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Dougc
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This is a real head scratcher. I have disassembled an old Raleigh Record road bike to overhaul it
and am evaluating what to do with it. I picked it up at a yard sale last summer, so I don't know
much about its history, but based on the serial number, it appears to have been built around 1973. I
am inferring from the total lack of lubrication throughout the bike that it didn't see a lick of
maintenance in 30 years. Fortunately, it doesn't appear to have seen much use, either, since there
is little or no wear on the various bearing surfaces and the chainwheels. It has cottered Nervar
cranks and chainwheels, Huret deraillers, and Altenburger centerpull brakes. This being an old
Raleigh, I fully expected the bottom bracket to be 26 tpi, but that does not appear to be the case.
My calipers tell me that the BB is 35mm and the thread gauge indicates that it is a 1 mm thread. The
bottom bracket shell is 71 mm wide. I have only removed the adjustable cup, so I am not sure whether
the fixed cup is a left or right hand thread. I was not aware that Raleigh made any bikes with
French (or Swiss?) BBs. The French drivetrain components are also a bit of a surprise. Has anyone
seen this combination before?
and am evaluating what to do with it. I picked it up at a yard sale last summer, so I don't know
much about its history, but based on the serial number, it appears to have been built around 1973. I
am inferring from the total lack of lubrication throughout the bike that it didn't see a lick of
maintenance in 30 years. Fortunately, it doesn't appear to have seen much use, either, since there
is little or no wear on the various bearing surfaces and the chainwheels. It has cottered Nervar
cranks and chainwheels, Huret deraillers, and Altenburger centerpull brakes. This being an old
Raleigh, I fully expected the bottom bracket to be 26 tpi, but that does not appear to be the case.
My calipers tell me that the BB is 35mm and the thread gauge indicates that it is a 1 mm thread. The
bottom bracket shell is 71 mm wide. I have only removed the adjustable cup, so I am not sure whether
the fixed cup is a left or right hand thread. I was not aware that Raleigh made any bikes with
French (or Swiss?) BBs. The French drivetrain components are also a bit of a surprise. Has anyone
seen this combination before?