Building a bicycle in 1945 "How a bicycle is made"

[@uniworkhorse]

16:45 "A bicycle is a comfortable and cheap way to get about, a great boon to man" Truer words unspoken

[@selvakumarm4382]

Am from Bharath which is india. I have this same style HERO bicycle now. Bought new one back in 2007 for roughly around 3000rs..(40$). Changed the tires and tubes last year. And daily cycling atleast 20kms(YEAR 2023) Although it is somewhat heavy, but it rides smooth. And it still gonna last long for atleast a century 😅

[@mattynoordberg1698]

Very simple and efficient way to paint a bicycle frame !

[@wozza59]

What a truly marvellous video. The skills involved in the design and workmanship of construction are amazing.

[@cs2forlife]

no its not. its looks so primitive

[@cottonfleece9243]

@@cs2forlife blokgg!!!

[@Africa1000]

This is a truly magnificent video. Not only does it show how a bicycle is made and the incredible technology that went into producing one, it is a great way to show how things were back then. I know that history is not always something to be proud of but at least there was some innocence and efficiency to working life back then.

[@ulaB]

Too bad that cars now take the most of the space instead of bicycles :-/

[@bobbzhere]

How time changes... Bikes are back 9 years later

[@andreholmlund1981]

To bad comunists rule the times we are living in

[@foodtastesgood8579]

Probably has something to do with all the obesed women I see on these dating sites

[@polobeltran2755]

70@ ​@@bobbzhere

[@marksmatchboxmemories-xd6qp]

more steel, in that old raleigh, than any modern car :) lol

[@robertengland8769]

I've been a rider my entire life. Fascinating how bicycles are manufactured.

[@andrewwilliams2353]

Agreed, I was surprised that the frame tubes were rolled from flat steel plates

[@malingehring165]

This was eye opening because of how long ago these bikes were made. I see "Rudge" bicycles on Facebook frequently and did not know that they are so old. I think I will buy one to have as a historical collection.

[@hello12344477]

Nothing like a classic bike beauty and craftsmanship loved it

[@sjanzeir]

Frame geometries used to be "dignified" back then - unlike today's _mildly aggressive, aggressive, and fully aggressive_ geometries.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

One of the great bicycle makers of all time. It is amazing how much careful thought and skill it took manufacturers to just build the equipment and train people to produce these things and still turn out a profit. We are a shadow of those hardworking, ingenious people who lived in those better times. We don't make anything anymore in the western world, and will pay a price in the near future for it. No wonder our standard of living has been dropping for the last 30 years.

[@premdasyesudasan5778]

A gem of a video. Truly.

[@mechanicman8687]

Relaxation,health and happiness to say the least. Nothing better than to ride my very old ten speed by the coast 11-26-22

[@cheesefarmer3545]

50 seconds a tire?! For me thats a 2 hour affair with a good amount of profanity

[@mikek9297]

Get a plastic tire spoon. It should help. I'm no expert, don't change my tires and tubes much, but I can get it done in around 5 minutes on the street.

[@gazzal2946]

About 30 seconds for me or less.I worked there.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

It can be easier if it is not inflated.

[@nvatek]

just fantastic! even today I learned alot from this video!

[@wynkindeworde6504]

It is sad that Raleigh bicycles are no longer made in Nottingham. Raleigh are now owned by Dutch companies.

[@marksmatchboxmemories-xd6qp]

raleigh restarted in nottingham this year :)

[@argus1393]

My first bicycle was an `English Racer` with a 3 speed rear hub. Man I thought that was cool! Fast forward to today my ride is a Cervelo r3. Carbon fiber frame, not a drop of steel.

[@ComeGetHappy]

The bicycle: A great boon to Man. Hey father how do they do it! I want a bicycle like that! They sure don't make them like this anymore! They never mention which company this is but it is clear it is the Raleigh manufacturing plant. It's funny how almost none in the factory wears gloves, even the enamel paint dipper guy. I love how they make the front gear teeth, wow! That wheel bearing hub guy sure moves fast! He fills a thousand hubs with bearings in an 8 hr day. The ladies that fit tires and tubes can do each one in 50 seconds. I love my Raleigh!

