There was a lot of rust and corrosion. The front hub had a make shift mountain bike axle, with a quick release through it. The bike was fairly inoperable. I wasn't quite sure how it was going to come out, though once I started, I knew I had a real gem once again. For Williams Race records and great info www. Web View Mobile View. It is Made in England.
Below: The next day, another set of photos with out the little rain drops The decals are in good Condition. Contact Ozz. Thanks for posting! Cheers, from Montreal. Awesome job on the resto!
I'm wondering how you got the fenders to line up so nicely with the curvature of the wheels? Did you have to modify or switch out the fender mount poles? Thank you. I think the fenders were already pretty straight, I didn't consciously do anything special that I recall. The fender stays might have been a little bent when I got the bike, but when everything was apart and I was cleaning up each part individually, I made sure to bend things back into what looked like the proper shapes. In the comparison photo, the black tires were not inflated.
Posted by Sean Dicken at PM. Josh June 18, at PM. Cyprus Wedding. Well done! Nice post! You must visit Albania, the hidden gem of the balkans. The owner was reluctant to sell the bike, however, he was downsizing his somewhat large collection of vintage bicycles and needed to sell some to make room in his house. I saw the bike and after a short ride I pretty well fell in love with it, it rode beautifully. The dyno hub was working well and was coupled to a dry battery unit that was positioned on the seat post.
The saddle was non genuine and was a little worse for wear. There were a few scratches on the frame and the chainguard, this was consistent with a bike that had been used sparingly considering it was a 35 year old bicycle. I had always been interesetd in DL-1 roadsters - a commanding bicycle commonly ridden by English gentlemen throughout the ages. Raleigh started making them in the mid 's and continued to make the same model with only minimal changes until the early 's. They maintained the use of rod brakes on all DL-1 models throughout this time, even when more efficent cable braking systems were available.
The owner had brought it years before and had stored it for some time. Prior to storage he sprayed some type of wax over the whole bike to prevent any rust or corrosion The bike was in fantastic condition, although the rims and spokes had not been covered in wax and had deteriorated with surface rust.
After taking the bike home my first job was to take it apart, clean the wax off each component, regrease, re-oil, and then carefully re-assemble. I was really impressed with the Sturmey Archer three speed AG dynohub on the rear wheel, it polished up beautifully I didn't re-fit the dry battery unit as it was tarnished and it cluttered up the majestic clean looking frame.
I replaced the original lights front and rear with an old Sturmey Archer set that I had collected sometime prior, although as yet I still haven't re-wired the lighting system The older set of lights look so much better than the original retro jobbies.
I was lucky enough to locate a "new old stock" black leather Brooks B72 saddle, the type of saddle that was original equipment when the bike was first manufactured. The chrome on the underside of the saddle is perfect and compliments the rest of the chrome on the bike.
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