Tag: Brooks saddle
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Reimagining the Dew
Sometimes I reimagine one of the several bikes hanging on my wall and sometimes I actually carry my reimagining on to the reinventing stage. Such is the case with my Kona Dew. Now I’ve put a lot of miles on the Dew, but all of those miles were as a hybrid bike, riding gravel, pavement,…
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1952 Raleigh Sports
Always amazed at what you can run across in Bellingham. While window shopping Facebook Marketplace a couple of days ago for a more fuel efficient car, I stumbled into my latest bike. It is a 1952 orange red Raleigh Sports with not only working dynohub and lights, but also a semi-rare Sturmey-Archer 4-speed. The paint…
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Raleigh Sports
This late 50’s junk store buy is a made in England, all steel classic. All-Steel was Raleigh’s claim to fame for years and they weren’t kidding. They also weren’t comparing themselves to makers of aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber bikes. No their steel bikes were far superior to bikes made from wood, cast iron, etc.…
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