Rare Early 60s Raleigh - a set on Flickr

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Eric Norris

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Jan 20, 2014, 11:17:13 PM1/20/14
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Cool bike spotted on today's ride. Anybody know what model this is?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/sets/72157639989652794/


Michael

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Jan 21, 2014, 12:10:24 AM1/21/14
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Electric blue...

 
...you gotta register your bike in Minnesota?!?!?!??!

How much would that cost, and do you get points on your MVA record if you get a ticket? 

Eric Platt

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Jan 21, 2014, 6:46:54 AM1/21/14
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Michael,

Yes, you had to register a bike.  At least until the mid 1970's.  Most cities had special stickers or plates.  Have not seen that particular St. Louis Park one before.  But I don't look hard enough for them.

Honestly, I would love to find a few and put on my Rivendell bikes.  That might really confuse some folks.

Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN


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Ron Mc

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Jan 21, 2014, 7:54:09 AM1/21/14
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that's a stunner - thanks for posting

Shawn Granton

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Jan 22, 2014, 1:36:42 PM1/22/14
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Eric-

My educated guess is that it's a "Mountie" model. Here's the 1967 catalog page:
The Mountie was a 20" wheeled bike, and it's hard to tell from your photo what size wheels/how big the bike is. And in the catalog the Mountie was a single-speed/coaster braked model, whereas the one in your photo has caliper brakes and a S-A three-speed hub. So I don't know for sure.

In any case, the photo set looks like a good candidate for the Society of Three Speeds flickr group! (cough, cough)
;-)

-Shawn

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Eric Norris

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Jan 22, 2014, 1:44:57 PM1/22/14
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Shawn:

Very close, but the bike I saw has 26" wheels and was clearly designed for an adult. Do you have the rest of that catalog?

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Ron Mc

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Jan 22, 2014, 1:49:16 PM1/22/14
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Eric, it's on the late Sheldon Browns Retro Raleighs website  http://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/index.html#catalogues

Shawn Granton

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Jan 22, 2014, 1:50:53 PM1/22/14
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Yep, there. Also, the Headbadge has a larger repository of Raleigh catalogs:
This is the 1967 one, but the Mountie is the only model that has a frame that looks like the one in Eric's photos:

-Shawn

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Shawn Granton

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Jan 22, 2014, 2:04:23 PM1/22/14
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Here's another catalog from Three Speed Hub. This is 1962 UK catalog(ue). Go down to page 34 and 35 and check out models 45L and 49L.
-Shawn

Eric Norris

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Jan 22, 2014, 2:28:57 PM1/22/14
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Again, close but not exactly the same. The bike in my photos has a twin top tube, and a very 1960s-ish chrome fin on the top of the chainguard. It also apparently came with the rear rack built it. Not shown in the photos is a matching Raleigh seat bag that the owner took off so it wouldn't get stolen.


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Ron Mc

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Jan 22, 2014, 2:44:07 PM1/22/14
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The half chain guard and cable brakes say it ought to be a Light Roadster 

Shawn Granton

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Jan 22, 2014, 3:45:19 PM1/22/14
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In my not-that-educated knowledge of Raleigh of that era, it's hard to pinpoint some of these off models, as the online record of catalogs (US, UK, etc) are spotty and have several year gaps. Also, since Raleigh was the 800 pound gorilla of the industry of that era who did what they wanted to and made lots of different bikes, there are some "not-in-catalog" varieties out there.

Eric, if you want, I could forward this over to the Gentleman Cyclist list and see if they come up with anything. They're pretty knowledgeable about this stuff.

yours,
Shawn

Eric Norris

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Jan 22, 2014, 4:15:16 PM1/22/14
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Shawn:

That would be great. Defining characteristics are the twin top tube, 3-speed hub, full generator lighting, factory rack, seat bag, chrome fenders.

The owner will be very happy if we can find out what she's got.

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Shawn Granton

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Jan 22, 2014, 4:54:59 PM1/22/14
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Eric, done! I also posted it to my blog and to tumblr. Let's see if we get any other opinions.
-Shawn

Eric Norris

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Jan 22, 2014, 7:00:59 PM1/22/14
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Excellent! Thanks!


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On Jan 22, 2014, at 1:54 PM, Shawn Granton <urbanadven...@gmail.com> wrote:

Eric, done! I also posted it to my blog and to tumblr. Let's see if we get any other opinions.
-Shawn

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