Vintage bicycle rod brakes & wheel removal. Raleigh three speed . A project Dawn tutorial.

Vintage bicycle rod brakes & wheel removal. Raleigh three speed . A project Dawn tutorial.

[@IS-xk3iq]

We had a 3 speed Raleigh English Racer in 1964 -- what a beautiful black colored bike!

[@andywalker7582]

Your regular reminder that Rowan needs our help if this channel is to continue. Please become a Velocipedian to thank him and allow him to continue sharing his knowledge and passion with us.

[@bjz2338]

Really helpful thank you!

[@NemoNepersonne]

Thanks. In 1983-1984 I lived in Beijing, and nearly all the bicycles were rod and stirrup. Bicycle mechanics squatted on sidewalks. A flat was repaired for 20p. I like the rod brakes on my bike, actually. Worked fine.

[@messiahshow]

Exactly what I was looking for with that type of gear system, thank you for uploading now I can replace my tire and tube on my old DBS bike.

[@spiceybadger]

Really nice video thank you. Just made my day much easier!

[@ronross6]

Just starting here.. Working on one.. A 28x1.5 wheeled Raleigh tourist for a friend..need brake reinstall help..already learning 6 or so mins in.

[@prabhdyalsingh4722]

ਇਸ ਵਕਤ, ਸਾਈਕਲ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ! ਚੰਗੀ ਸਿਹਤ, ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਸਾਫ ਰੱੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਪੈਸੇ ਦੀ ਬੱਚਤ ਲਈ ਉਤਮ ਸਾਧਨ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

[@alderby8476]

Excellent Rowan, more please.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

if you want to replicate conditions that most of us have to deal with fixing a bike try doing it on a narrow apartment balcony with a width just slightly bigger than your average bloke...that already has a chair or two on it with a GF's dead potted plant in a big pot on the balcony as well making the space even tighter....absolutely no specialized bike tools and a basic tool set that friends have borrowed some of those tools and not returned....

[@unbalancedcrank]

Brilliant comment!

[@mrmaniac3]

This style of brake handle is timeless. It would be cool for there to be designed a visually similar handle, to be fitted onto a modern parallel Dutch style handlebar from the likes of Dutch Bike Bits, to interface with modern brake cables. Instead of using the old style attachments that can't be reinstalled, it would use the modern clamp style attachment. Maybe it's a silly pursuit just to get a certain look, but it looks cool and I want it on a modern bike :)

[@FrancoDX]

Good to see a more diy approach. I still use all the old bicycle spanners you find on car boot sales and basic home toolkit, don’t have a stand either. I use a black & decker workbench sometimes. Nice bike, is it possible to temporarily convert to side pull caliper brakes for modern traffic?

[@erinaldosouzademelo9396]

Good moring, Brasil.

[@jbradshaw4236]

Hi, I've recently purchased what I believe to be a 1978 raleigh superb made in the August of that year. Its all original I found a date stamp on the rear Sturmey Archer hub... I'm just not sure entirely if it is a superb or a similar model. I don't suppose I could email you a photo by any chance? Your channel is incredible! And relaxing.

[@unbalancedcrank]

Have you seen my Superbe identification video?

[@unbalancedcrank]

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[@stephencourtenay9358]

Brilliant video thanks for this. Why do you advise never to remove the brake lever carriers? You say I'll "never get them back in"..... oh dear, I need to do this as I am restoring the whole bike!! How can I find out how to achieve this impossible task....??

[@stephenherlihy6498]

Mine went back together fairly easily,I had completely stripped bike

[@kyle8952]

It's to do with how the handlebars are made. Those brake lever anchors screw into specially shaped nuts that are on the inside of the handlebar. They would do this in the factory when the handlebar was still just a streight peice of steel pipe, and once they were attached the whole thing would be bent into the shape of handlebars. So if you unscrew the anchors, those inside nuts don't have anything holding them in place anymore and they immediately come loose, and you've no way of getting them back where they should be. It's completely impossible, you'd need to be able to walk through walls.

[@zonesecs4210]

Wanna see rod brake for the second bicycle in this video please.

[@zonesecs4210]

What model name for the second bicycle??

[@donaldm4846]

I have a similar bike with a 26 x 1 3/8 tire. Will a wider tire fit? I do have the fenders. Mine is a 1970 raleigh sports. Thank you.

[@unbalancedcrank]

All tyres in the “590” rim size are the same width. However some brands seem to be wider in actuality. Schwalbe Delta Cruiser are the widest and most comfy in this size. Other 26” sizes do not fit the rim. Always look for 590 on the tyre

[@stephenherlihy6498]

Mine went back together fairly easily

[@VincentBowe]

It it possible to fit a stem riser to a Raleigh popular ( 22mm stem)