BSA Weekender

[Warny]

Hi all,

Picked this up yesterday, it's a 5-speed Weekender from 1980. Decent condition overall, a few nicks here and there but lots of shiny bits Raleigh gear components and rims, Sturmey Archer hubs and seatpost. Looking online not the most sought-after model but I quite like it!

 

[Rooster1]

Classy

 

[EltonFrog]

s’nice innit?

 

[Cycleops]

Wonderful stuff! Born of the time the barber used to ask you 'Something for the weekend sir?'.
Similar colour that was then popular on the Cortina.

 

[biggs682]

Wonderful stuff! Born of the time the barber used to ask you 'Something for the weekend sir?'.
Similar colour that was then popular on the Cortina.

And the Carlton Corsair
@Warny looks nice and clean so enjoy it

 

[raleighnut]

Nice

 

[Warny]

Thanks all, I've just got to clean up the front rim tonight then she's finished. 5-speed is fine for Cambridge and the guy I bought it off recently put on the new matching tyres. Lovely sound from the rear cassette when coasting, as with a lot of the older bikes. Not sure the modern versions quite have that!

 

[EltonFrog]

I wonder is that frame more or less the same as my BSA TdF?

 

[Warny]

I guess they must be pretty similar, I've not come across a Sturmey Archer hub or seatpost before though. I think the brake calipers are too.

 

[uphillstruggler]

Nothing wrong with that, the brakes may take a little getting used to though.

Nice condition for its age

 

[EltonFrog]

I guess they must be pretty similar, I've not come across a Sturmey Archer hub or seatpost before though. I think the brake calipers are too.

My hubs are SA, the brakes are Weinman. Haven’t looked at the seatpost yet.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I quite like that. I'd imagine all those cheaper bikes from BSA, Sun, Hercules etc of that era probably used a generic rebadged Raleigh hi-tensile frame of the appropriate geometry. The general appearance and component set doesn't look much different to the drop bar Raleigh I had from around 1980.

 

[Cycleops]

Nothing wrong with that, the brakes may take a little getting used to though.

I think he means the top 'suicide levers' might be ineffective!

 

[uphillstruggler]

I think he means the top 'suicide levers' might be ineffective!

And the chrome rims, but mainly the chrome rims

 

[Cycleops]

And the chrome rims, but mainly the chrome rims

Can't you get blocks that work better with chrome rims?