Jon MollerOct 29, 2024
@pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque In more #BikeTooter #vintagebicycle #bikerestoration news, I found a 1970 #Raleigh Twenty #foldingbike at the local bike co-op and decided to restore it! It only cost me $50 haha. https://youtu.be/4gkcpdeoIhs
A first look at my freshly rescued 1970 Raleigh Twenty folding bike

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Show threadJon MollerOct 29, 2024
@pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque And a second look #BikeTooter https://youtu.be/_Oa6Fl3hEWs
A second look at my 1970 Raleigh Twenty

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@pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque So far I've replaced the seatpost, adjusted the #SturmeyArcher AW hub, repacked the bottom bracket, replaced the grips, and adjusted the brakes. I plan to either rebuild the wheels with aluminum rims or just build a new set, but the front hub is a weird proprietary Raleigh thing, so I'll think about whether I want to file the dropouts. #restoration #vintage #BikeTooter
Oct 29, 2024 at 6:41pmWeb
Show threadJon MollerOct 29, 2024
@pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque What have I learned so far from this bike? An ingenious way to pop cotter pins with a ball joint separator!! #BikeTooter #cotterpins #restoration #vintage https://youtu.be/kQf-eYzNyMw
A ball joint separator can be a bicycle cotter press if it wants to be!

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Show threadJon MollerNov 14, 2024
@pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque Indeed not only did it feel great over a 10 mile test ride, I/it averaged 16 mph over the course of the ride! Cruising in style. Good and good for you. #biketooter #bicycle #foldingbike #raleigh #biking #bicycling
Show threadJohn M FloresNov 18, 2024

@guofu @pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque

Wow, what a classic! That 16mph is the motor - impressive

Show threadJon MollerNov 18, 2024
@JohnMFlores @pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @lopta @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque Thanks man! Indeed I adjusted the bike so the motor could deliver power as efficiently as possible :-)
Show threadloptaOct 29, 2024
@guofu @pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque Did you use the original crank etc?
Show threadJon MollerOct 29, 2024
@lopta @pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque I plan to use the original cottered crank. It feels super solid and is no longer intimidating to remove. I think I really need to switch to alloy rims for safety riding in the rain though.
Show threadloptaOct 29, 2024
@guofu @pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque My sister had the Raleigh Shopper variant. Robust little thing the Twenty!
Show threadJon MollerOct 30, 2024
@lopta @pizzapal @claudiom @kelbot @robert588 @stug @jirka @darkstar @snowdusk @RJF @publius @ParadeGrotesque I believe it! Just a quick flush and then some motor oil got the Sturmey-Archer AW gently ticking again!