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Onlyrwd
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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Location: Market Rasen
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 Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: Found an old Eswick Ex RAF Cycle |
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Managed to get hold of an old Elswick, might be a Hopper. Its probably not as old as it looks. Its an Ex RAF bike when the officers got them rather than a car as they do now. Its been painted a few times but its black, still on the Raleigh Record tyres and white tipped rear mudguard, original cotterpin crank, pedals and sprung seat, white handlebar grips still intact.
It needs a new (old) stem as its got an alloy one and has one alloy wheel. Will be stripping it repainting it and sorting the few bits it needs and the brake cables, it will go well with my '60s caravans even if its a bit too new it looks old 
Its like this one, I dont have any photos of the actual one at the moment. Anyone know anything about them?
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78 Cavalier GL
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christine lowery
Joined: 30 Sep 2009
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Location: wallsend tyne and wear
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:23 pm Post subject: elswick bike |
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hi only rwd look on the sturmy archer hub it will be dated not an absolute but its a start
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Ironhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2010
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Location: Leicestershire
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| i have an old black bicycle with rod-brakes i rescued from a skip years ago.no idea what make it is though,as i can't find any numbers on it. |
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Onlyrwd
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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Location: Market Rasen
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: elswick bike |
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| christine lowery wrote: | hi only rwd look on the sturmy archer hub it will be dated not an absolute but its a start
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That would be a good idea but it hasnt got one, its a single speed gear, all the RAF ones I worked on over the years were single speed. Looks old that will do for me
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MVPeters
Joined: 28 Aug 2008
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Location: Northern MA, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Mick
Please let me know where you get your brake cables from.
I have a 1949 Raleigh in absolutely original untouched condition. It has some chrome rust, but I don't intend to re-paint it, just do a sensitive restoration.
At least one of the brake cables is beyond salvation & I'll need to replace the tyres & tubes but I'm hoping that's all.
(I'm trying to find a photo!).
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MVPeters
Joined: 28 Aug 2008
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Location: Northern MA, USA
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Oh yes, the headlamp & saddle are probably beyond it too!
I can get "replacement" brake cables, but they're not identical to the originals, which I'd prefer.
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Bayliss Thomas
Joined: 25 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Did you manage to source your new cables, if not these people will be able to supply www.speedycables.co.uk |
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