[@GTMarmot]

Takes me 50 minutes

[@boblowes]

The bicycle is an amazing machine. They should be made available on the NHS. What's truly tragic is the number of abandoned shared bicycles in China. multiple companies established themselves, vastly over-estimating demand. The sheer number of parked shared bicycles began blocking streets and roads - to the point where the authorities began gathering them up and dumping them in holding facilities, while the share scheme companies went bust, and there are literally now hundreds of thousands of perfectly good, cheap bicycles sitting awaiting disposal. At least the metals will end up recycled, but it would be nice if some of those bikes could be bought up and donated to people in Africa or India, for example. Some could remain as they are. Others could be converted to cargo bicycles, or tricycles, etc etc. You could even use them to make electricity generators. It's surely got to be better than just letting them all slowly rot.

[@charlieboy7502]

You know that'll never happen. There's no money into helping the poor so think about that

[@ddjohnson9717]

they do ship em to Africa and poor continents tho

[@10xZ00M]

I've heard of NHS (GPs) being able to prescribe cycling for certain conditions.

[@johnhenrick2298]

I noticed the 'Rudge' name on one of the frames. I had a red Rudge with 24" wheels for Christmas when I was nine years old. Very nice bike! Later, bought a Triumph Palm Beach, the first with white plastic mudguards, I believe.

[@joen3992]

11:17 seeing the crank now tells me this is the British "The Raleigh" Factory that no longer exists. They made great bikes for decades...

[@andrewwilliams2353]

I wonder about the state of the enameller's right hand ! How did he clean it off at the end of an 8 hr shift ? No 'Elf n Safety visible there !

[@C345OFR]

Raleigh were pioneers in implementing SalamanderTech™, a special injection administered to all workers upon start of employment. Thus, all the enameller need do at the end of his shift was amputate the hand. A healthy new one grew overnight, in time for his next shift.

[@copylot77]

2 wheels carry our soul! It's a very nice video, I'm an KTM electric mountain bike rider, I live in the Netherlands, I'm still waiting for my new channel. Good luck with my love.

[@spiloFTW]

Does any one know why the seat stays are separate components bolted on?

[@Del350K4]

I I wondered about that, too!

[@dmd8552]

I believe it was to avoid a welded/brazed joint that was under load and/or to allow the same frame to be used with different sizes wheels.

[@floris869]

The UK and Ireland should start cycling more instead of using cars, just like the good old days, that's what I think after three weeks cycling holidays over there.

[@jefferyobryan6351]

I own 2 Raleigh sports, used to have the Tourist with the rod brakes and 28 inch wheels you see in the beginning of the video. Nothing rides like an old sturmey archer Raleigh, with the brooks b66 saddle its the most comfortable ride on the road 👍👍👍

[@Africa1000]

@Giuliano Skywalker You need to have one shipped over from England!

[@andrewwilliams2353]

I have a Trek hybrid and an Indian copy of a Hercules 1930s tourer complete with all-over chain case, rod brakes and a brand new Brooks B66 leather saddle. It is certainly strong but not exactly light. However, given the right conditions it goes like the wind thanks to the 3 speed gears and the riding position is supremely comfortable thanks to the sit-up-and-beg handlebars. Wouldn't be without it during the summer months. My garage is so damp in winter it's practically underwater so "Montague" spends the winter nice and dry in a spare bedroom

[@b.k.ramesh2375]

Wonderful Vedio. Thankyou.

[@PhilOsGarage]

Great video, but in some ways it does rather disprove the myth that things were better made back then. Note the sloppy welding of the mudguard stays, four welds one side, three the other in a very random placement, and note that while the chap may be able to build 1000 hubs per day, the greasing was very haphazard and inadequate. I guess speed was everything to keep the price down.

[@stevengagnon4777]

That was all left to your bicycle mechanic to fix if you didn't do it yourself

[@meganoobbg3387]

Half truth - modern expensive and mid-priced bikes are better in quality. Generic budget bikes for the masses though, are just as sloppy (if not more, cuz most made in China). That being said though, modern bike industry is focused on making more expensive, more uncomfortable and less equipped bikes than ever.

