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    1999 Raleigh Max Aero Cruiser conversion

    I ma tempted to buy another nad keep it exactly stock....
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    Anyone recall a floral/scale pattern green '90 Raleigh MTB?

    I love that Raleigh Mantis. It wasn't that, but I love it....
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    1999 Raleigh Max Aero Cruiser conversion

    This is my 1998/9 Raleigh Max Aero 18GS cruiser. MTBs originally evolved from beach cruisers. This one's evolving the other way. I had a Max Aero 18GS new from Halfords in 1999 and loved using it, right up to when it was stolen from me in 2006. 18 months ago I managed to find a good condition...
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    Pioneering spirits (Pair of 1990s Raleigh Pioneer Classics)

    Original tyres on a Raleigh Pioneer Classic are 700x35c gumwalls. I still have 2 of the original tyres in my shed.... Both ours are now running 700x38C for better comfort. 700x40c fits inside the mudguards but only just
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    Anyone recall a floral/scale pattern green '90 Raleigh MTB?

    Thanks, but if all Raleigh Bombers had the distinctive curved top bar seen in Monkeyshred's recent Youtube rebuild, it wasn't one of those - had a straight top tube My understanding is that most bombers had fewer gears and riser instead of flat handlebars
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    Anyone recall a floral/scale pattern green '90 Raleigh MTB?

    Thanks - the first thing I searched was "lizard patterned Raleigh" when I decided I wanted to know what my old bike was so I've seen a lot of Lizards Assuming that all Raleigh Lizards were the same green-blue colourway theme with blank printed stencil-style labels and no pattern in the paint...
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    Anyone recall a floral/scale pattern green '90 Raleigh MTB?

    Hi all For a while I've been trying to remember my first MTB, which was a gift from my parents in (I think) 1990 but might have been a 1989 model. Can anyone help from this indistinct recollection of details? Things I am sure about - it was a Shimano 18-speed (3x6) and it was bought from...
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    Retro ebikes

    There's already an aftermarket battery rebuild scene for the first hybrid cars (Honda Insight Coupé - the battery pack can be rebuilt with NIMh D-cells !). Unless the bike battery is inside the frame I'm sure a rebuild could be done that would add capacity too
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    3, 4 & 5 Speed Sturmey Archer servicing

    Sorry to revive an old thread, but it was the best match for the search term... Does any member in the Home Counties have a facility to remove a ball-race (RH drive cup - the one with the notches) and willing to take on the job? I have a good wheel with a ruined Sturmey Archer AW hub stuck in...
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    ebay basket case?

    And because we really need a bike that's haunted by the person riding it when it got written off......
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    SIS front crankset replacement..(90s taper-axle hybrid bike)

    OK, thats a possibility I wasn't aware of. The only s/speed cranksets I'm familiar with are the type on my Triumph (per profile pic) - which is single-piece. So I can get a s/s crank with removable chainring, remove it from the crank spider and put a narrower chainring on?
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    SIS front crankset replacement..(90s taper-axle hybrid bike)

    Thanks. I've done some more looking at the 2 bikes now. While both have the same 5speed rear wheel and rear derailleur the front cranksets differ. The 10-speed has removable rings and chainset bolts. The 5 speed has a one piece crank-chainring (square taper), as you say above - so I need...
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    Best 26" Tyre for Road & Gravel

    Schwalbe Landcruisers are often available for about £12. Had them on my old BSA Westcoast years ago that was mainly used for road and towpaths, and they were a really good compromise. Had about 3 punctures in 4 years and could still pedal to about 20mph on level ground (heavy bike...)
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    SIS front crankset replacement..(90s taper-axle hybrid bike)

    Hiya Posting this here despite the bike pre-dating 1998 as I'm open to modern suggestions and not doing a classic restoration per se.... Recently purchased a pair of mint condition 1990s Raleigh Pioneer Classic hybrids after my wife expressed an interest in riding with me (she hadn't ridden...
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    North Road style cruiser handlebars, 25.4mm, black

    time to start modding the pair of Pioneer Classics I recently bought for my wifey and I - we both like more vintage appearance, and after doing a shameless backdating of an 80s Triumph as my singlespeed ride, I'm keen to backdate the already somewhat retro Pioneers. They currently have...
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