Raleigh Classic touring bike 1985: A stunning restoration!

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@jtleon7086 3 ай бұрын

I like learning and you explaining what ur doing was great. Don't be like most cycle restorers trying high end production and explain nothing. Cookie cutter garbage

@davidvozmediano3584 2 ай бұрын

wonderful bike and video. do not stop

@thebikefelix 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@PRH123 3 ай бұрын

Very nice. Great looking crank too. Perfectly viable bike still for this century, and the next!

@thebikefelix 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Absolutely! I ride a later royale model slightly modernised and I just love it!

@jeffkowal-pw3cd 3 ай бұрын

Will you put content on regularly please - if so you've got a subscriber .

@thebikefelix 3 ай бұрын

I plan to yes :)

@RRRYVES 3 ай бұрын

Lovely stuff felix- satisfying watch for sure! One future tip. Smile! We know you love what you do, so show it! 😊

@thebikefelix 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Haha I will try next time! Not easy to speak on front of a camera :)

@gusnuk68 3 ай бұрын

beautiful maroon color

@PhilOsGarage 2 ай бұрын

Weizmann centre pull brakes are excellent, probably among the best vintage brakes out there. Great video, thanks, subscribed.

@thebikefelix 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! They are indeed, same with the MAFAC, centre pull are just so good once setup properly

@allrounderbicycle7193 Ай бұрын

this was very pleasant to watch, very intimate without being overly detailed, just a pure joy. The shot of the bike outside was great too. What camera do you use to shoot that?

@thebikefelix Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I shoot eveything on my iPhone 13 Mini :)

@awlonghurst 2 ай бұрын

I have a slightly older Raleigh Record Ace (1981) but it's very similar (the rear frame seat stays are scalloped in exactly the same way as your bike). Nice build and particularly like the Stronglight triple chainset (as a teenager I always wanted one) a fine product of St Etienne ☺️. I also envy the Weinnman centre-pulls, when they were new they were considered to be excellent caliper brakes, sadly my Raleigh has Weinnman side pulls, which aren't as nice as your centre-pulls. Lovely Brooks saddle too. Thanks for sharing your build.

@thebikefelix 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I have done a record ace a wild ago, very nice frame too! You can probably upgrade your brakes, moving from side pull to centre pull will make a massive difference in braking performance :)

@simant5361 24 күн бұрын

There's no E on the end of ROYAL. And that's a Classic which lacks the rack mounts . Nice build though, I'd be happy to own it.

@thebikefelix 22 күн бұрын

It is a classic yes I realised afterwards but royale does take an e on some catalogs :)

@kelalamusic9258 Ай бұрын

Men’s bikes were poorly designed from the beginning. It seems like that when they designed bikes more attention was given to women with the low sep through so they could wear a dress. Men, on the other hand had to deal with a high top tube. One slip off the pedals and saddle, which happened a lot, and that’s the end of your days for rearing offspring. No attention was given to that, and the sad part, even though many men suffered because of it, they never bothered to make any changes. If you’ve ever slammed your family jewels on the top bar, you know what I mean.

@thebikefelix Ай бұрын

Haha it’s an interesting take on frame design, I think the triangle frame design was just a strength choice! But yes I’ve been there with the family jewels on the top tube 😅

@We.are.robots 3 ай бұрын

Very nice! 🚲❤

@nigelvernon7173 2 ай бұрын

Great video.

@thebikefelix 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@luanscruz7943 2 ай бұрын

Very nice video, bro! Don't stop ! 😎🇧🇷

@thebikefelix 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Comments like this drive me to do more :)

@aq7705 3 ай бұрын

Lovely bike. Which mudguards did you use?

@thebikefelix 3 ай бұрын

Cheers! I use SKS Chromoplastics :)

@jeffpittman8725 2 ай бұрын

I had an old Raleigh from this timeline I used to ride daily. It was heavy but plush. Looks great!

@jeffkowal-pw3cd 3 ай бұрын

1300 views and 70 likes - why ?

@thebikefelix 3 ай бұрын

Haha I don’t know!

@miko007 Ай бұрын

i do not understand the logic behind putting grease on the saddle stem and the handlebars stem, as you do not want them to move and they depend on friction to stay in place... i bet if a 200 pound guy gets on a greased seat post, it will slide down no matter how hard you clamped it...

@thebikefelix Ай бұрын

It’s a common practice to avoid seizing, trust me if you’ve ever had to deal with a stuck Seatpost or stem you would understand. It’s actually a common practise for any mechanical parts that needs to be serviced. The clamping is strong enough to not create friction.

@miko007 Ай бұрын

@@thebikefelix i understand that you put the grease there to avoid seizing, thats totally clear. but my experience has been much different. i once had a bike that came with greased handlebar stem an greased bottom bracket axle from the factory. i could not for the life of me ever get the handle bars to stay in place and the cranks came loose that often, to the point they got totally destroyed. from that point on, i never put grease on those parts again. also, the seat post and handlebar stem basically are a "set and forget" thing. ever if they got seized, i never have to touch them again once they got adjusted correctly.

@thebikefelix Ай бұрын

@@miko007 If those parts were greased and didn't hold up they were either incorrectly torqued or not the right ones. A seized seatpost or stem or BB should never be a thing. Even if it is your bike, you want to be able to service it in the future, or if you sell it the future riders might want a different stem or seat height. Also I don't use normal grease i use copper slip grease which is specifically used to avoid seizure, regular grease might act differently

@miko007 Ай бұрын

@@thebikefelix okay copper anti-seize is a completly different story. thanks for the clarification, i could not infer that from the video!

@robertdewar1752 2 ай бұрын

I hate to be a fuss pot, but I think the wheel adjusters are in the wring way round. The adjuster should be on the outside to allow for fine tuning the alignment.

@thebikefelix 2 ай бұрын

I’ve always seen them installed like I did, if you do a quick google search you’ll see most of them are installed that way :)

@robertdewar1752 2 ай бұрын

@@thebikefelix no worries. Don't know how you do the adjustment, but there you go. Also, there's no way you can get the axle all the way into the dropout, the way you have it. Ideally one side is all the way in and the other is pushed forward ever so slightly.

@allrounderbicycle7193 Ай бұрын

@@robertdewar1752With semi-horizontal dropout, they are never fully in the slot because of the set screw, which he’s installed perfectly and as it was designed. But that’s what is nice about it, you can position it wherever you want to get the brake reach and handling desired. Also shifts are more accurate the further forward in the dropout.

@robertdewar1752 Ай бұрын

@@allrounderbicycle7193 Yes, this is my point, you can't use it within the full range of the slot. Also, you can't position it wherever you want as the screw adjuster is on the inside. I've never seen wheel adjusters with the slot adjuster on the inside. The plain "cap" is designed to be just that - plain, so it doesn't foul on the axle, unlike the adjuster slot which does. If you remember bikes sold in the 70's and 80's, the adjuster and spring was always on the outside.

@Tiredofcrap-hj7fb 3 ай бұрын

Nice video. The bike turned out great. I have a 12-speed Raleigh Capri I've been riding for 30 years. These English bikes have such a classic look and feel to them. Thank you.

@thebikefelix 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m a big fan of Raleigh’s and Peugeot’s they really captured the vibe of their era