[@professorshermanpeabody1237]

Velo Orange provides excellent metallurgical value in frames and components for a reasonable price. @@meganoobbg3387

[@trackie1957]

English and Chinese people are equally capable of creating excellent as well as inferior products. It’s a matter of choice.

[@lefthorse1]

And when you think about that first you must design and manufacture those heavy machines who makes those parts , that would be an another exciting episode

[@bertiewooster3326]

We don't make nofing nomore.

[@paulh6591]

5:16 I feel sorry for this guy, no vent hood on the far side to draw away fumes

[@type17]

Yes, there's a lack of gloves and/or safety guards for many of the machine operators, and repetitive strain issues would be an issue for many, especially the guy filling hubs with bearings and grease at 11:36. That's before you consider the fumes from the open vats of enamel paint at 7:05...

[@cherryred1732]

Really interesting film this was. I liked the Raleigh Superb bike.

[@georgecarlinn6288]

Raleigh beautiful cycle

[@kang1527]

That looks like a really comfy bicycle.

[@sebastianfenildo8566]

Hola buenos días excelente videos muy instructivos, estoy interesado en algún vídeo que muestren la fabricación y tapizado del aciento de motocicletas, hay algún film de ese estilo?. Muchas gracias, atte Sebastian

[@avec4amadman1]

@5:17 Health and safety? The frame being “cleaned in a bath of special solution…”!I guess he died young of something horrific

[@n5lul010]

No. He lived to 101.

[@rothbj1]

7:14 ‘After enameling, these birds pinstripe it’

[@carllinden533]

16:45 Still more than true today. We need better bike infrastructure

[@antzw]

i wondered how they did the pin stripes

[@sjanzeir]

Which part of 1945?

[@chakoleindustriesasialimit9195]

iMPACTS the knowldge of cycle manufacturing in old times which is foundation to modern days ev....thanks

[@logotrikes]

I'm pleased those bloody awful crank cotter pins finally got the boot. I don't think I ever owned a bike where they didn't always come loose, and you hit them with a hammer more often than should have been necessary to try and keep them tight. Dreadful idea... I did enjoy the video though. All very correct and professional with liberal use of received pronunciation, as expected in them dark old days....

[@andrewbigelow1415]

Yes, bloody awful, but in the opposite way. I'm restoring an early '70s Raleigh Sprite, with those abominable cottered cranks. I finally had to drill the pins out, they were stuck in there so solidly! Would've loved to have had them fall out :0)

[@JK-ck5gg]

I made a cotter pin press. Big record G clamp with a old mechanics socket welded on one end to allow the pin to pass though. Works a treat. They never come loose after that.

[@C345OFR]

"with liberal use of received pronunciation" Borderline Cholmondley-Warner, wasn't it? I usually find myself speaking that way for a good couple of hours after watching a video like this. Could be worse, I suppose ... I could sink to the other extreme and use obscene amounts of 'like' and 'bro'!

[@reglard]

"Quite a lot of operations aren't there" Yes that's why they all went out of business.

[@kumarasinghegamini5974]

I ride raleigh bycle for more than fifty years. It is still very comfotable.I love it very much.

[@whazzat8015]

Makes a fella appreciate OSHA

[@rothbj1]

Raw material comes in one end, bicycles roll out the other

[@mattynoordberg1698]

Like the old Ford River Rouge plant ! But now for bikes !

[@dmd8552]

Now even chinese factories outsource the components of their components to other Chinese factories.

[@animeshroypainter]

12:22 is that what we call now as "sand blasting"?

[@mortenhansen3455]

No. Sandblasting is for cleaning a surface. What they mention here is how they harden a material to give it more strength.

[@ForbinColossus]

@11:23 *Cottered crank* how lovely my boy

[@saiaungmyat8246]

now that company has?

[@billd6565]

I ride nearly every day. Mountain, road, single speed, fixed gear. One of humanity’s greatest inventions. Love my bikes!

[@2DaysAgoISawAVehicle]

why is the rear mudguard partially painted white? Wasn't that a Dutch thing?

[@lihtan]

It's probably for visibility when it's dark.

