Raleigh Green Sport 3 Speed Green Goblin

The Green Goblin

This beautiful Raleigh 3 speed came to me in good shape. It had been in a garage for a long time.

With replacement tires, brake pads, cables and housings this bike was like new. 

It was named The Green Goblin by the owner and it really fits, celebrating not only the classic color but the sense of the ease of movement one experiences when you are lucky enough to have a bike like this, tuned and adjusted just for you.

The power train showcases the best of British engineering. Notice the subtle bird on the crank.

I always look at the pedals to how much a bike has been ridden.

These are rare pedals and are in beautiful shape.   

This is the big shallow market basket from Wald. Notice how it drops straight down from the bars.

I had to cut down the supports and redrill the hole so the basket would be strong enough to hold

 a case of beer.  

This is the first basket. See how the attachments to the bars comes straight out and the supports stick out. The basket is too deep and when it is inevitably overloaded it will shift, hit the fender and interfere with the front tire and brake. Experience taught me that.

J.C Higgins 3 Speed

A Piece of American Cycling History?

Sears sold J.C. Higgins bikes to America's consumers in the 50's and 60's. J. Higgins bikes were actually made by Puch in Austria. This particular bike was made in 1957. I found it parked out in the weather at the South Yacht Harbor. One of boat owners had bought it at a junk sale and was it using to get around town. He drove a hard bargain, but once I looked at the details of the bike I wanted to work on it.

The crank is beautiful.

The white pedals came with, the seat was an Ebay addition. 

The replacement head badge was also from Ebay.

It came without a head badge.

The bike before