Jonny69
14-04-2010, 13:28
I posted about my Freecycle Viscount bike in another thread. This is the second bike I picked up but I haven't been able to take any pics because it lives at work. I took it home and gave it a polish at the weekend, so was able to take some snaps this morning.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/179/img5516.jpg
It's a 1966 Raleigh RSW 16, which was Raleigh's answer to the Moulton. It's a bit more basic than the Moulton, no suspension and has fat tyres instead.
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1562/img5517.jpg
It's all-original except for the tyres which were originally white. It had some very crispy white tyres but they don't make them any more. Luckily it shares tyre size with the Chopper front wheel, so I didn't have to use a 2" wide BMX tyre which would have looked out of place.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6655/img5520s.jpg
Dynamo front hub and working front and rear lights:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5127/img5519ce.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4228/img5518a.jpg
Three Sturmey Archer gears on a twist grip:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3530/img5523q.jpg
The hub is stamped 66 so it's got its original 1966 Sturmey Archer hub. I have no plans for modifying it at the moment. It's a proper rare museum piece and it would be a shame to cut it up. I'd like some white tyres as original so if some turn up on eBay then I might swap them. Could use some new rubber blocks in the pedals, otherwise it's all tickety boo.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/179/img5516.jpg
It's a 1966 Raleigh RSW 16, which was Raleigh's answer to the Moulton. It's a bit more basic than the Moulton, no suspension and has fat tyres instead.
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1562/img5517.jpg
It's all-original except for the tyres which were originally white. It had some very crispy white tyres but they don't make them any more. Luckily it shares tyre size with the Chopper front wheel, so I didn't have to use a 2" wide BMX tyre which would have looked out of place.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6655/img5520s.jpg
Dynamo front hub and working front and rear lights:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5127/img5519ce.jpg
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4228/img5518a.jpg
Three Sturmey Archer gears on a twist grip:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3530/img5523q.jpg
The hub is stamped 66 so it's got its original 1966 Sturmey Archer hub. I have no plans for modifying it at the moment. It's a proper rare museum piece and it would be a shame to cut it up. I'd like some white tyres as original so if some turn up on eBay then I might swap them. Could use some new rubber blocks in the pedals, otherwise it's all tickety boo.