Raleigh Royal 708 £50

[bikeworkshop]

I had thought spoke holders but then thought, "Why?", were spokes really breaking that often back then?

I certainly sold galaxies prone to 2yr spoke fatigue, but I don't recall any of the wheels we've built with dt bb ever braking through anything other than impact.

Maybe it was in case a branch got into the wheel, or your floppy panniers and bungee cords got tangled up descending Porlock Hill in the rain with full camping gear?

 

[winjohn]

I have stripped the frame down for a clean, touch up and polish, can't get the BB to budge or get the pedals off so they are soaking in WD40 atm.
I nearly had a "moment" though when I came to take off the rear mudguard (see photo number 2). I thought I had lost half a chainstay bridge!
On closer inspection it seems they were made that way.

I had a look at the serial number and it is E26143. Apparently this signifies it was made in the USA, does that sound right?

Looking forward to cleaning, greasing, polishing and rebuilding soon.