Raleigh Activator I / II appreciation thread

[johntomjoe]

With my plastic verniers its close to 26.4 but I will pull the stuck seat post out soon to measure properly

 

[johntomjoe]

Best I can do looks like 26

Can't upload piccy

 

[seanr68]

Did you know they have a Raleigh Activator in the cycle section at Brooklands museum in Weybridge?

 

[polarhare]

chers for that, not sure in weybridge maybe at a weighbridge lol got the forks apart took about 2mins with a 6mm hex key, 3 bit of rubber on each end. iam not even gonna call it elstomer! ill post pics when i know how. lol

 

[legrandefromage]

Did you know they have a Raleigh Activator in the cycle section at Brooklands museum in Weybridge?

Locked up outside in a cycle shed doesnt count...

 

[johntomjoe]

:facepalm: mummies boy trying to scare the newbie away

 

[legrandefromage]

:facepalm: mummies boy trying to scare the newbie away

Why, what have you done now?

 

[The History Man]

Do they have an R101 at Brooklands...........................

Do I need to supply the punchline?

 

[seanr68]

chers for that, not sure in weybridge maybe at a weighbridge lol got the forks apart took about 2mins with a 6mm hex key, 3 bit of rubber on each end. iam not even gonna call it elstomer! ill post pics when i know how. lol

Not sure they've yet designed a weighbridge that could handle an Activator.

 

[hydorah]

You know Raleigh weren't the only people guilty of exploiting the naivety of the young, the old, and the clueless with a monsterous 'full suss' creation.

Also featuring the largely cosmetic suspension which merely served to increase weight - and cause further deterioration to handling by introducing playfilled pivots and rocking stanchions and fork legs...

Ladies and gentlemen I present for your delectation/derision*

The Muddy Fox 'Rock and Roll'!



Here's the dreadful ebay listing it came from

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-EARLY-MU ... 7675.l2557

*maybe both? Or morbid fascination?