Susan’s City Slicker

[twojs.bike]

Video of the finished bike.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Epic build. Huge undertaking from a landfill with a bent frame!

I think my black one I’m doing for this years’ BO is also a ‘73 Sports.

everything looks awesome. The brake levers and wheels are super nice upgrades.

super classy, highly functional bike!

 

[twojs.bike]

Thanks. Susan is coming to pick it up tomorrow. Gonna miss this one. I just put a Raleigh Sprite 27 w 5 speed derailleur in the stand. I’m into these Raleigh’s right now.

 

[user 35233]

The rear had a SA AW 3 speed hub circa 1960.

I'll be using that vice advice for the cranks. Looks like the bike I found is a similar year if not the same but my hub said 74 9, which I assumed from what I've read here to be the only way to find a year(?). Did you need to take the rear hub apart to restore it and if so was it complicated?

 

[twojs.bike]

I have taken 3 of them apart. All three of them were extremely clean on the inside. I don’t think I solved anything other than satisfying my curiosity. Next time I doubt I will bother taking it apart. You can just add a few drops of oil to the oil port and likely everything will be fine.

Was it complicated? Yes. But with YouTube and a little patience you can do it.

My understanding is by design they didn’t even use grease in the axle bearings. Everything was just oiled. I did add grease to the axle bearings but nothing else. No grease on the internals. I read some advice about using a synthetic grease on axle bearings and a petroleum oil on the internals. That way the two products don’t melt into on another. Or maybe it was synthetic oil and petro grease.

Important thing is oil and only oil on the internals.

The front wheel is quirky too. Make sure you look that up. I put together a YouTube video if interested.

 

[twojs.bike]

the bike I found is a similar year if not the same but my hub said 74 9

This bike had a coaster brake SA hub stamped 73. I replaced it with the freewheel version stamped 60. So our bikes were likely produced within a year of each other.

 

[twojs.bike]

 

[user 35233]

I have taken 3 of them apart. All three of them were extremely clean on the inside. I don’t think I solved anything other than satisfying my curiosity. Next time I doubt I will bother taking it apart. You can just add a few drops of oil to the oil port and likely everything will be fine.

Was it complicated? Yes. But with YouTube and a little patience you can do it.

My understanding is by design they didn’t even use grease in the axle bearings. Everything was just oiled. I did add grease to the axle bearings but nothing else. No grease on the internals. I read some advice about using a synthetic grease on axle bearings and a petroleum oil on the internals. That way the two products don’t melt into on another. Or maybe it was synthetic oil and petro grease.

Important thing is oil and only oil on the internals.

The front wheel is quirky too. Make sure you look that up. I put together a YouTube video if interested.

oh thank you thank you thank you. I'd have made a mess of it. Great to know. Will peep the vid.

 

[user 35233]

Word. According to kurtkaminer your seatpost sticker and lack of attached cable guides on the frame tubes indicates yours a 73, mine a 74.