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| Trying to find the value of our bike and need help. It is a Raleigh RSW Compact, Good-Excellent condition, needs new tires, green w/cream seat, tires, and handle bars. Please help! by: 76.176.70.16 |
| you could try edinburgh company called THE BIKE STATION WWW. THE BIKE STATION .COM they are a charity co that restore old bikes for resale you can get spare parts at resonable prices i dont know if they could give you a price on you rsw 16 compact but i paid 50.00 pounds on ebay for it it was a real mess it took me 6 weeeks to get it back to a really nice condition with respray chocolate bronze paint second hand parts from bike station and ebay bicycles hope you find what you need best regards robert by: 77.99.97.4 |
| I have This Puch Break away with 20" X 1.75 wheels and I'm thinking of selling it I'm curious about its history, and what it is worth.
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| I have a bike that is made by Puch it has the words Break Away on it.Its got 20 inch wheels, 1 speed, padel brake with a front cable brake, a white leather seat the tires have a wide white walls.The bike is white.aluminum fenders. My question is how old is this bike? and what is it worth? by: 71.10.20.243 |
| Could anyone tell me if I could put a newer chain and cranks on my old Rollfast Tandem. Right now it has a skiptooth set on it. If I can't upgrade it, where do I get new cranks and chains??? Thanks by: 71.9.60.241 |
| You should take off the skip tooth stuff and save it. You can find inexpensive standard one-piece cranks and chains, etc on eBay. by: 96.233.59.26 |
| Your cranks will work, you need to get new crank sprockets and a new sprocket for your rear wheel. You may be better off getting a complete rear wheel as finding a new sprocket for your rear wheel might be hard. You need to have the correct number of teeth for those crank sprockets so they stay timed correctly. It may be an expensive project, you might want to look for a newer tandem. Check this website for tech info: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ by: 74.243.225.154 |
| You didn't specify what wheel size, or brake type it is, or if it has one chain or two. Brian is right that if you're just going to ride it you might want something newer. Why would you want to hotrod an antique tandem? If you do, as Roller says, save the parts. It will allow you to ride the bike, but it won't be an 'upgrade.' By 'the correct number of teeth' Brian means both chainwheels need to be the same size. If they are ordinary Ashtabula cranks, changing just the chainwheels might in fact be simpler than changing cranksets, since there has been more than one 'standard', but the same holds true for chainwheels: if the center hole or the drive hole in the chainwheel has the least amount of play, no amount of torque will keep it still on the crank. If you're planning to ride the bike, do the conversion but be prepared for some trial and error, and don't settle for any slop in the cranks or bearings. Give us more detail, please. It's too slippery out to ride today. by: 209.7.150.163 |
| I have 2 Senator Auto-Mini bikes that I am interested in saling. They are in great condition and not sure when they are from. They were my grandparents- probably the late 60's or early 70's era. I would like more information on these. by: 24.110.159.27 |
| I think Austria. Take a look at the head badge. Do they have Thompson style bottom bracket? Ed by: 69.207.82.100 |
| It's too bad but people tend to overlook the Auto-Minis when it comes to choosing a folder.I have a few of them myself and find that they are a good sturdy riding bike.The "Thompson style BB" aren't a problem as long as you keep them lubed.I'm not sure if you'll get much if you decide to sell them.Here's a pic of my favourite one...... [IMG]http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s148/thebikeguyCCM/AutoMini-small.jpg[/IMG] by: 209.71.219.200 |