tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950281679163772560.post5974672085793329666..comments2023-09-17T04:29:59.752-07:00Comments on mikespokes: His and Hers!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03825454524437359677noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950281679163772560.post-16875274969151864172010-05-08T21:51:02.033-07:002010-05-08T21:51:02.033-07:00Baaaah! That was unexpected! I can't possibl...Baaaah! That was unexpected! I can't possibly be jealous, after having sold my green Raleigh Lady's Sports "Lucy 3-Speed" and a matching green men's Raleigh Sprite last Fall... and yet I am : ) Well, our matching Raleigh DL-1 Tourists say hello : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950281679163772560.post-56576210846285362132010-05-04T07:44:50.538-07:002010-05-04T07:44:50.538-07:00As long as the hubs were not taken apart improperl...As long as the hubs were not taken apart improperly (separating the armature from the magnet ring)they seem to last indefinitely. They only put out about 2 watts compared to the 3watts+ of a bottle generator and the newer hubs. <br /><br />I have several that are 40+ years old that still work fine, in fact other than the weight they are awesome with the <a href="http://2whls3spds.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-can-see-clearly-now.html" rel="nofollow">new LED lights</a> that have come along in the past few years.<br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950281679163772560.post-27498344476420482622010-05-04T07:35:37.335-07:002010-05-04T07:35:37.335-07:00Aaron, I think your guesses on the seats are in th...Aaron, I think your guesses on the seats are in the right neighborhood. As for the lights/hubs, that is a puzzler. My other Superbe also has no trace of hub lighting, equipped instead with an after-market fork light and bottle generator. Did the dyno hubs tend to stop working through years? Based on my narrow experience (owning three and knowing of a fourth) that few hubs and lighting systems survived.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825454524437359677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2950281679163772560.post-43062391790439202702010-05-04T03:13:45.505-07:002010-05-04T03:13:45.505-07:00Great find! and in excellent shape!
The only &quo...Great find! and in excellent shape!<br /><br />The only "matched" pair of bikes we have are our <a href="http://inlinethumb62.webshots.com/43837/2269311670066886751S600x600Q85.jpg" rel="nofollow">Twentys.</a> Something to do with me being 6'-2" and my bride 5'-1"...She can only ride 17" and smaller frames.<br /><br />The Schwinn seats are replacements, perhaps the owners had Schwinns and preferred those saddles, or the bikes came with Brooks Leather and the owners felt they were too hard and the shop swapped them out for what they had readily available. AFAIK most if not all Raleigh Superbes came with B67 saddles. What I find interesting is the no dynohubs and lights?<br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.com