ruffers
Veteran
- Location
- bury, lancs
Looks great after the clean up
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ruffers
Veteran
- Location
- bury, lancs
looks brilliant, well done so far
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
What might fit you, the Royal or the Classic?
I'd say the 23 1/2" Royal would be a bit on the small side if you're well over 6ft. On the other hand, that Classic tourer is a 25" which should suit you fine.
This afternoon I concentrated on the frame and forks, using a mixture of WD40, fine wire wool, cutting polish and Autosol, it’s come up rather well considering how bad it was.
Next job was to build up the BB and headset, no dramas as I’d already cleaned and prepped everything, I used loose ball bearings and I’m really pleased both run super-smooth, the headset has a nice serrated washer which locks the adjustment ring which means you don’t over tighten the headset when you tighten the lock nut. I’ll see if I can get hold of a set of these for the next project as they make adjustment so much easier.
Next job was to build up the BB and headset, no dramas as I’d already cleaned and prepped everything, I used loose ball bearings and I’m really pleased both run super-smooth, the headset has a nice serrated washer which locks the adjustment ring which means you don’t over tighten the headset when you tighten the lock nut. I’ll see if I can get hold of a set of these for the next project as they make adjustment so much easier.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
The headset's original to the frame. I've never seen them elsewhere.
D
Deleted member 1258
Guest
Old style quill headset, now largely superseded by the ahead headset system
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Standard headset on Raleighs of the 80s.
