Lovely Bicycle's Customized DL-1 "Velouria"

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The cream tires, full chaincase, skirtguard, and Brooks B18 saddle really set this DL-1 apart. The idea of putting the Schwalbe Delta Cruiser Cream tires on my DL-1 came from seeing this bike. Lovely bicycle indeed!

Check out her blog, Lovely Bicycle, Velouria's photo set on Flickr, and photo set of LovelyBike's cohabitant's DL-1 as well!

James' 1974 Tourist

James, in Perth, Western Australia, has an amazing example of a 1974 DL-1 Tourist. Complete with Sturmey Archer Dynohub, locking fork, and a chainring typical of a model with a full chain case!



Read all about it over at his blog:
http://perthvintagecycles.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-1974-raleigh-tourist-dl-1-roadster.html

And here's the Tourist page from the 1974 Raleigh catalog: