Hi, Eric and others. In 2023, I acquired a neglected 1971 Raleigh Super Course <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_-IEjG3DzEmQPBOm0zYOwRjsc7uDQlYK/view?usp=drive_link> with a gas motor attached to the fork.
The Nervex lugs, sparkly green paint, hand-painted details, Huret shifters and derailleurs, Weinmann levers and centerpull brakes, Nervar crankset are *all fantastic <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nwxaSqVkeYn4cVK7ElCVjrm859fJLDCj>*. (The wheels were trashed. The original Normandy hubs are a project for later.) I would like to restomod the bike in a similar way that you've done. However, the bike has two mechanical issues that I would appreciate any help in solving. 1. The headset races are very crunchy and chipped on the inside. I believe the headset/steerer tube threading is 26 tpi. Are new headsets available in this threading? 2. The bottom bracket spindle <https://www.sheldonbrown.com/raleigh26.html#:~:text=Cottered%20Cranks%3DRaleigh%2026%20TPI%20Threading> is pitted but the cups are OK. I prefer to keep the same Nervar cottered cranks. Does anyone know of a better option other than trolling ebay for used replacements? I searched around a bit last year with no luck, and thought I'd crowdsource ideas before jumping back in. Thanks. Tyler On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM Andy Beichler <[email protected]> wrote: > With Raleigh, it is difficult to be sure, but that is likely a 1970. In > 1971 they offered Chartreuse and Champagne as the colors according to the > catalog. > > That being said, it is a beautiful bike. I have two 1971 chartreuse > Internationals. One is converted to low trail 650b and the other is 700c > with the original fork rake. Both ride great and they were the first bikes > I ever experienced planing on. After that, it is hard to ride bikes that > don't plane. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6482a6cf-1064-4848-a514-a2d4aaaef642n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6482a6cf-1064-4848-a514-a2d4aaaef642n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPQ3yx4%3DjFyWJLDjCXrUnL6n_b8sM3fXOtSaH8nFGgcfj-Kb2g%40mail.gmail.com.