[@avec4amadman1]

I believe it’s due to the Second World War and not wanting to have a light on to attract enemy fire from above but to be visible by people on the ground

[@brian_jake]

The white is reflective paint

[@trackie1957]

No, it’s just white, but it is for visibility. An integral reflector was introduced later.

[@jc5146]

Should be seeing that amount of bikes being used nowadays, but no one wants to give up the car !

[@patrickfreeman8257]

Steel is light in weight?!?! Compared to what?

[@dange160650]

Arthur Seaton worked his balls off in the Raleigh factory for £14 a week 😂

[@banalpedant41]

Dude puts his hand right in the vanish for the whole shift. Just watch the working conditions, it's alarming really.

[@PressedSteel1919]

please send me a set of 25" rims with 262mm spokes, care of US of A

[@kenneth7197]

1945? I didn't think they would be making bicycles I thought they're strictly making war material.

[@Bedfordshireman]

You know the war in Europe ended in early 1945, correct?

[@amithnissanka5582]

How can by old raleigh bicycle now

[@debasishsahoo7452]

Nope.these types of original cy cles are still made in Bharat or India.people love These.although those fancy bikes with no or little plastic mudguard cycles come they tend to make you a mess in rain or mud.the leaning posture and narrow seats make your waist,buttocks, shoulder s and wrist Riggle in pain after moderate rides.they are impractical.just for the sake of upgrading they have destroyed practical comfy bikes.i have one of fancy bikes with all these problems and quite frequent maintainance issues.i bought this type of bike recently.we have Stryder,Avon,Hero,Hercules,Atlas roadstes.

[@kevinbagukchannel]

Good video

[@matt-z7m2r]

I just got my brand new chinese made fixie. It weighs more than my wife. Its a fucking tank! A hundred bucks well spent.

[@DIY-DaddyO]

What happened to all those bicycles?

[@gazzal2946]

PROBLEY most ended in the canals.

[@GTMarmot]

The metalworking skills on display here were a big deal. Long apprenticeship, and then that would be what you did, for life. These skills are almost gone from the world now.

[@johnvelas70]

1954 Raleigh 3 speed still good with 5000miles/8000km a year on it.

[@ErnieKimNo_14]

Doesn't even have Di2, pass

[@bennyjoseph2046]

Anyone here in 2021

[@bennyjoseph2046]

@C. W. Sayre ohk

[@zelphx]

No... so turn off the lights when you leave.

[@thechristate2010]

2022

[@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239]

2023.

[@thenormalberries6767]

2023 and still no WW3. Will try to check back in if it happens.❤

[@KhirudDas-dy8ye]

I miss you cycel

[@paulofariaferreirafariafaria]

Hoje não se produzem bicicletas com esta qualidade, bons tempos.

[@soemoe2872]

This bikes are very famous.

[@jfkcamelot]

I''m impressed!

[@Bedfordshireman]

Now that's a proper bicycle. Not a crappy fifty-million-gear cassette or horrible derailleur in sight. Just fantastic maintenance-free internal hub gearing with a sensible three speeds. Mudguards _AS STANDARD_, which is a practice that seems to have disappeared from bike manufacturing today. Comfortable sprung saddle, swept back handlebars, and a comfortable upright position. No leaning forward or sore backside after a long ride. Solid steel that could take knocks, and never rust. God, I hate what annoying licra-clad, hobbyist morons did to the bike market. Make prsctical bikes like these again please.

[@debasishsahoo7452]

Nope.these types of original cy cles are still made in Bharat or India.people love These.although those fancy bikes with no or little plastic mudguard cycles come they tend to make you a mess in rain or mud.the leaning posture and narrow seats make your waist,buttocks, shoulder s and wrist Riggle in pain after moderate rides.they are impractical.just for the sake of upgrading they have destroyed practical comfy bikes.i have one of fancy bikes with all these problems and quite frequent maintainance issues.i bought this type of bike recently.we have Stryder,Avon,Hero,Hercules,Atlas roadstes.

[@jefferyobryan6351]

They should show this video to young kids in school and say, "quit your bitchin, this is what WORK IS!!!!!!

