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1951 Raleigh Sports Vangaurd

By ahorriblemess on 07/04/2009. Bike tags: Commuter | 1950's | 3 speed | england | english | more tags >>
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Raleigh Sports

Stock Northroad bars (flipped), currently has a 60mm stem from an old Bianchi

Raleigh

Raleigh forged 26 x 1 3/8

Raleigh forged 26 x 1 3/8 w/ '51 Sturmey Archer AW hub

Raleigh

Brooks B17 saddle, some cheap seat post

MKS platform pedals, stock Raleigh chain

48t Raleigh chainring, 19t Sturmey Archer sprocket

When I bought it, it was all original except that the pump was missing and the grips were some aftermarket sponge grips.
Original parts that are now in storage:
B66 saddle, seatpost, Raleigh block pedals, fenders, rear light bracket, chainguard (with "Vanguard" printed on it), stem

Original parts which I'm still using:
Handlebars, bb, wheels w/ oilers in the hubs, crankset, brakes, cables and housing, front light bracket

New parts:
Brake pads, pedals, toe clips, saddle, seatpost, stem, rack (for a Co Pilot child seat)

Future changes:
Larger sprocket to make riding up hill and bringing my daughter to school easier, maybe some cream Schwalbe tires, one of those Retroled lights, pump, a decent saddle bag, some light fenders. Also, the rack is coming off once my daughter outgrows the seat. Then I'll track down a period correct rack or just won't even use one.

People who friended this bike jelhampohnston, marctenor, jeffreyned, JJPistols, smalllines, steiny, clayhorste, tborner01, Rood, velocepedestrian, van, GGB, VintagebikePhil
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Nice vintage ride.

Submitted by jeffreyned on 07/05/2009.

Old bikes hold a special place in my heart. I especially like the SA shifter- very cool.

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awesome

Submitted by jelhampohnston on 07/05/2009.

that chainring is amazing.

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Is that?

Submitted by mastronaut on 07/04/2009.

your daughter's artwork behind the bike? My son decided he wanted to do a home make over with a Sharpie in our bedroom....looks very similar!

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Yes, that's her work. You

Submitted by ahorriblemess on 07/05/2009.

Yes, that's her work. You should see the door. She peeled all of the paint off and drew a person on it. Luckily it's crayon, and the walls and everything else in our crappy apartment has about 30 layers if paint on them anyway.

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very nice

Submitted by IdahoKid on 07/04/2009.

way to keep it original it looks great! Just throw some freddy fenders on it and it will be grand.

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Thanks. The Raleigh made

Submitted by ahorriblemess on 07/05/2009.

Thanks. The Raleigh made components are built so well, as long as I maintain them, I don't see any reason to replace anything other than to preserve them. I'm going to get some fenders soon, I just want to find some that will be light and look seamless without spending too much.

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