I only rode the Sport enough to confirm that everything works, but I’ve ridden
my Raleigh Prestige enough to know that (for me) it has a very nice ride. And,
as Shawn notes, it’s a Raleigh, make in Nottingham by real English workers.
http://film.britishcouncil.org/how-a-bicycle-is-made
Hah!!! I was wondering what a Prestige was... funny.
Your Superbe is awesome. BB
On Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 1:51:01 PM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Here’s a photo of mine: https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA
--Eric Norris
, August 8, 2015 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [RBW] Classic Raleigh 3-Speed Sport FS in Sacramento
Still one of the nicest townie bikes ever, in my opinion. First time I've
seen one with tires with tan sidewalls, usually those 26 x 1 3/8 650A tires are
black.
On 08/08/2015 06:43 PM, Eric Norris
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5:00:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Having owned 3 or 4 of these, I have to say that, for me, the Schwinn
Collegiate with 1X5 stem-shifted-Alvit transmission was far nicer to ride;
so was the tourist-bar'd 5 speed Sprite, (not to mention the higher-zoot,
The Raleigh Superbe was another beautiful rider. Tough to compare the
Nottingham 3-speeds (Raleigh, Rudge, Robin Hood, Humber, Dunelt, BSA, Triumph,
etc.) to anything else... They had their own unique, swift feel. And EVERY time
I ride one I'm STILL smiling.
The Raleigh 10-speeds from the
No. My Prestige does, and I think the feature was limited to their higher-end
bikes.
It is a cool feature. When I bought the Prestige (for $5 at a yard sale!) it
was missing the keys. I called an old-school locksmith who came out and created
one with a blank and a hand file. Very interesting
Does it have the awesome locking fork? That's the best feature ever
put on a bike!
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
I only rode the Sport enough to confirm that everything works, but I’ve
ridden my Raleigh Prestige enough to know that (for me) it has a very
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Superbe Superbe, Eric!
;-)
-Shawn
No one actually looks at email signatures anymore, but here goes nothing:
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
wrote:
The Raleigh Superbe was another beautiful rider. Tough to compare the
Nottingham 3-speeds (Raleigh, Rudge, Robin Hood, Humber, Dunelt, BSA,
Triumph, etc.) to anything else... They had their own unique, swift
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Here’s a photo of mine: https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA
--Eric Norris
campyonly...@me.com
www.campyonly.com
campyonlyguy.blogspot.com
On Aug 9, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Montclair BobbyB montclairbob...@gmail.com
On 08/09/2015 11:51 AM, Shawn Granton wrote:
On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5:00:26 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
Having owned 3 or 4 of these, I have to say that, for me, the
Schwinn Collegiate with 1X5 stem-shifted-Alvit transmission was
far nicer to ride; so was the
I had one for a minute, but too small. The fork lock almost made me
keep it though!
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Here’s a photo of mine: https://flic.kr/p/i88qEA
--Eric Norris
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5924556914/
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Shawn Granton
urbanadventurelea...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
P.S. I was having a brain freeze … I meant “Superbe,” not “Prestige.”
Superbe
That is incredibly well-preserved. That being said there's other things
I'd rather ride, as Patrick noted. The nostalgia of a Raleigh doesn't
really do much for me. I'd rather have an old French constructeur bike,
but I doubt any were ever made in my size.
What would move my nostalgia meter
Letting myself be led gently down the thread drift: last summer I saw,
marveled at, and was very tempted to buy, from Stevie's Happy Bikes in
Corrales, NM, a very, very nice Pegeout mixte city bike with bottle
generator, hidden wiring, f and r dyno lights, f and r racks, fenders, all
nicely
One critical thing to keep in mind when waxing nostalgic over 60s/70s
Raleighs is that there were two broad categories:
1. The Carlton-built framesets (Professional, International,
Competition, Super Course, later Grand Prixs) + Japanese/US-built
framesets, all of which used standard
Thought this bike would be of interest to some on this group. I happened across
this at an estate sale—a 1970s Raleigh Sport that has spent the past 30+ years
in storage. Excellent, near-mint condition, with original everything that
appears pretty much as it did when the bike was new.
Still one of the nicest townie bikes ever, in my opinion. First time
I've seen one with tires with tan sidewalls, usually those 26 x 1 3/8
650A tires are black.
On 08/08/2015 06:43 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
Thought this bike would be of interest to some on this group. I
happened across this at
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