bdee
July 9th, 2005, 04:29 PM
I've had this bike since I found it with a big sign on it that read "FREE!" back in '99 on the East Bay bike path. I finally got around to finishing it up ::). In '99 I overhauled everything but the front hub (a rusty mess) and promptly stuck it in the basement when we took over the top two floors of the house we live in. I was cooked from road riding on Thursday and Friday so today was maintenance day. When I ran out of other bike stuff to do I grabbed the Raleigh, overhauled the front hub and now I have a SS grocery getter. It has a Sturmey Archer 3spd hub (with an old school grip shift type shifter) that is stuck in one (big) gear. I rode it up some hills and it didn't feel much different than a 32x16, just a lot heavier than my other bikes. I'm still a little amazed the tires are holding air. I've been using my Poprad for errands and always wonder if it'll be there when I return. No worries now, if they want to cut the lock and bolt more power to 'em.