In this video we talked about Raleigh Small Wheel (RSW) Bicycle.
E oh hi today we are going to talk about R small wheel bicycle this one as you can see this is really small wield number three as you can see this is a bicycle which has got 16in wheels is on small wheel bicycle but this bicycle some parts are original some
Parts all right what are the original parts of this bicycle the original parts of these bicycles are this for example the gear set is original this handle is original this handle is original these bits here as you can see they are original the gear the set this set is not original is not
Original but these ones are original looks original these ones and also what about this this is not original the chain G is not original these pedals are original these wheels are not original this is a r small wheel bicycle I think it’s written on it Mark
3 in mark one in mark one this is very short this is very very short in Mark three it’s longer it has Mark 2 as well probably because that’s why is R small wheel Mark bicycle Mark 3 now this bicycle um I found it like this and what
I see here is there are some parts which are not original for example let’s have a look at this wheel this wheel is not original original whe will be like this like this MK2 version copper chopper as you can see this is the Dynamo inbuilt Dynamo
One would have expect this wheel this is a 16 in to be on there with a Dynamo but that one doesn’t have it that’s where the Dynamo set is is like that when you look at it other things this bicycle has got a gear set normally a gear set you
See this is a gear set one two three gears it comes out of that it should have had some cable and that would have gone to there to the gear set like this one can you see this this is Rally 2 the gear set on that is like
That you see on here it starts from here it goes all the way and this is the gear set you see three whe this is how it works on the other hand when we look at that this is a gear hop and at the same time it’s a Dynamo it’s mixed ster Archer
Dynamo and gear set so that one doesn’t have the gear set the cable and so on so forth the gear set or that bicycle one would have expect to be like this one you see can you see that the gear hop and the system there so the rear wheel or that bicycle the
Central beit or that bicycle or that bicycle can you see would be like this would be like that one and the front wheel 16 in would be a Dynam that’s the bicycle how it should be we are in the process of restoration we’ll find it
With you will put it on on the other hand when you look at it the chain guard look at the chain guard this is a short chain guard but the chain guard of this bicycle should be like this longer and thinner it should be like the longer and thinner with a r BL
Onus so this bicycle has been adapted on the other hand when you look at the uh the the pedals can you look at the pedals are original and in good condition you see rally pedals they’re original very good pedals even that one there that copper Mark 2 doesn’t have
The original pedals these are you know new ones adapted to it that one has got the original pedals rally pedals that one is has got original pedals but this one is what is called is another bicycle elwi so let’s come to this bike again as
You can see when we look at this bicycle we need to find the the Dynamo set for the front gear set for the rear the chain got for this place and the can you look at this the handle brakes the brakes as you can see the brakes this brake originally should be like
This can you see that this is an original Raleigh hand brakes there’s a plastic on it this is how without plastic can you see that can you look on this one as well have a look at that one too that one is original too so that one that set there the handles this
Set are not original the seat is original is covered is recovered should be like this should the covering should be like this but this part the backbone the backbone where it sits on it this is original this is the bicycle uh R small wheel bicycle uh with some parts orig
Some parts not is a good bicycle is in the process of restoration it’s still it goes it’s still in the process of restoration and um we are working on it but we are aware which parts are original these parts are not original so this process of restoration of a bicycle
Is a continuing process as you find the original part you put it on another thing to mention put for example do you look at this can you see that for example let’s have a look at it for example on this one is it like that no it’s not like that there is no
Such thing because this one has got special holes and it goes on it the the where you set the carrier at the back but look at the lights for example can you see the lights can you see the lights on that one as well they are the same they are the same
Light and the power supply of that comes from the front wheel Dynamo like that one which we don’t have on this one so this is the bicycle today that we have talked about and I hope you like this video it gives you an idea about RSW bicycles and uh as I said
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