I inherited some classic roadbikes when I moved into my house last year and this bike screamed "fix me, make me cool". So today I started working on it!
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Raleigh Super Course MKII
So today I brought it into the garage and fixed the stock front brake which are Weinmann 610's. I pulled another lever off a donor Nishiki 4130 and routed the cable to the back. I'm looking for another Weinmann center pull because the rear brake is missing and the donor caliper is too short.
It is set up currently as a fixed gear with a freewheel. I'm going to pull the crank and gearset from my donor and slap it on the Raleigh. Hopefully I will get this roadworthy by spring! :woohoo:
Anyone have any info on these bikes? Are the rear calipers the same as the front?
BTW, I love that the factory color name is "Ducati Red"!
im parting out my scott waimea triathlon bike. has shimano 105 calipers on it. they work great, got that bike up to 54.9mph, and was able to stop it using them. i cant complain about it. nehow. raleigh, ive owned several. i dislike the mavic open 4 cd wheels i have on teh scott, cause theyre 650's. NOBODY uses 650's anymore. lol
650's. I was checking out my rims (Weinmann 215 27/630 alloys). What does the 650 mean is it like the 630 stamped on my wheels? Seriously, I'm a total noob to bikes but I've learned a ton so far this weekend. What stuff would migrate over nicely to my Raleigh from your Scott?
650 is the size.....guess it was somewhere in the early 90's or so that the standard became 650cc for tri-geeks and 700cc for roadies.
Yama, those were pretty hot stuff rims in their day, still weigh in pretty light in the scheme of things I'd imagine.
Why're you parting it out instead of selling as a whole? What size? Pics? Send me a pm or email.
OP, got any Bianchi green Bianchi steel frame bikes laying around?
Quote from: spc on February 12, 2011, 09:50:26 PM
OP, got any Bianchi green Bianchi steel frame bikes laying around?
Naw, just the Raleigh, a Nishiki, an old Schwinn that I haven't looked to closely at but it has Suntour gear like the Nishiki, and a green Japanese frame that I can't remember right now that weighs about three times as much as the the others. I'll take more pics tomorrow and post.
yeah the 650 i believe was a 26" wheel, whereas teh 700 was IS a 27" wheel.
this is the bike
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those wheels are LIGHT as can be. and teh bearings are some of the quietest things ive heard in ages. im just as broke as all hell, and parting it out i can do better. toward building somethign more comfy. the wheels are mavic open 4 cd, the tires are continental duraskin., the front tube is a continental race-lite. the rear is a different maker. i had a tube pop after that 55mph run. they use the presta valves. schraeder is common today, like what you have on your gs, or your automibile. teh presta is err has an adapter that you screw onto it so you can use a traditional tire punp. ( found on higher end bikes)
I may have a presta valve on my rear tire, kinda long with a small screw that tightens at the end? (best description)
Quote from: centuryghost on February 12, 2011, 10:07:54 PM
I may have a presta valve on my rear tire, kinda long with a small screw that tightens at the end? (best description)
yup
thats teh one. dont go riding without teh adaptor. i learned teh hard way
Found the other caliper in another little box of spares in the basement! Going to go pick up some new inner tubes today and see if I can score a pump somewhere. That should get me on the road with only one gear.
Took some pics of the other frames I got, I'll post as soon as I get the camera back from the misses.
these are teh calipers i have ont eh scott http://www.trisports.com/shimano-105-brake-calipers.html
am going to try and combine the sales from the scott, and some cash too and get a walmart cruiser style bike. for my next engine build
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I saw the word "fix" and got all sweaty and nervous. A Raleigh Super Course get the fixed-gear treatment?! It's too classic!!! But I see what you're doing. No hipster nonsense here! :thumb:
If you want huge amounts of information, try http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php/181-Classic-amp-Vintage . This is the Classic & Vintage forum at bikeforums.net. You don't really have to post anymore, there's so much information stored in the archives.
I was big into classic roadbikes before I got my GS, and it's still a hobby of mine as long as the weather is warm enough. bikeforums.net is a great place for info and other cool stuff.
