1920's Raleigh

[DomP]

Finally got my hands on the heirloom Raleigh, far too late for my liking as its been carelessly stored against my advice in a damp shed.  Its circa 1924, possibly a model 2 or 5, sadly when my great uncle had it it was in pretty decent condition with no signs of rust and good nickel plating.  Im in a quandary as to what to do with it  but for now I will give it a good clean and spray it liberally in acf50

[DomP]

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[Bryanj]

Oily rag it and run it, how about the Brighton, is it eligable?

[DomP]

Thats my thoughts Bryan, do you remember them when they first came out😉  excuse my ignorance, the Brighton?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Interesting old Raleigh, my mate had a Cycle master that he used to commute to work.

I too would be looking at an oily rag job.

 My mate did an oily rag restoration on a 1960s Ariel Leader. He sold it at a big loss, he didn't keep it as it was too slow with poor brakes, he owned one in the 1970s. Nostalgic memories eh.

[Bryanj]

Cheeky sod, i aint that old!! London to brighton cars and bikes

[DomP]

 😁

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Interesting old Raleigh, my mate had a Cycle master that he used to commute to work.

He later upgrades to the Runabout model.

I too would be looking at an oily rag job.

 My mate did an oily rag restoration on a 1960s Ariel Leader. He sold it at a big loss, he didn't keep it as it was too slow with poor brakes, he owned one in the 1970s. Nostalgic memories eh.