Recent ebay buy.

[User42423]

The images below show two cycles I've recently bought from ebay.

My own initial research shows it to be a Raleigh Tourist (1947-55).

This cycle is currently unknown. However, after studying the frame features, I'm 99% positive its a pre WW2 cycle. Two potential makers come to mind: E F Russ, & Dawes.
Dawes is the most promising, but the frame number does not tally with other known examples.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

Wow,they are great.
A real labour of love restoring those,but worth it.I love the chainrings on the old Raleigh's.
Are you going to give us a stage by stage restoration progress photo shoot ?

 

[User42423]

Wow,they are great.
A real labour of love restoring those,but worth it.I love the chainrings on the old Raleigh's.
Are you going to give us a stage by stage restoration progress photo shoot ?

I'm afraid the brown Raleigh will have to go. it doesn't fit in with my cycle theme. The red one is the keeper.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

Well good luck with restoring it

 

[scarygerbil]

the chain guard on the brown one screams 50's American styling. are you going to resell it?

 

[User42423]

Hi Scarygerbil.
I agree with you, yes, the hockey stick chain guard does look American. It has what we call a 'Sharks fin'.

I haven't decided its fate yet, disposal or dismantle?.

 

[Drago]

I've fallen in love with that Raleigh. The Dan Dare chainguard is awesome!

Could the red bike be a Vindec, possibly an Atlantic?

 

[shadaboot27]

The red one is nice. I think it may of had drop racing bars originally. Looking at the adjustable mudguard stays and the headset it looks to be a 1930's sports/racing bike. I'd love to see this cleaned up.

 

[Daddybus]

Is it really small ..or has it just got really long cables? Lol.. Never seen a sturmey jockey wheel mounted on the top tube

 

[shadaboot27]

The gear cable wheel should be on the down tube, someone has just put it in the wrong place. It is quite small by the looks of it, probably a 21'' frame.

 

[shadaboot27]

Actually I might be wrong, it may not of had drop racing bars, it probably originally had lauterwasser bars on it. I have some for sale if your interested?

 

[Daddybus]

Think that Dan dare chainguard on the Raleigh is a BSA one?

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

@Daddybus .Could you post up a picture of your Sun 'Maillot Jaune'

 

[Daddybus]

@OskarTennisChampion ...nothing much to report other than a bit of stripping ...GOT to get the rudge finished first, think the sun is gonna be a bit of a long term thing...cheers

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

Cheers @Daddybus .
I have heard a good bit about them,but had never saw one "in the flesh"
That lugwork is class,nice one.
Good luck with the Rudge,and hopefully not too soon, the Sun