Seriously, those MKIIs are amazing. Mid 70's, unless I have my info mixed up. It just looks so CLEAN!
This is what it should look like after 35 California years, faded with rust and grime. It's my Humber Riviera. (a rebadged Raleigh Record. Not as cool as a Super Course!)
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I've got a bit of Classic Steelie parts to share, but they're all for the low-end 70's bikes. Not worthy of your inheritance!
Oh, and if you decide to spend money on a pump, the $10 Walmart footpumps actually work. They'll even pump up my GS tires.
No fixies here! Different strokes for different folks, but I like classic gears! I've really wrapped myself up in all things bike since the weekend and have learned a ton from bikeforums.net, good call!
Yep, it's either a '75 or '76 and definitely clean. Has some paint chips here and there, but no rust to speak of and all the chrome and aluminum has shined up nicely with very little elbow grease. I'm keeping it as original as possible, except I don't have the original crank and derailleur. What is on yours? You can definitely tell yours is a Raleigh!
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on February 14, 2011, 07:01:19 PM
am going to try and combine the sales from the scott, and some cash too and get a walmart cruiser style bike. for my next engine build
Are you going to put an engine into the cruiser bike?
Quote from: centuryghost on February 15, 2011, 05:16:50 PM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on February 14, 2011, 07:01:19 PM
am going to try and combine the sales from the scott, and some cash too and get a walmart cruiser style bike. for my next engine build
Are you going to put an engine into the cruiser bike?
yes. ive no idea what i can realistically hope to get out of the scott. i had priced it as is for 75 but no takers. the cruiser im looking at is 89.99 ish at walmart
so id have to coem up with some boot. but in near future ill be having to go to ALOT of doctors, and cannot legally drive anymore for time being, so a moto bike is my only option i chose a huffy cranbrook. ( quite common in teh moto community)
http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-M-Cranbrook-cruiser-comfort-bike-model-56360-dark-blue/12509649
planning on using the proceeds from sale of the scott to purchase teh cranbrook
a video showing an engine mounted to a cranbrook style frame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6XRvVDNJXI&NR=1
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on February 17, 2011, 12:21:04 AM
a video showing an engine mounted to a cranbrook style frame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6XRvVDNJXI&NR=1
That's pretty cool!
Here are the other frames I have:
The Nishiki
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The Schwinn
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lmao semi NSFW. Bicycle race video ( by queen)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150573592586
Time to update!
Well, I've been pretty busy with this build and I have learned a ton! Found out I like to mess with bikes.
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Cleaned and greased all bearings; hub and bottom bracket.
New innertubes and tires.
Swapped in a 2 chainwheel Sugino crankset
All new cables and housing
Set up with Suntour ARX derailleurs and shifters
New bar tape
Sweet new Cardiff leather saddle :thumb:
Now I'm building up that Nishiki for my wife :kiss3:
ive got the wheelset on the bay, but still have the shimano 105 calipers, front and rear, the time trial bars, and the cateye astrale 8 computer. if you want any of these thigns let me know. will make a GOOD deal on 1 or all ofit
Ehhh got offered 40 for the wheelset. im going to take it if no higher. im as broke as a whore in a convent
Sorry man, no need for them. I plan on selling the Raleigh! Any takers?
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation
OK how much of the bike do you have left? I haven't been around for a while so it sucks I missed this.
Oh fyi back in the day we used to run those 20c stitch ups with nitrile liners at 120 psi.
I have an old raleigh roadbike in the garage I need to get fixed back up. I had a nishiki when I was 11 20" stitch up tires believe it or not. Then a Bianchi when my legs were long enough to use a full sized crank set, I had a Maasi frame that I never got around to building because I got bored with it.
Quote from: bettingpython on March 16, 2011, 11:46:30 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation
OK how much of the bike do you have left? I haven't been around for a while so it sucks I missed this.
Oh fyi back in the day we used to run those 20c stitch ups with nitrile liners at 120 psi.
