Pretty much done.

Theodore Schefelbein

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Apr 14, 2024, 10:21:20 PMApr 14

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Reborn 1974 Raleigh International. I finished the mechanics today, have a bit of wet sanding and buffing to work on, but, everything is working and functional. Rode it about a mile before dark, wonderful riding old bike.

Ted

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Jon Spangler

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Apr 14, 2024, 10:40:25 PMApr 14

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Stephen,

What a GORGEOUS blue color, complete with matching fenders and chain guard!

How many gears are you running and on what kind of rear hub?

Jon

Jon Spangler

Alameda, CA USA

"Bicycling has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammeled womanhood."

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On Apr 14, 2024, at 7:21 PM, 'Theodore Schefelbein' via Gentleman Cyclist <gentlema...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Theodore Schefelbein

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Apr 14, 2024, 10:52:54 PMApr 14

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It is a 1976 AW hub that I converted to S5 configuration. 5 gears (well 6 technically, but let us not go there right now) with 27” Sun rims.

The color is a mid 1990s Kia color that is a dead ringer for the color on my wife’s 1967 Robin Hood five speed. I wanted a matching pair for us to ride.The rack installed on her bike was painted at the same time, the rest of her bike is the original color.

Ted

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Theodore Schefelbein

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Apr 14, 2024, 10:57:58 PMApr 14

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Who is Stephan?

Ted

Paulos, Richard G

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Apr 14, 2024, 11:28:21 PMApr 14

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"The Pickwick Bicycle Club was formed on the 22nd June, 1870, when six cycling enthusiasts met at the Downs Hotel, Hackney Downs, East London, and decided to form themselves into a bicycle club. As the formation coincided with the death of Charles Dickens the name "Pickwick" was chosen in honour of the novelist. From that time onwards the Pickwick Bicycle Club has an unbroken history as an active cycling organisation and in the worthwhile task of spreading fellowship and conviviality."

One of the quirks is all club members are called by a character in the book and membership is limited to the number of characters in Dicken's book.