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Stomper was a 1987 I gifted to my son last Christmas.
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twojs.bike said:
The bike has a bent steerer tube. By zooming in on the above photo you can see it.

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I will get some better pictures and document my attempt to fix this. This is a bummer as the fork has mounts for the roller brakes. That’s what makes this bike special.

Otherwise, I have been very impressed with the quality of this bike. Fingers crossed.
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twojs.bike said:
The bike has a bent steerer tube. By zooming in on the above photo you can see it.

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I will get some better pictures and document my attempt to fix this. This is a bummer as the fork has mounts for the roller brakes. That’s what makes this bike special.

Otherwise, I have been very impressed with the quality of this bike. Fingers crossed.
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The only way to fix this for the long term is to have the fork tube and head tube replaced by a frame maker. They can also do an alignment. This can be super expensive to reasonable. I use Frankenframe. He is hard to get ahold of. Great work reasonable. Specialize in restoration of high end vintage road bikes. Has a customer base of high end collectors. He also paints frames but that is pricy.
 
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One-eyed Sailor said:
Some Schwinn ATB spec's for those interested!
It's a zipped Excel file
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us56456712 said:
The only way to fix this for the long term is to have the fork tube and head tube replaced by a frame maker.
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Thanks you and Thank you.

I recently realized I can print pdfs directly from iPhone. Very helpful!

I also just ran into another bent fork on an antique bike.

For the records...
My attempt at bending the High Sierra fork back was only mildly successful. The bike now pulls to the right. I have checked the drop out alignment to the best of my ability.

It is rideable but it is extremely obvious the bike is pulling right. You couldn’t ride without hands.

I actually bought a new fork on eBay. It has cantilever brakes , which will take away from the originality. But, I refuse to let a bike out of my shop that isn’t mechanically sound. (Maybe that’s why I have so many bikes)
 
I was able to temporarily install the new fork without trimming it.

The bike still pulled to the right.

I re-examined everything and found the rear wheel was out of dish by about 2mm. I dished the wheel and the bike now rides straight! Hard to believe that 2mm would make that much difference.

I still need to put the original forks back on. Fingers crossed. I will be thrilled if it rides straight with original forks.

Always learning.
 
Put the original fork back on. Wow! I guess I forgot how bad it pulled to the right. This fork is toast.

I will now trim the new fork, re-instal, take a final photo, and move on with my life.
 
Can you add photos of the license sticker and the dealer stick on the seat tube?

Any guesses on the U.S.R. plate?
 
Keys are available on eBay. The are not original check the date on the hub. The sports did not come with a dynamo
 
Thank you! I will document the build here, because I have questions. Although @ingola is answering them before I ask. Which is a true sign you have expertise!

Here are the stickers and serial number. I believe USR is Upper Saddle River, NJ which is close to Paramus, NJ

I bought the bike in Norfolk VA.

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Serial numbers are hard on Raleigh there all over the place easiest to use the the decals. Also note if you rebuild the rims the front one the side with the dynamo is two cross and spokes are the same length on both sides
 
ingola said:
Keys are available on eBay. The are not original check the date on the hub. The sports did not come with a dynamo
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The Sports didn't come with a locking fork or pump (and pegs) either. But Raleigh had different spec bike line ups for different countries. Looks like this bike has been around a bit so maybe it was manufactured for the Canadian or British markets. Raleigh used to be primarily a 3 speed bike maker and they had dozens of 3 speed models. The older catalogs list incrementally different models at many price points to suit the post-war depressed economies. As they got in to 10 speed bikes, the number of 3 speed models diminished.
 
I've seen hundreds of the Sports models, never one with a chrome guard unless the whole bike was chrome. The handlegrips don't look Raleigh, but it's hard to say. I didn't think they had gumwalls in 62, but they show in the catalog.
 

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