Pre 1950s rides of LFGSS: old bikes, vintage rats, classic lightweights

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clubman in reply to @midlife

When I left the bike shop back in 1980ish we wew still selling the Raleigh with rod brakes, chain case, slack angles and a little lock in the fork crown. Not sure if they had the older TPI bottom bracket

It would be interesting to know whether those Raleighs ever got much use - I doubt it!

Apart from the threading, the Raleigh BB was wider than standard so you have to use a Raleigh spindle, which is where the real problem starts.

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midlife in reply to @clubman

This was Hull, still suffering the effects of the Icelandic cod wars and there were bikes everywhere........ As well as bombed out houses from WW 2.

The old Raleigh Superbe was a good at selling the Esquire :)

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