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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Yes... i had those on my old racer. The bottom bit of a hill in the wet was always an interesting and unnerving experience.
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rogerzilla
Legendary Member
And they're generally heavy enough to give immunity against being doored...the car door would just be knocked off
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I had a ride of a friends upright Pashley. Good god, awful. Like trying to steer a barge. Give me a road bike or MTB any day.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Even for the style, Pashleys are stately (=heavy)
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
If I do get this thing up and running, I'm going to need some tweed.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
And they're generally heavy enough to give immunity against being doored...the car door would just be knocked off
I'll take your word for that, as I have no desire to prove it for myself.
I will say though that for some reason motorists do tend to give a bit more room when on the 3-speed, especially when approaching from the opposite direction and the road is narrowed by parked vehicles. Sometimes they'll hold back and wait for me to pass by whereas if I was riding my Raleigh Royal, they'd often keep coming and squeeze past. I suppose they do have a certain road presence and they look "solid", so the premium German automobile drivers are worried about their shiny paintwork.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Just remember you have to wee on tweed.
roley poley
Über Member
- Location
- leeds
Do they sell rod brake kits anymore or do you have to cobble them together from finds ? could do with a set on an old Raleigh awaiting referb
classic33
Leg End Member
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
There's roadsters and there's roadsters. They come in a lot of variants of geometry, wheelbase, and weight. I have ridden ones that feel like a tank and don't want to change direction, but I have also ridden others that are quite nippy, relatively speaking. My 26" rod-braked Raleigh falls into the latter category.It looks like it shouldn't be, but it's pretty manoeuvrable
You'd probably have to source rod brake parts from one of those countries where those bikes are still made and ridden in large numbers. I doubt it would prove economic, TBH. If you've got a rod brake machine with missing parts, it's probably better to try to source a compatible donor bike or consider converting it to cable brakes. For example my Raleigh is based around the Raleigh Sports roadster frame, and Raleigh turned out different model variants, some with cable brakes, some with rods, some with fully enclosed chaincases, and some without. The common factor was the frame and the 26" wheels. If you have a 28" wheel roadster, it might be a rod-only design, but it also might be a simple conversion to cable.
roley poley
Über Member
- Location
- leeds
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Do you know exactly what model of Raleigh it is?
roley poley
Über Member
- Location
- leeds
nope but could send pics tomorrow, gents frame ,I stripped it down to frame and forks and a box of bits years ago but where the rod brake components went to I just don't know re found it in my lockdown clear up of the shed
