Barn fresh Raleigh Super Course

[Pondo]

I picked up this little jewel yesterday. It’s 1974 Raleigh Super Course Mark 2. It’s very well kept and in great condition. I bought it from the original owner who built it herself back in the day. She was the first woman to be a licensed Schwinn mechanic apparently. She also had her own custom wheel building business and built wheels for all the big names back then. The wheels she built for this bike are Campy Super Record hubs with tubular alloy rims. Very light and very cool. The bike has been sitting for quite a few years now but the tires still hold a little air pressure and everything still works so I took it for a spin. Man this thing is fast! Probably the fastest bike I’ve ever had. It’s pretty light with the Reynolds 531 tubing. Best yet, it’s the right size and fits me very well! I’m looking forward to putting new tires, brake pads and bar tape on it, cleaning and lubing and putting some miles on it.

 

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I picked up this little jewel yesterday. It’s 1974 Raleigh Super Course Mark 2. It’s very well kept and in great condition. I bought it from the original owner who built it herself back in the day. She was the first woman to be a licensed Schwinn mechanic apparently. She also had her own custom wheel building business and built wheels for all the big names back then. The wheels she built for this bike are Campy Super Record hubs with tubular alloy rims. Very light and very cool. The bike has been sitting for quite a few years now but the tires still hold a little air pressure and everything still works so I took it for a spin. Man this thing is fast! Probably the fastest bike I’ve ever had. It’s pretty light with the Reynolds 531 tubing. Best yet, it’s the right size and fits me very well! I’m looking forward to putting new tires, brake pads and bar tape on it, cleaning and lubing and putting some miles on it.
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Real nice. Great history

 

[Pondo]

I've been doing some research on tubular tires and I think for riding my local roads and maybe doing some trips I'd be better off rebuilding these wheels with 700c rims and go tubeless. Changing a tubular tire to repair a flat while on a ride sounds like a major pain.

 

[Wildcat]

I've been doing some research on tubular tires and I think for riding my local roads and maybe doing some trips I'd be better off rebuilding these wheels with 700c rims and go tubeless. Changing a tubular tire to repair a flat while on a ride sounds like a major pain.

I notice your brake pads are set at the lowest point, a 700C rim is slightly smaller than the 27 inch, so you may have to change out the brakes also.

 

[Pondo]

I notice your brake pads are set at the lowest point, a 700C rim is slightly smaller than the 27 inch, so you may have to change out the brakes also.

Yeah, I might have to do that. I'd stick with 27" but tire choices are so much better for 700c