On new 26 tpi headsets, I bought one from Yellow Jersey in the last year for a Raleigh SuperCourse project. Search for 26tpi on this page: https://www.yellowjersey.org/eastbits.html. Website is a bit retro, but I made contact via email, and purchase was smooth.
Neal Lerner Brookline MA On Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 11:38:02 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > @Eric > > Regarding the saved search, funny that I've recommended that to others and > I've never followed my own advice. Thanks! > > I don't have many, but I put more pics of the Bike Bug into that same > folder > <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nwxaSqVkeYn4cVK7ElCVjrm859fJLDCj?usp=sharing>. > > The whole thing seemed like a parasitic alien, and I was anxious > to excise it from the bike. These pics best show the mechanics of the Bike > Bug. This pic shows a gear shift-looking lever > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/17x2ZQft-ZcA91A-VPjH6INerJRpU2P-H/view?usp=drive_link>, > > which controls a spring-loaded hinge that lowers or raises the whole > contraption to contact or disengage the front wheel. This pic shows the > business end of the contraption > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LGXmnng22K5Q1XbjM9K2PtQE31p89WhL/view?usp=drive_link>: > > a little knurled flywheel (covered by a safety shield) that contacts the > tread at the top of the front tire. The throttle and switch > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Db2WmYRYxIGAy1xdPNgl79uXL-CaLnE1/view?usp=drive_link> > > were mounted to the stem. The whole process happens entirely on the front > wheel; the drive train is not engaged. > > I sold the Bike Bug to a 20-ish kid who drove a DIY Frankenstein's-monster > car, so I knew that he was the right person to have it. He was super > excited. > > Best, > Tyler > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM Eric Marth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> JJ: I'm not sure what the deal is with the cold-setting, I don't have >> much experience there. But yes, I took the mechanical ideas from Sheldon >> and RJ! Would love to see your Peugeot, sounds like a fun project. I've >> never had a French frame, seems the fittings have the potential to be >> maddening! >> >> Andy: Thanks! I've seen the 1970 catalog on Sheldon's site that lists >> coffee and bronze green. Just found the Raleigh Carlton 1971 catalog >> <https://www.kurtkaminer.com/TH_raleigh_cat_us71carl.html> over on the >> Headbadge that shows chartreuse and champagne as you mention. >> >> Tyler: This is amazing. Do you have any other photos you can share of the >> gas-powered setup? Would love a driveside silhouette. Unfortunately I don't >> know a good place to source replacement parts. Rather than trolling ebay >> I'd recommend you set up a saved search to get alerts when what you're >> looking for is listed. >> >> On Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 10:20:25 AM UTC-5 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, Eric and others. >>> >>> In 2023, I acquired a neglected 1971 Raleigh Super Course >>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_-IEjG3DzEmQPBOm0zYOwRjsc7uDQlYK/view?usp=drive_link> >>> >>> with a gas motor attached to the fork. >>> >>> The Nervex lugs, sparkly green paint, hand-painted details, Huret >>> shifters and derailleurs, Weinmann levers and centerpull brakes, Nervar >>> crankset are *all fantastic >>> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nwxaSqVkeYn4cVK7ElCVjrm859fJLDCj>*. >>> >>> (The wheels were trashed. The original Normandy hubs are a project for >>> later.) I would like to restomod the bike in a similar way that you've >>> done. However, the bike has two mechanical issues that I would appreciate >>> any help in solving. >>> >>> 1. The headset races are very crunchy and chipped on the inside. I >>> believe the headset/steerer tube threading is 26 tpi. Are new headsets >>> available in this threading? >>> 2. The bottom bracket spindle >>> <https://www.sheldonbrown.com/raleigh26.html#:~:text=Cottered%20Cranks%3DRaleigh%2026%20TPI%20Threading> >>> >>> is pitted but the cups are OK. I prefer to keep the same Nervar cottered >>> cranks. Does anyone know of a better option other than trolling ebay for >>> used replacements? >>> >>> I searched around a bit last year with no luck, and thought I'd >>> crowdsource ideas before jumping back in. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Tyler >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM Andy Beichler <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> With Raleigh, it is difficult to be sure, but that is likely a 1970. >>>> In 1971 they offered Chartreuse and Champagne as the colors according to >>>> the catalog. >>>> >>>> That being said, it is a beautiful bike. I have two 1971 chartreuse >>>> Internationals. One is converted to low trail 650b and the other is 700c >>>> with the original fork rake. Both ride great and they were the first >>>> bikes >>>> I ever experienced planing on. 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