Raleigh royal tourer rebuild

[avecReynolds531]

Very smart, as ever. All these rebuild threads have reminded me (not that I've forgotten) that I really have no excuse to not build up my rather lovely Bianchi, which has been gathering dust for far too long. I'm pretty sure I have all the parts in a box ready to go.

Excellent thread thanks, and inspiring to see the contrast in before & after.

 

[Gunk]

Here are some photos of it all completed.

 

[AndyRM]

Excellent thread thanks, and inspiring to see the contrast in before & after.

All credit to @Gunk for the thread! My efforts have been focussed on a TEFL course.

 

[raleighnut]

Here are some photos of it all completed.

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Very Nice

 

[Nigelnightmare]

Very smart, as ever. All these rebuild threads have reminded me (not that I've forgotten) that I really have no excuse to not build up my rather lovely Bianchi, which has been gathering dust for far too long. I'm pretty sure I have all the parts in a box ready to go.

Lots of pictures please.

 

[Gunk]

First proper test ride this morning, just a couple of miles, but long enough just to make sure all the gears change properly and it rides and stops. It's a real shame I'm not keeping this (it's just a couple of inches too big for me), it's just so smooth and nice to ride, the gearing is perfect, the restored Weinmann brakes are excellent and the flat bars make it a breeze to ride, it would be a perfect commuter bike, it just floats over our crappy roads.

 

[Gunk]

Looks like I’ve just sold it.

 

[bigjim]

I've got one of those frames in the attic. it was never built up into a bike. So it's brand new I suppose.

 

[Gunk]

I've got one of those frames in the attic. it was never built up into a bike. So it's brand new I suppose.

what size is it?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

It'll be 23 1/2, betcha

 

[bigjim]

It'll be 23 1/2, betcha

You lose. 25 inch.