I have an old raleigh roadbike in the garage I need to get fixed back up. I had a nishiki when I was 11 20" stitch up tires believe it or not. Then a Bianchi when my legs were long enough to use a full sized crank set, I had a Maasi frame that I never got around to building because I got bored with it.
have teh front wheel and tire, chin is a conti duraskin, the rear tire which is a conti gator skin. both same sizes. conti race-lite tube in front. some other brand in rear. the cassette ( a shimano hyperglide-c _ 9 spd, the time trial bars, & brake levers and shifters, shifters are a gimme, they need some tlc. have the front and rear shimano 105 brake calipers, and front crank. front and rear derraileur are also shimano 105. and teh cateye astrale 8 computer, basically the whole bike lol. but teh rear wheel will stay here because its one ride shy of catastrophic failure.,
Quote from: bettingpython on March 16, 2011, 11:46:30 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM
id do it if it didnt hurt to ride them. i had to kill the sale cause i discovered a crack in teh rear wheel. lol. so now im broke and without transportation
OK how much of the bike do you have left? I haven't been around for a while so it sucks I missed this.
Oh fyi back in the day we used to run those 20c stitch ups with nitrile liners at 120 psi.
I have an old raleigh roadbike in the garage I need to get fixed back up. I had a nishiki when I was 11 20" stitch up tires believe it or not. Then a Bianchi when my legs were long enough to use a full sized crank set, I had a Maasi frame that I never got around to building because I got bored with it.
basically hav teh frame, the calipers, the front wheel, and tire/tube,the rear tire/tube. rear wheel, is no good, and the cateye. if someone cares to make a stab at it, sans frame would be cheap. shipped
I had a bike in highschool I absolutely loved. I wish I could remember what it was because I'd love to have one again. Got it at an auction towards the end of the night, nobody around. It was yellow. I remember my dad saying something to the effect that it was a "french raching bike". I know that isn't a technical term but back then, I didn't care. I absolutely loved that thing. Could go anywhere on it I wanted really. I was a bit rough on tires and got tired of replacing the tubes so I eventually went with a solid innertube set up for both tires. It seemed to ride so much better after that. Anyways, I'm rambling now and really have nothing to contribute to this thread other than to say, nice bike. :thumb:
Quote from: jserio on March 24, 2011, 11:49:43 PM
I had a bike in highschool I absolutely loved. I wish I could remember what it was because I'd love to have one again. Got it at an auction towards the end of the night, nobody around. It was yellow. I remember my dad saying something to the effect that it was a "french raching bike". I know that isn't a technical term but back then, I didn't care. I absolutely loved that thing. Could go anywhere on it I wanted really. I was a bit rough on tires and got tired of replacing the tubes so I eventually went with a solid innertube set up for both tires. It seemed to ride so much better after that. Anyways, I'm rambling now and really have nothing to contribute to this thread other than to say, nice bike. :thumb:
was it a motobecane?
Not sure. I do remember that it did have the two sets of hand levers as on the bike in this post. Oh, and the gear selector switches were actually located in the center of the bars. I don't remember it weighing alot either. One of the lighter road bikes i've ever ridden if I recall. After I moved out my old man sold it in a garage sale. Oh well, I shoulda taken it with me.
Thanks for the compliment, jserio :thumb:
going to start saving up, and put together another motorised bike. have to have it ready by late may. cause health permitting going to assist with road ride as a volunteer. and will ride it from my home in clinton to worlds fair park in knoxville tn. about 30 miles or so but motorised, so in essense all i have to do is steer it, and dodge cars... at 5am
honestly id let teh whole bike go. but the rear wheel is not safe to ride. and shipping even at 18lbs roughly, still is odd sized so = costly somewhat. usable parts are rear tire/tube ( presta valve ), front wheel/tire/tube, front and rear shimano 105 calipers/pads, 2 gear shimano 105 crank. rear derraileur, and the time trial bars withshifters/armrests. i want to ride that bike 1 more time but that crack to me says you MIGHT get 1 ride out of it or maybe not. it could fail at the wrong time causing a bad day
http://cgi.ebay.com/UPGRADED-80CC-BICYCLE-MOTOR-ENGINE-KIT-MOTORIZED-H80-/150581235580?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230f574f7c gotta get my hands on one of these. this walkin shaZam! is killin me :icon_confused: