Picking up new (old) bike tomorrow

[hopless500]

Off to Skeggy to collect a Raleigh Stowaway tomorrow. Had one many years ago and decided I needed to get one again (for several reasons). Got beaten on an auction by £1 due to tablet malfunction on a gold one, but subsequently found a green one (which is what I'd really wanted). How

 

[daysnways]

a day by the seaside too, enjoy.

 

[hopless500]

I shall

 

[DCLane]

I had a purple one about 3 years ago to keep in the car boot.

 

[mjr]

Off to Skeggy to collect a Raleigh Stowaway tomorrow.

Oooh, it's a blooming long way across Fosdyke and the Haven... can't they throw it across the Wash to you? Hmmm, maybe not:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76xTdNvYZ0g

 

[hopless500]

Gorrit

 

[midlife]

That's in good nick

Shaun

 

[hopless500]

It's not bad. Needs a few bits sorting.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Lovely wee bike, a rack too, most important!
Btw, I got a vintage watering can same as you

 

[raleighnut]

Even the tyres look original, was it kept indoors.

 

[Mrs M]

Cracking wee bike

 

[Hill Wimp]

OOoooo very shiny and smart

What does it look like folded ?

 

[hopless500]

Even the tyres look original, was it kept indoors.

No it was used. Tyres appear to be new.

 

[hopless500]

OOoooo very shiny and smart

What does it look like folded ?

I didn't take a photo. Next time I fold it I'll try to remember to take one.

 

[hopless500]

It looks good in the pictures but need to fix (if possible) split saddle, chain is catching chain guard fixing, gear shifter is very tatty and missing its top. Can't decide whether to tidy it up or buy a twist grip shifter which is what my old bike had (seen one on ebay and am tempted!). Not sure the mudguards are original, but they could be. It's not the same version as mine so I don't know what differences there were between them. Front wheel doesn't spin freely but think it's just done up too tightly.
Going to give it a scrub up later. Chap I bought it off just polished the shiny bits!