

Disc or drum, something I can ride through six inches of mud with and not have a horrible graunching noise where the brakes are destroying the rims at the end of it, I must admit to rim brakes on my...
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