Sheldon-
Okay, I have to ask... "'Q ship' Raleigh Sports"?????
I mean, I know historically what Q ships are, but I don't get the bike application of the term...surely your bike doesn't have camoflaged artillery????
Inquiring minds want to know!
Tim
Tim Fricker tymn61@earthlink.net
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>From: Sheldon Brown <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
>To: Joseph Bender-Zanoni <jfbender@umich.edu>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Sturmey Archer SW Hub also SA front hub brake
>Date: Tue, Nov 14, 2000, 8:26 PM
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>It's not that they're fragile, but that they tend to skip,
>particularly in high gear. I've got one of 'em myself on a "Q ship"
>Raleigh Sports with a full chaincase and lightweight 27 x 1 wheels.
>I've got it geared pretty high, so I don't wind up using high gear
>all that much.