Tag: Raleigh
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Raleigh Lenton
This morning I had four vintage Raleighs, but when I saw an ad for Raleigh bike with fender and pump…well I looked and I saw the worn “LEN.. ON” decal, then I went and bought my fifth vintage Raleigh. Oh, and it is my size. It doesn’t look or feel like anything has been asked…
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First Ride – Reassembled Raleigh International
This afternoon I took out the Raleigh International on a maiden voyage of sorts. This is the Raleigh International that I had the great fortune to come across last summer. The bikes original owner was unable to complete the restoration that he had started on a bike that he himself had purchased new back in…
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Northeast County Loop
Shoulder on Smith was literally littered with glass, sadly saw this broken 12 pack’s twin outside Everson. I rode this loop last Saturday, July 6th, a couple of days after Independence Day, but before street sweepers could hit all the bad spots. This half rack of Corona bottles dumped on Smith Rd. wasn’t the only…
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Raleigh R600 Road Bike
I tend to be cheap, maybe frugal, and I have an appreciation for vintage and unique bikes so I usually buy used bikes that I can service and then enjoy riding. I’ve only purchased a few bikes new off the showroom floor, with this Raleigh R600 being both the last and most expensive of my…
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Raleigh Twenty Folder
Yes, I got one of these. Not because it is some amazing bike, but because it is such an amazing oddity. 20″ (451) wheels on a bike for full-size people and it folds and it’s a 3 speed Sturmey-Archer. Waiting on new tires so I’ve only ridden up and down the neighborhood a time or…
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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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