It happens. Even to the fanciest bikes.(fun tip- whenever fixing a puncture, it is good to find a place to prop your bike up so the chain and derailleur are not placed on the ground. Notice the way I positioned my pedal on the fence to keep the back end of the bike up. It … Continue reading Puncture on the path
Elite light for British bikes
After posting photos of the lamp brackets for the Raleigh, I thought it might be inclusive to then also post pictures of the light that would fit on it. It slides onto the bracket. It is battery powered, not that bright. This is new old stock. $45
Raleigh Lamp Bracket stampings
I quickly grabbed out a lamp bracket drawer we have at the shop and saw quite an array of stamping differences on the headset lamp brackets for Raleigh. The heron is sometimes more defined, other times less, and the font size also changed. Of course, tooling stamping these brackets over the decades of productions wore … Continue reading Raleigh Lamp Bracket stampings
Saddle supports
Stayer, or motor-pace, bicycles have some specific parts from the custom geometry to allow a smaller front wheel and reverse rake fork to the large front chainring to provide the gearing to race closely behind a motorcycle. Another addition is the saddle support. Affixed to the top tube and then to the nose of the … Continue reading Saddle supports
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