Vintage Raleigh Restoration! Full 1961 Road Bike Rebuild!

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Жыл бұрын

In todays episode we restore this vintage Raleigh. We service the headset, bottom bracket, wheel and hub bearings. We also fully Rebuild the rear wheel along with completely rebuilding the frame and all components...
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@munro12345 Жыл бұрын

Literally one of the most enjoyable 20 minutes I have ever spent on KZfaq!

@tamilprince2008

U wouldn't believe. I'm from srilanka. People in my area are crazy about Raleigh bikes. Only few has these old bikes, n they see it as their precious property.

@SayMcGillicuddy Жыл бұрын

much as I like your everyday/knockabout bike videos, the sympathetic restoration of proper vintage classic marques really highlights your craft. Excellent.

@jeffmoore4153 Жыл бұрын

The battery box held 4x1.5 volt batteries. Under the headlamp was a switch left was the battery, center off, right dynamo. I had one of these bikes from new. The only difference the gears at the rear were separate from the front dynamo. My bike was a 1954 model.

@oooooooooooot125 Жыл бұрын

I have a 68 Humber found it twenty years ago at the dump shop . I plan to restore it one day as its like an old friend with lots of history.

@cafesolo6683 Жыл бұрын

The battery box would have contained 3 or 4 SP2 batteries and there should have been a 3 way switch on the headlamp shell- Battery power for when stationary, dynamo hub power when moving, and off. Batteries used to leak acid when left for too long so the boxes would corrode. Lovely resto job!

@baroh2413 Жыл бұрын

Nice Oysterquartz

@yankeepalu8627

It’s a pleasure watching how much technology has changed and how we’ll built vintage bikes were made

@Fallington Жыл бұрын

Guys this is phenomenal - bravo. Nothing but respect for a mechanic who can rebuild a Di2 carbon superbike one week and restore a 60yr old piece of history the next. Keep it going!

@gilbertlopez6101 Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your videos because i see the working man's bikes to repair and refurbish. But you've outdone yourselves with this one. Throughly enjoyed it and learned quite a lot. Thank you and one thing for sure is these bikes were built like a tank.

@kelalamusic9258 Жыл бұрын

No company has the history of bicycle manufacturing that Raleigh has. For me, the name Raleigh is the epitome of bicycles. As a kid, my first bicycle was a Raleigh, and that name was held in high esteem. Watching your restoration brought back wonderful memories for me. I'm so grateful. If only I could go back in time, even for a short period, so I could ride that Raleigh around the neighborhood like I did almost every day. It's sad that Raleigh is not what it used to be. Now they are made in huge factories in Asia that pump out thousands of bikes that lack the quality of the past. They lasted for years and years, just like the one you restored. Today, they may last a few years, then its ready for the junk heap. The logo up front may be the same, but it's not a Raleigh, a real Raleigh anyway.

@peterdelmonte9832

I saved a very similar Raleigh to your one a few years ago. I knew the old chap who’d bought it new in 1953. It was barely rideable when I was bequeathed it and I did every ball race and refurbed the rod brakes. The bike shop where is was bought (now run by the founder’s son) replaced spokes and trued the wheels. It also had working dynamo lights. I rode it on sunny days for a couple of years and the most surprising aspect to me was the dawning of the realisation that the frame I’d thought was built just not to break was in fact sophisticated. It did what steel does: it flexed and bump-soaked and was clearly a balanced set of tubes. Eventually I gave it back to the owner’s daughter who’d passed it to me. In my advancing years I’m tempted to save another as you have so beautifully.

@stewartsmotorcycles.315 14 күн бұрын

What a cracking job! I was very impressed with your attention to detail. Like greasing the brake sliding pins, and oiling every part of the linkages, and putting Copperslip on the pedal threads. I'm not surprised that you spent nearly a week sorting the old beggar out.

@tekeeladude Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous restoration! Thanks for the extra effort putting together this video. 👍👍👍

@kevinborovsky3558 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic transformation you are truly a bike whisperer. I just love the old Raleigh’s and can remember when I was a kid Raleigh ruled the bike world. Thanks again for a most enjoyable video.

@shaunbrowne3963 Жыл бұрын

A 100 point restoration!

@denaude7058 Жыл бұрын

I have two of thee exact bikes. They have been sitting in a cupboard for many year. Rusty,dirty and needs major love.

@77gmcnut

I like watching these restoration videos. It's nice that some of these vintage bikes are still around and being enjoyed.

@Goruthar Жыл бұрын

The low kilometer ones that just sit inside somewhere and get tired are the best light restoration candidates. Beautiful, respectful job.

@tinniswood2577 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic restoration, sure was some quality built into this bike. Glad you brought it back to life and I bet its a good one to ride to a country pub on a summers day.