The Old Gentleman

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Member Since:

November 30, 2009

Older than Hack

INFORMATION

Manufacturer / Model

1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist

Frame and Size

24" lugged 1020 steel frame

Fork and Headset

Tube-crown fork

Handlebars / Stem / Grips

Tourist bars

Saddle / Seatpost

Brooks B72

Cassette

NA

Chain

1/8" Raleigh original chain

Crank Set / Bottom Bracket

Raleigh 3-heron crank

Rear Derailleur

Sturmey Archer AW 3-speed internally geared hub with 65 12 date code

Front Derailleur

NA

Shifters

Sturmey Archer trigger shifter

Pedals

Raleigh rubber platforms

Brakes / Brake Levers

Raleigh rod brakes

Wheelset

Westwood steel rims

Tires

28" x 1 1/2" Schwalbe Delta Cruisers HS 392

Suspension

Fixed frame and fork

This was a garage sale find in September 2008.

5 COMMENTS

Posted:

December 8, 2009 • 06:28 AM

Lucky you! I moved to a financially-challenged area, where no one has ever had nice bikes to stow away, or so it seems. My vintage ride is the R20 I picked up in Australia a few years ago.

Posted:

December 8, 2009 • 09:11 AM

Nice find!

Posted:

December 8, 2009 • 01:58 PM

I know the word 'classy' gets tossed around a lot these days but believe me when I say that is a very classy bike!

Posted:

December 8, 2009 • 09:16 PM

Those fenders look stout!

Posted:

December 8, 2009 • 11:36 PM

The whole bike is stout. When I still had the rear baskets on it, it came in at 51 pounds!

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