Raleigh Twenty - Shabby Shopper

The project so far for my Mrs. I've got everything but the decals now, which I'll be ordering from here

http://i.imgur.com/gzS7H.jpg

Urrmmm.... hate to tell you this, but you're missing more than just decals.

;)

Looks seriously good. She'll love it.

It's the pedals isn't it....!!! Damn.

Cheers. She'll love it if she ever gets it.

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1957&pictureid=13952

Rog Pony restored to ridable condition.. thought I'd use it a bit first then decide on further work on it.

From this:

To this:

Full story here: http://stallioncycles.webs.com/raleightwentyspecial.htm

Isn't that on Retrobike too? Looks great... in fact, it looks very modern, too.

Anyway.

I discovered that the Dawes Kingpin doesn't use a 28.6mm seatpost, or at least, mine doesn't. It's marginally bigger - perhaps 28.8 or 30.0. New shim time.

^^ Like. Bit dinky for me mind you.

Finally found this from the Bike Porn thread....

Is there a coaster brake option for when refurbing old twenties?

Is there a coaster brake option for when refurbing old twenties?

maybe:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/ventura-single-speed-rear-coaster-hub-165-mm-axle-110-mm-oln-chrome-shell-36-hole-prod12643/

if you think the chainstays are up to the job.

:)

maybe:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/ventura-single-speed-rear-coaster-hub-165-mm-axle-110-mm-oln-chrome-shell-36-hole-prod12643/

if you think the chainstays are up to the job.

For £20 + spokes it might be worth testing out...?

any one good at gears? Just dropped a 14 x 54 drive on an Sturmey AW 3 speed. what am i getting? Apart from faster:-D

^^ Like. Bit dinky for me mind you.

Finally found this from the Bike Porn thread....

anyone know what sort of frame that is ?

the rear section looks so much more sleek than most other twentys/shoppers.

any one good at gears? Just dropped a 14 x 54 drive on an Sturmey AW 3 speed. what am i getting? Apart from faster:-D
Sheldons good with gears!

http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/

calc give me 53.3--71.1--94.8 gear inches with the new set up.

Isn't that on Retrobike too? Looks great... in fact, it looks very modern, too.

Anyway.

I discovered that the Dawes Kingpin doesn't use a 28.6mm seatpost, or at least, mine doesn't. It's marginally bigger - perhaps 28.8 or 30.0. New shim time.
Odd, mos def 28.6 what year is it?

Just got myself a kingpin and was thinking of building up some wheels with the anklebiter rims, does anyone know what the rear spacing is supposed to be?

I think it's 120mm.

I measured it this evening, and it seems like slightly less, ~117mm (wasn't the most accurate ruler). Any one had any experience getting a 120mm hub in there?

Odd, mos def 28.6 what year is it?

Don't know about the year... I would check the hub but it's in the garage and covered in dirty oil. It's a fairly late model though; the Dawes logo is silver text in a round oval, mid-80s I'd say.

Anyway.

It's probably supposed to be 28.6, but it's either been enlarged by someone forcing or wiggling a seatpost around in it, or it's just not very well built. Or maybe my seatpost/shim combo is smaller than the marked size (27.2 shimmed to 28.6). I couldn't find a 450mm seatpost in 28.6 so had to go for 27.2.

Still haven't done anything with it, other than put a long seatpost on it and ride it. I'm going to start measuring up and designing some drop-bolts for the brakes so I can get the BMX wheelset on.

I'm loving this thread. I too have recently got hold of a BSA 20 and a Raleigh Shopper. The shopper, although untidy, is perfectly ridable and I do ride it much to the amusement of the locals seeing a 6', 50yo bloke riding a girly pink, 70's shopping bike complete with both luggage racks & baskets.

The BSA is so far totaly stripped down ready for a 'Sheldon' make-over. As it is at this moment -

Stripped & painted silver. (will be stripped, re-painted & rebuilt again once finalised).

Head tube cut down to accept a kids MTB front sus fork. As I am going to fit 406 rims this solves a multitude of problems (brakes etc).

Front fork fitted. As it happens, the head tube bearings from the kids bike fit a treat.

I'm not quite sure what action to take with the BB yet as I want to fit the 6 speed rear wheel from the kids MTB.

I am starting a blog Here if anyone is interested.

Nitty

Hey Guys,

sorry if I'm butting in! I'm new here and just looking for some help, advice and/or direction to the right place for help!
I own a raleigh shopper and have a re-occurring problem with it since owning it and haven't the faintest idea how to fix it. It's probably really obvious and I'm sure you can tell I'm a bike novice! The problem is with the back wheel not holding air. It is constantly going completely flat after riding. I have changed the inner tubes several times and every time the bike rides brilliantly for a short time and then starts to lose air quickly to the point every time the tyres are pumped up they lose air quickly when ridden on. The last time I checked the tubes and for holes I had someone have a look at the wheels and they didn't seem to think there was anything wrong. I was wondering if anyone else owning a Shopper has had this problem, and what I would need to do to fix it. If I was to get a whole new wheel for the bike, would this be worthwhile?
Thanks for your time, I must also say This thread has some amazing bikes, made me realise what I liked about it in the first place!
Meg :)

I'd suggest checking the rim tape - make sure it's not split and that it's covering all the spoke holes/nipples. Either that, or there's something sharp and nasty stuck in the tyre...

Sadly, another unfinished project, sold a few months ago.

If anyone's upgrading a shopper, I have some an alu BMX wheelset I no longer need... PM me.

Finally got round to making the single speed conversion from knackered Sturmy.

Just a small weld repair to the chain guard bracket needed to finish, then got a very patient buyer waiting to test ride it.