Ramblings from a Raleigh Road Ace EX
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ChrisEyles
Guru
- Location
- Devon
Second vote on the paint pen. I used a gold sharpie to pinstripe the lugs on a couple of my bikes - it is dead quick and easy, and looks perfectly good and is even acceptably durable.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Third vote for the paint pen. I used unipaint.
How did you get the seat post out?
How did you get the seat post out?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/pesky-stuck-seat-post.181839/
Nuclear option.
Nuclear option.
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RyanW
The abominable Bikeman
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
Got her back from the paint shop on Saturday. To my eyes they did a very good job.
The colour turned out better then I though. They did a great job of masking up however went a bit heavy handed with the blasting causing the lower race on the forks to be a tad loose, but it was fine with a small shim
The colour turned out better then I though. They did a great job of masking up however went a bit heavy handed with the blasting causing the lower race on the forks to be a tad loose, but it was fine with a small shim
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RyanW
The abominable Bikeman
- Location
- Ashford, Kent
I did get a bit carried away, she is basically done. Bar a few finishing touches (Raleigh head badge needs to be bought and added, as does the 531c decals and maybe some other ones, however as i have taken her away from what she originally was it does not feel right adding back all the same ones.
So here she is, I see her as a gentleman's racer.
sorry about the pics it looked like it was about to rain so a bit of a hurry. Just for teh sake of it, here is a before pic.
She rides great, need to get the saddle right which is taking some time. She's a bit lively but the gears and wheels are smooth. She also starts whistling if i go over ~15mph guess it means she is happy (Its actually going to drive me mad so really need to work out what it is.)
Saddle colour is a bit off the bar tape, but i hope after i add some proofhide / buff it it will lighten up.
Has been great fun restoring it, just need to get some miles done now. True test to make sure I tightened everything up...
Will up load a few more pics of her out and about soon. I was going to take a few mid restoration images but it all went together so smoothly I completely forgot (I normally took them as and when something was getting on my nerves as a way to take 5)
Total cost to restore... Too much (Any SHMBO knows about the site) was it worth it. You tell me
So here she is, I see her as a gentleman's racer.
sorry about the pics it looked like it was about to rain so a bit of a hurry. Just for teh sake of it, here is a before pic.
She rides great, need to get the saddle right which is taking some time. She's a bit lively but the gears and wheels are smooth. She also starts whistling if i go over ~15mph guess it means she is happy (Its actually going to drive me mad so really need to work out what it is.)
Saddle colour is a bit off the bar tape, but i hope after i add some proofhide / buff it it will lighten up.
Has been great fun restoring it, just need to get some miles done now. True test to make sure I tightened everything up...
Will up load a few more pics of her out and about soon. I was going to take a few mid restoration images but it all went together so smoothly I completely forgot (I normally took them as and when something was getting on my nerves as a way to take 5)
Total cost to restore... Too much (Any SHMBO knows about the site) was it worth it. You tell me
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Try a cork in the bottom of the hole in the forks where the steerer tube goes.
