Raleigh Lenton Sports, 23", complete bike
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This bike is in New Jersey, halfway between NYC and Philadelphia.
I was thinking $150 plus shipping. Assuming I need to do some traveling in the next month or two, I would consider delivery between the NYC area and the Washington DC area. I'll be happy to box and ship it to you. I usually get a reasonable rate from UPS.Anyway, this is a Raleigh Lenton Sports, straight gauge 531 frame, funky chrome handlebar, really cool lugs, AW hub date 51 10, serial BF 58282 (if I'm reading it right).It appears to be pretty much all original, but in fact I have changed a few parts, such as the crank, which had a bent arm. I did not change the shifter, but it is a slightly later model. The original fenders are long gone. The saddle is one I recovered myself. The chain looks new, I must have replaced it. The decals are faded and the original green paint is mostly worn away, revealing a tough and shiny black undercoat. The paint on the fork is much better.The Dunlop EA1 (26x1¼") rims have worn out chrome and rust pitting. The tires not original, and they are tired ... but holding.And worst, the frame has crash damage. There is a very slight ripple in the down tube about 2" down from the lug. It is hard to see it, but you can feel it. There is no corresponding ripple in the top tube.The saddle is a pretty fair copy of a 1950's Brooks B17 Flyweight Narrow, but it has a steel frame with no bag loops. The stamps say "FLYWEIGHT NARROW." The rivets are brass. I normally charge $100 to recover a saddle, and sell recovered saddles for $125 or so, so the saddle is the main justification for the price.Anyway, I'm moving later month and would love to pass this thing on to someone who understands it. It's not perfect, but it's still pretty cool.I'm attaching one photo
but will post more on request.
I was thinking $150 plus shipping. Assuming I need to do some traveling in the next month or two, I would consider delivery between the NYC area and the Washington DC area. I'll be happy to box and ship it to you. I usually get a reasonable rate from UPS.Anyway, this is a Raleigh Lenton Sports, straight gauge 531 frame, funky chrome handlebar, really cool lugs, AW hub date 51 10, serial BF 58282 (if I'm reading it right).It appears to be pretty much all original, but in fact I have changed a few parts, such as the crank, which had a bent arm. I did not change the shifter, but it is a slightly later model. The original fenders are long gone. The saddle is one I recovered myself. The chain looks new, I must have replaced it. The decals are faded and the original green paint is mostly worn away, revealing a tough and shiny black undercoat. The paint on the fork is much better.The Dunlop EA1 (26x1¼") rims have worn out chrome and rust pitting. The tires not original, and they are tired ... but holding.And worst, the frame has crash damage. There is a very slight ripple in the down tube about 2" down from the lug. It is hard to see it, but you can feel it. There is no corresponding ripple in the top tube.The saddle is a pretty fair copy of a 1950's Brooks B17 Flyweight Narrow, but it has a steel frame with no bag loops. The stamps say "FLYWEIGHT NARROW." The rivets are brass. I normally charge $100 to recover a saddle, and sell recovered saddles for $125 or so, so the saddle is the main justification for the price.Anyway, I'm moving later month and would love to pass this thing on to someone who understands it. It's not perfect, but it's still pretty cool.I'm attaching one photo
but will post more on request.