According to Sheldon Brown, English riders in the day commonly used Raleigh 3-speeds for extended touring. Sign me up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1KxPjh4RM&feature=youtube_gdata_player --Eric N Sent from my iPad2 On Oct 13, 2011, at 5:51 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 17:15 -0700, Eric Norris wrote: >> Took a couple of new photos of my Raleigh Superbe. It's been upgraded >> since I first sent out photos with a Brooks B67 (like the original >> saddle), a brass bell from the parts bin, and a Carradice bag that was >> sitting in the closet. It's looking pretty nice, and the ride is >> fantastic. With the addition of a couple of small parts, the 3-speed >> hub works perfectly. >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/6239314372/in/set-72157627800936626/ >> >> >> http://www.flickr..com/photos/35176895@N03/6238794401/in/set-72157627800936626/ >> >> >> Next up, if I can find one cheap enough, is a Sturmey Archer dynohub >> to replace the one that came with the bike but is no longer there. > > It looks marvelous - just like they did when they were brand new. For > what they were, these were terrific bikes, and in their niche they are > hard to equal, never mind surpass. > > Next up for you: the Lake Pepin Three Speed Tour... > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
