HughJass Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 teracs birthday is coming up in two weeks and she is a lover of the classic look so today I came across and bought an old Raleigh bicycle its in good condition apart from a little corrosion here and there on the frame needs a service to renew the brakes, grease the pedal mechanism and sort out a small clunk coming from the rear wheel centre when riding it where in CM could I take it to get it seen to? I did a little research on the frame number R748945 which I think equates to made in 1974 Washington USA anybody tell me anything about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 The wife aunt has one of them , I'm pretty sure they bought it new about 4 years ago. Retro look bike I think, not old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughJass Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 The wife aunt has one of them , I'm pretty sure they bought it new about 4 years ago. Retro look bike I think, not old. really?...........no matter but its incredibly heavy and looks and feels very different from the Chinese Tesco bikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank James Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Try Jacky Bike off Nimanhaemen Soi 11. First class work done there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Weren't Raleigh bicycles made in England? And to confuse things even more, there are Raleigh bicycles being manufactured in China. Same company? Don't know. I have found Cherry Bike Shop to be good. http://bicyclethailand.com/cherry-bike-in-chiang-mai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelsLariat Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Weren't Raleigh bicycles made in England? They were originally an English company but over the more than a century since their founding they have gone though reorganizations, mergers, expansions, etc. Edited September 4, 2013 by AngelsLariat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 The last Raleigh bike was made in Nottingham England in 2002 .Since then production moved to Sri Lanka ,Thailand and Vietnam .Maybe China also ? I bought one last month from Tesco . It has the classic look ,with dynamo ,chain cover etc .It was reduced to B3,500 from B7,500 so i just had to buy it .It even has a fork lock and the famous Raleigh ,Nottingham badge . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataloss Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Wellll... I'd go to the Thai bloke on the inside of the klong 2 shop houses from the corner nestled beside the finest lock smith this side of Doi Intahnon, and almost directly opposite Icon/Amorn/ S Bakery. He sells older bikes after renovating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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