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Old bike maintanence?
Greetings:
I recently won an early '70s Raleigh Sports on e-Bay which looks to be in pretty good shape overall. It hasn't been ridden in a long while, and has what looks like to be some very minor rust/corrosion on some parts of the frame (near rear drop-outs) and on the 3 speed hub chain puller thingee. What advice might anyone provide with regard to clean up and lubrication? Should the cables be lubed? I don't really want to take the crank off or open up the hub unless absolutely necessary. The seller told me it pedals and shifts smoothly so I'm hoping that I won't have to go inside it at this point. Also, where might I find some original Raleigh color (rootbeer?) touch- up paint, if such even exists? Thanks in advance for any help, I'm looking forward to riding this old warhorse! |
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On Apr 16, 8:32*am, HDGuzzi wrote:
Greetings: I recently won an early '70s Raleigh Sports on e-Bay which looks to be in pretty good shape overall. It hasn't been ridden in a long while, and has what looks like to be some very minor rust/corrosion on some parts of the frame (near rear drop-outs) and on the 3 speed hub chain puller thingee. What advice might anyone provide with regard to clean up and lubrication? Should the cables be lubed? I don't really want to take the crank off or open up the hub unless absolutely necessary. The seller told me it pedals and shifts smoothly so I'm hoping that I won't have to go inside it at this point. Also, where might I find some original Raleigh color (rootbeer?) touch- up paint, if such even exists? Thanks in advance for any help, I'm looking forward to riding this old warhorse! Oops. Being new here, I now see perhaps I should have posted this to the tech group? |
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:32:40 -0700 (PDT), HDGuzzi
wrote: Greetings: I recently won an early '70s Raleigh Sports on e-Bay which looks to be in pretty good shape overall. It hasn't been ridden in a long while, and has what looks like to be some very minor rust/corrosion on some parts of the frame (near rear drop-outs) and on the 3 speed hub chain puller thingee. What advice might anyone provide with regard to clean up and lubrication? Should the cables be lubed? I don't really want to take the crank off or open up the hub unless absolutely necessary. The seller told me it pedals and shifts smoothly so I'm hoping that I won't have to go inside it at this point. Also, where might I find some original Raleigh color (rootbeer?) touch- up paint, if such even exists? Thanks in advance for any help, I'm looking forward to riding this old warhorse! PB Blaster on the rust and moving parts. works good on cables too - you don't want anything that holds dirt. Colloidal graphite in cables also works. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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On Apr 16, 12:32*pm, HDGuzzi wrote:
Greetings: I recently won an early '70s Raleigh Sports on e-Bay which looks to be in pretty good shape overall. It hasn't been ridden in a long while, and has what looks like to be some very minor rust/corrosion on some parts of the frame (near rear drop-outs) and on the 3 speed hub chain puller thingee. What advice might anyone provide with regard to clean up and lubrication? Should the cables be lubed? I don't really want to take the crank off or open up the hub unless absolutely necessary. The seller told me it pedals and shifts smoothly so I'm hoping that I won't have to go inside it at this point. Also, where might I find some original Raleigh color (rootbeer?) touch- up paint, if such even exists? Thanks in advance for any help, I'm looking forward to riding this old warhorse! Congrats on your new Raleigh Sports. You'll find parts, maintenance information and history on these great 3-speed cycles on our site under the English Roadster section: Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles http://OldRoads.com |
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On Apr 18, 4:05*am, OldRoads wrote:
On Apr 16, 12:32*pm, HDGuzzi wrote: Greetings: I recently won an early '70s Raleigh Sports on e-Bay which looks to be in pretty good shape overall. It hasn't been ridden in a long while, and has what looks like to be some very minor rust/corrosion on some parts of the frame (near rear drop-outs) and on the 3 speed hub chain puller thingee. What advice might anyone provide with regard to clean up and lubrication? Should the cables be lubed? I don't really want to take the crank off or open up the hub unless absolutely necessary. The seller told me it pedals and shifts smoothly so I'm hoping that I won't have to go inside it at this point. Also, where might I find some original Raleigh color (rootbeer?) touch- up paint, if such even exists? Thanks in advance for any help, I'm looking forward to riding this old warhorse! Congrats on your new Raleigh Sports. You'll find parts, maintenance information and history on these great 3-speed cycles on our site under the English Roadster section: Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycleshttp://OldRoads.com Thanks! Already been there and already ordered the saddle bag! I'll be looking over the brakes/shifter cables soon, too. |
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On Apr 16, 9:32*am, HDGuzzi wrote:
Greetings: I recently won an early '70s Raleigh Sports on e-Bay SNIP Well, my Raleigh Sports arrived today! Hub says "77", yet there is a 1968 bicycle license from Kansas on the seat tube! So I'm guessing the hub or wheel was probably updated in '77 or there abouts. I'll check Sheldon's site for the serial number match as soon as I get enough grunge off it to see the numbers. Rims look pretty good and will clean up nicely with some "0000" steel wool and chrome cleaner I use on my motorcycles. Brakes are good and cables seem to be smooth. Hub turns and "ticks" nicely. Front fender a bit bent, but no biggie. Going to get new tires and tubes, even though the tires don't look bad. I want old stock looking gum walls if I can find them. Will need an old stock seat one of these days, too. (B-70-something?) The one on it is an aftermarket "CHEEKS" (?) brand. Comfy, but not correct looking. All in all, not a bad deal for $100! Especially considering the one I was bidding on right before this went for...$565.00! OK, it was silver and pretty cherry, but I believe this will clean up pretty close. |
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