Chuck Glider's Bicycle Workshop

As you work on a Twenty, you start to get a feel of the engineering. I find it useful to categorise: some parts are really well thought out ...

I decided to revamp the Iceni into a dedicated TT bike. I enlisted the assistance of AWCycles who did a great job (I can highly recommend t...

People have asked me how to adjust the gear cable on a 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub. Indeed, some folks are a bit perplexed by the dangly chai...

Most Raleigh Twenty bikes had ISO 451 diameter wheels. Despite the 20 name, this is closer to 21" than the common 406 BMX size wheels. ...

I ride a Dahon folding bike regularly. However, the factory wheels have been problematic. Every few months I break a spoke. I'm no sprin...

UPDATE Feb 2012:  I've given this vintage   Raleigh Stowaway   folding bike (Raleigh Twenty style) away to a relative for use as a comm...

Well, she's not as small as a Dahon and nowhere near the compactness of a Brompton. Here, I haven't dropped the handlebars, or seatp...

Here are some of my favourite sites about the Raleigh Twenty: 1. Fabulous Raleigh Twenty to Life site. 2. Sheldon Brown's pages which ...

So here is a photo of where I've reached so far. She's ready to roll. For comparison, below is how she looked when I bought her. So ...

This is a sequence of photos to show how to replace a rim. Old wheel, new rim a Sun ICI-1 alloy job, some basic tools and some engine oil. T...