My Raleigh Bike. The Start.

[Boon 51]

Here's the hood I think I could put loops in.

I will of course have bar tape on first ?

 

[midlife]

Is this what you are trying to do?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BMAB6BAgMEAU&usg=AOvVaw11fMZZKvh261BbuTg-Mr_w

 

[Boon 51]

Plus I might put new gear cables in how do I undo the gear levers?

 

[Boon 51]

Is this what you are trying to do?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk-GpDiPDms&ved=2ahUKEwjYvoOe5vnfAhV_SxUIHa4ODMIQwqsBMAB6BAgMEAU&usg=AOvVaw11fMZZKvh261BbuTg-Mr_w

Yes I will have a better look at the video later today as I got to go out ?

 

[midlife]

Strictly you don't need to dismantle the gear levers (downtube shifters) as the cable simply threads through, nothing wrong with taking them apart for cleaning though. There will be a screw to undo or a ring to unscrew by hand, they only go back together one way so camera at the ready lol.

 

[raleighnut]

Plus I might put new gear cables in how do I undo the gear levers?

With downtube levers there is no need to disassemble anything on the lever, the cable nipple just pushes out and the new one threads in.
One thing to watch for is some cables have too big a nipple to fit in the hole, others are OK so take the old uns into a shop and check they're the same size.

 

[Boon 51]

Strictly you don't need to dismantle the gear levers (downtube shifters) as the cable simply threads through, nothing wrong with taking them apart for cleaning though. There will be a screw to undo or a ring to unscrew by hand, they only go back together one way so camera at the ready lol.

Downtube shifters that's the name of them I didn't know that? It all looks very clean so I will only just change the cable? It has a ring and a screwdriver slot?
I will push the cable back hand see how it unfits.

 

[Boon 51]

With downtube levers there is no need to disassemble anything on the lever, the cable nipple just pushes out and the new one threads in.
One thing to watch for is some cables have too big a nipple to fit in the hole, others are OK so take the old uns into a shop and check they're the same size.

OK I will have a go later on..

 

[mikeymustard]

Here's the hood I think I could put loops in.

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I will of course have bar tape on first ?

Is this what you are trying to do?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk-GpDiPDms&ved=2ahUKEwjYvoOe5vnfAhV_SxUIHa4ODMIQwqsBMAB6BAgMEAU&usg=AOvVaw11fMZZKvh261BbuTg-Mr_w

I've been mulling this over. I think converting your aero brakes to non-aero is going to look a bit strange if I'm honest. I'm also wondering if there might be a performance dip with cables not routing where they should be.
I think your options are to either buy a pair of non-aero levers or wait for nice loops of cable on your next project

 

[midlife]

I've been mulling this over. I think converting your aero brakes to non-aero is going to look a bit strange if I'm honest. I'm also wondering if there might be a performance dip with cables not routing where they should be.
I think your options are to either buy a pair of non-aero levers or wait for nice loops of cable on your next project

Oops, have I posted the wrong vid? It was to show that you do the cable work *before* taping the bars to answer Boon 51's question. I thought it showed converting non aero to aero.

 

[raleighnut]

https://d1vfu4m1fkicia.cloudfront.net/imgs/products/oo/950_constW/BLDC204_P1.jpg

 

[Boon 51]

I've been mulling this over. I think converting your aero brakes to non-aero is going to look a bit strange if I'm honest. I'm also wondering if there might be a performance dip with cables not routing where they should be.
I think your options are to either buy a pair of non-aero levers or wait for nice loops of cable on your next project

So how much would a pair of non- aero levers cost ?

 

[carpenter]

these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...=item3645d2aadb:g:y1YAAOSwFSNcQdSw:rk:10:pf:0

 

[Boon 51]

Me and my bike were chatting the other day about him having new tyres as the 20mm Gatorskins he had were shot and I didn't like the brake calipers: plus he needed new brake blocks which would cost me £8.00 so we worked out a plan.
I only have either Conti 4000's or Michelin Endurance Pro's spare (at £60 pair which I thought was too much to spend on him as he only cost me £62.)
So what we agreed on is this, I would give him the Endurance Pro's and in return I'll buy some Shimano 105 calipers at £22 (out of his pocket money) so I would save the £8.00 on buying brake blocks making the calipers £14.00.
This now makes sense so he's spent £22.00 on brake calipers, £8.00 on inner/outer brake cables and £10.00 new hood/levers. Total £40.00 for bits and £62.00 buying him in the first place so we are both happy.
I'm not going to charge him the price of a saddle, pedals or bar tape as I have all of them so it won't cost me - he's a lucky bike to have found me!

 

[Oldfentiger]

I mentioned upthread that I’d ditched the aero levers on my Carlton Kermesse in favour of non-aero ones.
Here are before and after pics.......