Squeeeeeeeeeeee with excitment

[Arch]

So, I was at this little local bike festival, and there was a second hand bike auction, and...




She (and oddly, I think this one is a she, whereas all my others are he) is a Raleigh Jeep.



Date not known at the moment, people there suggested early 70's. A bit tatty in places on the paintwork, single speed, 24" wheels. Just on the dinky side, but with the seat up, I fit.

It was a bit of an impulse, I just fell in love.... She is an early birthday present, and as I wheeled her away, for the princely sum of £15, several people commented on how lovely she is. She glitters in the sun.

She will live here, here not being York, so that I have a bike for using when I am here myself.

 

[MacB]

I do like the read and gold, but you'd have to sort out the white saddle and grips

 

[Night Train]

Lovely find, and a bargain too!


Has it got four wheel drive and a canvas top?

 

[Arch]

I do like the read and gold, but you'd have to sort out the white saddle and grips

Well, initially, I thought that, but I'm going to use it a bit and see how I get on with them. I fancy keeping it as original as possible.

A little research shows that it would have had a partial chainguard, so there's something to look out for!

 

[potsy]

Very nice Arch.
You do know that 'here' is not as flat as York don't you?

 

[Arch]

Very nice Arch.
You do know that 'here' is not as flat as York don't you?

Well, very few places are as flat as York. You're assuming I'm not in the Fens. Or Holland.

I am wondering whether to build a flip flop hub into a 24" rim, and finally find out what all this fixed fuss is about...

 

[potsy]

Well, very few places are as flat as York. You're assuming I'm not in the Fens. Or Holland.

I am wondering whether to build a flip flop hub into a 24" rim, and finally find out what all this fixed fuss is about...

That's kind of what I meant, don't want your legs to get a shock at the sight of a speed bump

 

[Cubist]

That's sweet Arch, (he's right about that saddle though!)

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Don't listen to them rough types, the white is fine for a girlie bike. You being such a girlie-girl too!

Sweet bike.

 

[Headgardener]

Plenty of mainly flat here which is not that far away from "here" and some lovely routes to follow.

 

[MacB]

Don't listen to them rough types, the white is fine for a girlie bike. You being such a girlie-girl too!

Sweet bike.

Listen not to Mr '3 sandwiches short of a picnic', get any colour saddle you like but not white

 

[coffeejo]

She's definitely in Gryffindor!

 

[Baggy]

She's a lovely looking bike! Very unusual...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Listen not to Mr '3 sandwiches short of a picnic', get any colour saddle you like but not white

Forget anything MacShallow says, the white saddle is soooo 70s - it's stays put.

If you change the grips and saddle, you'll have spent more than the bike cost. I had to by £7.99 grips for my £40 Mountain bike, that's 19.975% of my original purchase price - crazy money!

 

[Brandane]

Nice find, Arch. I am sure my younger cousin had one of those, in the same colour scheme, when we were pre-teens. That would put it about early 70's right enough .