Recent content by Threeknees

Thanks for your advice guys. I was coming round to your way of thinking. I'll certainly check out that seller on ebay. I'm considering having a go at spacing the frame to possibly take it to a six speed freewheel. It measures roughly 120mm, would taking it to 130mm be too much. Somewhat nervous...

Hello, I'm looking for a bit of advice. As I expect many others have been through the same pain. I have an old Raleigh Pursuit 5 speed rear wheel. It has a nasty steel rim, a bent and cross threaded axle on one side with a Sachs Malliard hub. Should I just bin it and get a cheap modern rear...

I don't think mine is as nice yours fun at fiftyish. It's made of ATT23 tubing and weighs a bit. Although cosmetically tatty (it does sparkle great in the sunshine) the frame is absolutely sound. The headset chrome cleaned up ok and the bottom bracket would just need a re-grease and bearings.

Thanks for that Rampage, that's top notch that link. Useful for other info too. I don't expect there's too many of these bikes knocking about now.

Hello, New to the forum but have been an avid reader for sometime. The collective wisdom has helped me greatly. I've recently come into the possession of a 1991 Raleigh Mantis....... Some may say you poor soul Whilst stripping it down I noticed the headset on first appearance to be 1 inch...