[@antonkelo4822]

Stop bitching and go to work then

[@justinparkes2640]

Most kids I know today are very hard-working. They don’t have the secure future that the post-war generation could look forward to

[@jefferyobryan6351]

@@justinparkes2640 only applies to the 10%ers, working class simply slaves of the elite as far as manufacturing goes. Read about Lowell textile mill, its in Wikipedia. Same philosophy applies today...

[@ComeGetHappy]

And no one is wearing gloves!

[@thenflywjaz6917]

@@ComeGetHappy Agreed. The entire set-up was hazardous to health. Just imagine the noise levels in a factory like that. No ear defenders either. The toxic fumes from the paint baths, etc. And let's not forget the tedium and mind-numbing repetition of working on the same section of hundreds of bikes, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

[@illustrioustexts5060]

supercalifragisltexpealidocious

[@888ssss]

5:16 that guy prob def got cancer....

[@renosteam]

QUISIERA VER UNA FABRICA MODERNA... CON UNA GRAN DIFERENCIA

[@sarupanamensarupanamen2901]

Very very very good

[@ruanch.2513]

Agora não é tão forte quanto antes Metalúrgica.

[@crusherbmx]

Wait! 1945 in England?

[@cluckhead1913]

Yes, that was a long time ago indeed. England is actually a very old country dating back hundreds of years!

[@richinderbyshire4779]

@@cluckhead1913 Yes it was invented in 1669!

[@juanluisvargasmayo291]

Extraordinario 🎉🎉🎉

[@tbm8251]

And now bicycles are a few hundred dollars :(

[@kevinbagukchannel]

Mahal bang

[@C345OFR]

They weren't cheap back then, either! If you don't believe me, search the prices and then adjust for inflation. You might get a bit of a shock!

[@davids8449]

Very sad country Britain is today people buy a cheap Taiwanese bicycle throw it in the skip 2 years later and buy a new one.

[@oJ862]

The Taiwanese make excellent bikes. There is still a bicycle making industry in Britain, however it caters to the high end only. The rubbish bikes that are sold in supermarkets are generally made in China.

[@antonkelo4822]

Stop hating on good bikes

[@Exgrmbl]

The taiwanese used the opportunity offered to turn themselves into innovators and masters of bicycle frame construction though. So there's that.

[@stuarthirsch]

@@oJ862 Haven't seen where Americans can buy a new good British bicycle,

[@oJ862]

@@stuarthirsch So if an industry doesn't cater to America it doesn't exist?

[@MrJoeblofromidaho]

Hard working men😊

[@trackie1957]

I don’t know - those women putting the tires on looked to be the hardest working people there! Carpel tunnel syndrome, anyone?

[@nageshtagadur]

RALEIGH, ROBINHOOD cycles in my family,.... luv'd them,....!!

[@bivibikebaggins]

What ever happend to the UK.. Hmmm profit above people..

[@DanFrederiksen]

interesting :)

[@shivadurga7081]

I'm very likely

[@nor0845]

16:45

[@minixtvbox]

Before dementia patients Thatcher and reganomics

[@getplaning]

And then along came Margaret Thatcher. Raleigh employed thousands of people who stayed with the company their whole professional lives. At the end of the Thatcher era, Raleigh was gone. The name is still in use, but Raleigh is made in Taiwan today.

[@lutherburgsvik6849]

It was the americans as far as I know. They bought Raleigh, then decided to outsource manufacturing to the Far East, and demolish the factory. Same with many other manufacturing companies. Very sad.

[@nurlan.rakhmanov.9318]

👍

[@foofooblenda734]

my biggest passion is my bike now an ebike going titanium hopefully . i traded my car for my first mtb from notting ham a 15 speed religh and it was and even trade for me

[@luisantonioherediajuarez3770]

German Engineering

[@Mr71paul71]

And today instead of riding state of the art British built bicycles. We must ride Chinese made junk that's wasn't even fit for purpose in the mind of its designer !!

[@PhilOsGarage]

You can still ride a British or European manufactured bike, but expect to pay a lot for it.

[@La_melli124]

METALURGICA FORMENTI

[@adredy]

:)

[@La_melli124]

METALURGICA FORMENTI