Yeah, they look tatty as hell, but the axle is mega, and the bearings on mine are English ones and run so smooth. Should last a lifetime with the odd new bearing race repacement!
Raleigh Clubman used the same stem as yours, but I'm not sure that the clubman came in that colour. The Lenton Grand Prix certainly did.
Maybe Raleigh were not too fussy about build spec at the time, which wiukdn't be at all surprising!
Hope it helps.
Good shout Shaun! Looking at other images they look to be the same. Having ridden them for years,when I stripped them the grease was in superb condition. Seems a cheap way to get a freewheel hub with an unbendable axle!
I have just taken a 68mm cottered BB off my Dawes Kingpin. Send me a PM and you can have it for the postage. If it's no good you at least will know which way to go.
Cheers
Jon
Hi folks,
Today I stripped a pair of hubs off my old touring bike with a view to servicing them and selling them on the 'bay. I discovered they are fantastically built sealed bearing 'Wood-esque' hubs with thick axles and English made bearings. I'm now tempted to build them up in the future...
Spike, I have a Reynolds 531 fork, with 20cm steerer length, 1" threaded. Look at the following link, which is the enay marketplave lonk to my ebay. I am near shrewsbury so could arrange to meet you if you win the auction.
More Campy stuff listed- new C-Record headset 1" threaded, Suntour Superbe and S Pro rear dereailleurs now, 36H C-Record rear hub (7sp Ita thread) and 36H Chorus front hub.