Vintage Customised Early 1970s Raleigh Stowaway Folder Aluminium Alloy With caliper brakes for reliable

With caliper brakes for reliable stopping power

fast gear shifts that handle hills

bought by my father in law in 2019

Mudguards: Advanced Mudguards

With 7 speeds and rear suspension

Vintage Customised Early 1970s Raleigh Stowaway Folder Aluminium Alloy With caliper brakes for reliableI have built this bike up from a frame which was originally supplied as a complete Raleigh Stowaway around 1974 by Frank Heywood Cycles of Leyland. The frame, in my favourite Raleigh colour, has acquired a beautiful patina over the past 52 years or so. I have stripped, cleaned, greased and reinstalled the bottom bracket and headset bearings. The bike has then been built using new lightweight components wherever possible wheel set, seat post, saddle,