4130 chromoly lugged frame, Sugino Maxy crank, Shimano 600 derailleurs and down tube shifters, Dia comp G series single pivot side pull brakes with single action levers. Bike has been completely dissembled, hub, headset, and bottom bracket bearings overhauled. New tires, tubes, rim strips, chain, and freewheel. $325 – SOLD

Rideable Bicycle Replicas Standard Hiwheel. Classic 48″, Powder coated frame & forks, Leather saddle, Brooks leather grips, Rubber block pedals, Solid rubber tires, 16″ rear wheel with Phil Wood rear hub, zinc spokes, Weight approximately 34 lbs. Sorry, due to insurance concerns test rides not available. $850

63 cm – Lightly used vintage steel lugged touring bike. Suntour Superbe groupset, Dia Compe cantilever brakes, cartridge bearing hubs. Front and rear racks. Overhauled headset and bottom bracket bearings. New tires, tubes, cables, chain, bar tape, saddle. $550 – sold

Lugged cromoly steel frame, 27″ alloy wheels, Shimano live action drive train, Dia Comp center pull brakes with dual action levers. This bicycle has been through our complete mechanical restoration process to UNITED BICYCLE INSTITUTE standards. All components removed from the frame, then cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted to manufactures specifications/worn parts replaced as needed. New; tires, tubes, rim strips, cables, cable housings, chain, freewheel and bar tape.
$295 – SOLD

Royal Windsor Triathlon, 54cm, silver. Aluminum frame with carbon fork, Vuelta XRP Pro wheel set, Gossamer crank with hollow tech bottom bracket, Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur, Tiagra controls and front derailleur, Tektro dual pivot brake calipers, Continental tires. $599 – Sold

58 cm lugged steel frame. Sugino crank. Shimano Exage derailleurs and shifters (indexed on the stem), Dia Comp single pivot side pull brakes with dual action levers. Bike has been completely dissembled, hub, headset, and bottom bracket bearings overhauled. New tires, tubes, rimstrips, chain, and freewheel. $325 – SOLD

Nishiki Olympic 49cm (blue), lugged steel frame. Flat bar conversion with Tektro levers. DiaComp center pull brakes. Shimano light action shifting. Chrome rims with Shimano high flange hubs. New tires, tubes, rim strips, cables, cable housings, chain and free wheel. $275.00 – SOLD

57cm frame, largest made and somewhat uncommon. Shimano 3-speed internal gear hub. $275

The fact that Raleigh 3-speeds are made of steel shouldn’t fool you into thinking that these bikes were cheap or inferior in any way…they were not…they were the finest utility bicycles money could buy.

Raleigh 3-speed bicycles were introduced around the turn of the century, and kept improving in technology over the years, reaching a peak in quality probably in the mid-to-late 1950s. They continued to be built in Nottingham until the mid-1970’s, when the glamour of the 10-speed fad pushed them out of favor with the rising baby boom generation.

For many years, in many parts of the world, the Raleigh “Sports” three-speed bicycle was considered the ultimate in human-powered transportation. These bicycles were not toys, and, despite the model name, they were not sporting equipment…they were serious vehicles. The men and women who built them, by and large, also rode them, as their primary means of transportation.

Most modern bicycles are designed with the primary intent to catch your eye on the sales floor, and persuade you to buy. That is not what a Raleigh Sports was about…these were designed to provide solid, dependable transportation for the British public, at a time when only the upper classes had motorcars. These bikes were built to last 100 years, with reasonable care.

Don’t sneer at old 3-speeds. They are serious bikes, built for serious use. They are meant for utilitarian cyclists, and they are still extremely appropriate for riders who don’t usually go more than a few miles at a time. They are particularly at home in stop-and-go traffic, because they can be shifted even while stopped. Their English heritage: full fenders, oil lubrication, and totally enclosed gear system, makes them relatively impervious to wet conditions. They may be heavy. That is not because they were built to be cheap, but because they were built to endure extremely rough usage and neglect. Properly cared for, they will outlast us all. www.sheldonbrown.com/raleigh.html

58cm lugged steel frame built with special lightweight 4130 Chrome-Moly double butted top and bottom steel tubes. 700c alloy wheels with quick release skewers. Chrome fork crown and tips, and chrome rear dropouts. Shimano Altus drivetrain. Dia Compe center pull brakes. 450.00 – SOLD