Another Raleigh Twenty project

[FrankCrank]

Hello all, been quite a while since I posted here, hope you are all in fine fettle. Thought I'd share with you a recent project, the bike had been languishing in the back of the shed for a few years, and deserved a new lease of life. This is the second one I've done, and as before the aim was to have a modernized and usable bike:-

Front and rear wheels are now the more common BMX 20" version, and a modern 3-speed SA hub with coaster brake.

The plastic upper bushing was replaced with a regular headset bearing

I added a long reach caliper brake up front. It's pretty useless really. Plan to weld some V-brake bosses to the fork as an upgrade.

Stripped and serviced the BB, and happy with how it performs so far

Must say it's great fun to ride, well worthy of this type of resto, and would highly recommend to others. Cheers for now.

 

[All uphill]

Nice project.

I'd forgotten those plastic/nylon bearings! It must steer lots better with a proper bearing.

 

[Cycleops]

With all this interest in the shopper family I can see a shopper convention or ride in coming.

 

[FrankCrank]

Nice project.

I'd forgotten those plastic/nylon bearings! It must steer lots better with a proper bearing.

Story I heard was the bike was aimed at new riders, and the plastic/nylon bearing would tame the steering for them. A few rides convinced me a proper bearing was the way to go.

 

[FrankCrank]

Picked this one up the other day

Tyres are shot, but managed to ride it about 3 miles home. It's a rebadged Raleigh Stowaway, there was a BSA version as well, maybe others.
Anyways, for twenty quid it was worth grabbing, something to satisfy those tinkering urges

 

[FrankCrank]

Not sure what's happening in the shed, but these seem to be multiplying

 

[EltonFrog]

Not sure what's happening in the shed, but these seem to be multiplying
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Didn’t know you had a Promenade. I had one until last summer.

 

[FrankCrank]

Didn’t know you had a Promenade. I had one until last summer.

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My brother dropped it round the other day, he had no use for it. Similar to a Raleigh Twenty in many ways, but none the less their own take on the design classic. Yours looks a minter

 

[EltonFrog]

My brother dropped it round the other day, he had no use for it. Similar to a Raleigh Twenty in many ways, but none the less their own take on the design classic. Yours looks a minter

Better than a 20 in my opinion. Mine was a bit of a dog, I spent a lot of time doing it up. Too many bikes so I sold it when I finished it.

 

[FrankCrank]

Yet to have a Dawes Kingpin, I'll wait till then to pass judgement on this particular genre.

 

[ianpallen]

I have just gone through all of this thread. Loved it. I have two Raleigh twenty. A twenty and an R20. The twenty has a front rack and basket and a rear rack. It is a 1979 bike. The R20 doesn't have a front rack. Someone painted it red and named it after a steam train. It has the plastic tray on the back rack. I have stripped it down and going to respray it. I need to get a few things for it, like brake blocks, cotter pins and perhaps some BMX wheels. But for the age, it is in very good condition. Slight surface rust which all cleaned up nicely.

 

[figbat]

With all this interest in the shopper family I can see a shopper convention or ride in coming.

This sort of thing?

 

[FrankCrank]

If anyone fancies a meet up in the Reading area get in touch. I'm here till end of June, after that heading back to Thailand. No car, so will have to be within a few miles of here really. Got quite a few R20 type spares to give away if needed

 

[Gunk]

Didn’t know you had a Promenade. I had one until last summer.

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I like that!

 

[FrankCrank]

Decided to promenade along the promenade on my Promenade