Accessory of the Week-Raleigh Sidestand

Frequent readers will note that the "arc" style of sidestand is quite popular among the Chinese brands. The Arc runs between the seatstay and the chainstay where the rest of the stan attaches..

Below, you'll see the most sophisticated type. The spring for the stand is contained entirely within the prop leg. The entire stand is crafted out of stainless steel and the Raleigh logo pivots with the stand. I have also seen this type with pivoting logos for Humber and Gazelle.

 

 
To be honest, the quality of this particular example is only fair. I'm assuming that this is not a mass produced item but rather something turned out by an enthusiast in his metal shop after hours. Interestingly, the Raleigh logo is cast, which requires a fair amount of time and sophistication. 

 

The arc is left blank to be polished or painted by the owner as they wish.

The screw on tip allows this to be adjusted for bikes with both 28" or 26" tires.

 
So what are my plans for this? Well, if somebody can make a Raleigh logo, the some one surely can make a FeigePai logo too! So stay tuned.

Comments

[Patricia Villanueva]

Hello Jeff,
My name is Patricia and i live in LIma, Peru.
I've been looking for a classic road bike to re-build and make my own for a while.
Recently my "bike mechanic" called and told me that a gardener sold him his bike in exchange for a more modern trekker.

Here in Peru, gardeners who work freelance in various streets use old, classic, very strong, run down bikes. They manage to carry all their tools on them. We call them "bicicleta de jardinero".

So i went to the workshop, and found, the bike was a very rusted, beaten down, black, chinese bike. Wonderful!

But even though the frame, and details are just like a "Flying Pigeon", the logo on the frame says something else.

It says "Hudie" (i think Húdié is Butterfly in chinese, no?)
And has a Butterfly on a Red Rose and some chinese characters.

Can I email pictures of it to you, so you can maybe shine a light on this mystery? I can´t find any reference to this bike!

The rest of the parts are in great condition. It doesn't have the original seat or handle bars. And there is not much left to save of the chinese text on the frame.

So i'm not planning an extreme traditional restoration. There is no expert in restoring them around here.
But i will keep the metal logo and all the original parts.
I will really appreciate the help!
thanks!

[Larry Bone]

Patricia, good luck with your machine! If anyone can bring to light the particulars, Jeff surely can.

Meanwhile.... that prop stand... is simply a work of ART doggone it... You know, I seriously doubt if there is ONE arc style propstand here in the States. I've never seen one up until you posted them a while back.

This one... is simply awesome.

Cast even... of what material, I can only wonder. Looks like a labour of love for sure. THANKS for posting that up!!!!!

Cheers!

Larry "Boneman" Bone - all that... just to prop it up!
Dingmans Ferry, PA, USA

[Larry "Boneman" Bone]

Update: There is finally an arc style propstand in the USA. This one.... awaiting mounting on my DL-1 actually. ;-)

Thanks Jeff!!!!

Later!

Larry "Boneman" Bone
Dingmans Ferry, PA, USA