— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
This video is kinda old and kinda long (and so fuckin' British), but if you have a little time to squander, this look into how Raleigh bikes were manufactured and designed in 1945 is pretty neat-o. For example:
This lady can install a tire in under 50 seconds.
This is the giant Raleigh factory.
The meth lab in the back of the factory.
Duder apparently fills 1,000 hubs with ball bearings every goddamn day.
“I’d like to know how you turn all these lines and circles on paper into a finished bicycle.” - An Actual British Person
Comments (2)
This video is begging for the MST3k treatment.
A ‘69 Raleigh International was the best bike I’ve ever ridden. Reynolds 531, slack seat and head tube, Campy everything, 172.5 crank arms, wide Cinelli bars, 13-17 straight block, sew ups. It was fast and comfortable.