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1969 Raleigh 931.741

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Bike photo
Serial
1187802
Primary activity
Commuting (Around Town / Hybrid)
Manufacturer
Raleigh
Name
Humphrey
Model
931.741
Year
1969
Primary colors
Brown
Frame Material
Steel
Handlebar type
Drop bars
Distinguishing features
Twenty inch Raleigh Stowaway/Folder, ~1970(?). Oxblood (Reddish Brown) colour; hard rubber pedals made in Germany; Pletscher rear cargo rack, made in Switzerland; Selle Italia (?) "Trans Am" model seat (to be replaced soon). Hard rubber handlebar grips (to be replaced soon). Seeking front Raleigh bicycle emblem that goes in front of the handlebars. Raleigh Chopper "R" cap nuts on front tyre and pedal gear wheel. He's named after the character played by the late, great John Inman, on the longest-running campy British sit-com, *Are You Being Served?*

Drivetrain

Shifter
Allegedly Sturmey-Archer, missing emblem. (Sturmey-Archer)

Brakes

Brake
Front & rear (Weinmann)

Cargo

Rack
Made in Switzerland (Pletscher)
Basket
Two rear side baskets, one rear rack cargo basket (Nantucket Bike Basket Company)

Additional Parts

Saddle
Old, kind of beat up and ugly. It's going to be replaced with a vintage Mesinger leather saddle. Trans Am (Selle Italia)
Seatpost
Made in England. 26.8mm diameter, except 22mm at the saddle attach portion (Birmalux)