It is a 1973 Raleigh Colt in fabulous condition.
Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris!
Aaron
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Showing posts with label Colt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colt. Show all posts
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Seeing How it IS Saint Patrick's Day
I give you some pictures of the lovely "Green" at my place...
The smaller bike in the top photo is the newest addition to the family.
It is a 1973 Raleigh Colt in fabulous condition.
Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris!
Aaron
It is a 1973 Raleigh Colt in fabulous condition.
Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris!
Aaron
Sunday, March 13, 2011
I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Sorry about the impromptu hiatus.
Work has been a real beast these past few months, but with the current economic situation any job is better than no job.
As time has rolled along a couple of new members have been added to the metal side of the family.
I purchased yet another Twenty. This one is a 1975 Raleigh Stowaway, with the 451 wheels. These were never sold on the US market as far as I know, so this one must have wandered its way in from the UK somehow.
The newest member is a 1973 Raleigh Colt that I literally picked up today. I actually purchased it back in early December. But just got a chance to pick it up today. It is in spectacular condition for it's age and matches my Superbe in colour. It has the petite 18" frame that my lovely bride needs to be able to ride. It will need a bit of tweaking and a couple of upgrades prior to her riding it. But here is a picture...beauty shots will come a bit later.
I did get the 1964 Hercules completed and off to my sister late last year. More on that one too...in a bit.
Spring has Sprung here in the Carolinas, so riding season is hard upon us!
Aaron
Work has been a real beast these past few months, but with the current economic situation any job is better than no job.
As time has rolled along a couple of new members have been added to the metal side of the family.
I purchased yet another Twenty. This one is a 1975 Raleigh Stowaway, with the 451 wheels. These were never sold on the US market as far as I know, so this one must have wandered its way in from the UK somehow.
The newest member is a 1973 Raleigh Colt that I literally picked up today. I actually purchased it back in early December. But just got a chance to pick it up today. It is in spectacular condition for it's age and matches my Superbe in colour. It has the petite 18" frame that my lovely bride needs to be able to ride. It will need a bit of tweaking and a couple of upgrades prior to her riding it. But here is a picture...beauty shots will come a bit later.
I did get the 1964 Hercules completed and off to my sister late last year. More on that one too...in a bit.
Spring has Sprung here in the Carolinas, so riding season is hard upon us!
Aaron
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Bits and Pieces
I did a few minor upgrades to my 1972 Raleigh Superbe as well as my bride's 1971 Raleigh Colt.
Raleigh bikes built prior to around 1960 has nice durable steel parts, many of those had been replaced by plastic parts by the time our Raleighs were built in the early 1970's.
The gentleman that heads up the ABCE has seen fit to provide some very nice reproduction parts. While at the 2009 ABCE I picked up the parts and just recently got around to installing them. You can see the difference in the worn and abused plastic pulley versus the steel one. It is going to provide many, many more years of trouble free riding. I also replaced the cable stop/ferrules on both bike too.
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