Yes it seems odd why the condition of this bike is so good? There are some scuffs as you can see but my guess is that was done during some sort of recent move - I'm not sure. I bought this bike from a local cycle centre near where I live - it's a basic place comprising shed and a field where he just gets loads of bikes offloaded onto him and this one just stood out due to its condition.
Raleigh Chiltern Ladies Bike - any good (see photos).
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Yes it seems odd why the condition of this bike is so good? There are some scuffs as you can see but my guess is that was done during some sort of recent move - I'm not sure. I bought this bike from a local cycle centre near where I live - it's a basic place comprising shed and a field where he just gets loads of bikes offloaded onto him and this one just stood out due to its condition.
annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Blyth, Northumberland
Nice colour!
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
That's a good little buy you've got there. I have a man's Chiltern, the hub is dated 1990 and it has cottered cranks. It was in far worse condition than yours and it scrubbed up nice. Very relaxing ride, you just want to go along smelling the roses and taking in the view.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
I read somewhere that Raleigh carried on using cottered cranks until they stopped using their proprietary bottom brackets. That would have been some time in the 1980s.
Oh, and the ends of metal mudguards are often painted white to cover rust
- Location
- London
I bought a 20 year old plus Ridgeback in that sort of nick - pretty clear that it had hardly been ridden since bought. One of the tyres exploded when I first pumped up though
- had, not surprisingly, perished.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Pedal forwards gently ideally, or it OK to freewheel or change when stopped and not pressing a pedal. Do not backpedal, which was a common myth years back.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yes it’s pretty retroAh, that's really rather nice @Rimmer
Doesn't want much in the way of tweaking to turn it into a nice town / shopping bike - either a basket on the front or a rack and panniers on the back and you'd be all set. Good buy for the price. And I love the colour.