Raleigh Courier - £30 Gumtree find

[Markybeau]

Autosol - much better and all you're ever likely to need

 

[Markybeau]

He must’ve replaced it

...and ignored the elephant behind the bars...

 

[ibbz]

Autosol - much better and all you're ever likely to need

Thanks ! Forgot all about autosol and I have some too. Used it when I sort of restored my Carlton criterium

 

[mynchiboy]

I think you're being harsh on the Gumtree one - that will bash out no problem

Lovely looking thing is that though for pootling around on. The Walthamstow Hackney imports will be most jealous! The hub suggests that it's very early nineties made. The tubing decal is also early 90's raleigh.

The SA 3 speed hubs are also bombproof and generally hassle free. It's likely a gummed up or stretched/slack shifter cable but they're cheap to replace if needed

 

[ibbz]

I think you're being harsh on the Gumtree one - that will bash out no problem

Lovely looking thing is that though for pootling around on. The Walthamstow Hackney imports will be most jealous! The hub suggests that it's very early nineties made. The tubing decal is also early 90's raleigh.

The SA 3 speed hubs are also bombproof and generally hassle free. It's likely a gummed up or stretched/slack shifter cable but they're cheap to replace if needed

Funny thing is - I’ve recently moved from Walthamstow (to Wivenhoe in Essex) - it’s hipster town now - and you’re right, they’d be jealous of it! Haha!

I watched a YouTube video of a guy adjusting the SA hub using the adjuster on the cable chain thing - I tightened it and now it’s shifting !!

Is this early 90ies? I assumed it was early 80ies? I guess it’ll have the date stamped on the hub! Let me see

 

[ibbz]

It’s 1991. Hub stamped 05-91

 

[ibbz]

Silly question but is that internal cable routing for the rear brake?

Just checked yes it is

 

[Midlife]

Internal cables might make it younger than you think.

 

[ibbz]

Just checked yes it is View attachment 663540

Internal cables might make it younger than you think.

1991 according to the date on the hub