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1974 Raleigh tourist rod-brake 3-speed

By stinky pete on 03/17/2009. Bike tags: Commuter | Raleigh | rod-brake
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Original Brooks and post

Old XT's & new silver chain

21 tooth cog in back?

This was given to me by my father in law. Every thing is original in these pics except the grips, pedals, chain, brake pads, tires & tubes, all of which I still have.
I added the splash guard, bell & a larger cog in back so it would be geared a bit lower.





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I am curious to know...

Submitted by stillthere on 07/13/2010.

This one for sure has a lot of stories with it. I like what it looks.

Lift the saddle and give the left pedal a spin to count how many turns it runs before a complete stop of the rear wheel. I got a 70's bike, Precision PR6006 and got 170 turns! In contrast, the new ones I tested in the stores recently are only between 16 and 120 turns...

What is the number of turns for this one?

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I have never tried that.

Submitted by stinky pete on 07/23/2010.

I have never tried that.
Since I completely disassembled the planetary gears and all the bearing races for cleaning and relubrication, would the number for turns really tell me anything I didn’t learn from its overhaul inspection?

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very nice

Submitted by cicadashell on 03/18/2009.

i like those special rims.

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Yes, but the brake set up is

Submitted by stinky pete on 03/18/2009.

Yes, but the brake set up is a hassle if you need to take a wheel off.

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or if you happen to need to stop...

Submitted by latron on 03/18/2009.

:)

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True

Submitted by stinky pete on 03/18/2009.

Actually with the new larger pads it’s not too bad, though wet steel rims were never a good brakeing service.
I wish KoolStop made some replacement pads for it!

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True

Submitted by stinky pete on 03/18/2009.

Actually with the new larger pads it’s not too bad, though wet steel rims were never a good brakeing service.
I wish KoolStop made some replacement pads for it!

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