uphillstruggler
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Sally the Raleigh.........Diary of a Restoration
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davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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try it, it's a great way to pass a couple of hours while the SO watches Emmercorrienders
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davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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Me too 
, have the itch now........99% of parts acquired, front mech has arrived from USA.....still sealed in original Shimano packaging....slight problem, band size 31.8 (was advertised as 28.6) but have shims that should sort the problem temporarily (planning to have a boss brazed on, the FD can be either band on or braze on).
Hoping to do a full build this weekend to see how she looks, maybe do a short 20k ride too, then strip her down again and off to Mr Yates for remedial work and respray.
PS How expensive are polishing felts???....have just spent £20 restocking my Dremmel kit with 100 polishing felts....Ouch
, have the itch now........99% of parts acquired, front mech has arrived from USA.....still sealed in original Shimano packaging....slight problem, band size 31.8 (was advertised as 28.6) but have shims that should sort the problem temporarily (planning to have a boss brazed on, the FD can be either band on or braze on).Hoping to do a full build this weekend to see how she looks, maybe do a short 20k ride too, then strip her down again and off to Mr Yates for remedial work and respray.
PS How expensive are polishing felts???....have just spent £20 restocking my Dremmel kit with 100 polishing felts....Ouch
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davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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Was giong to start the build on Saturday, but the weather turned out quite nice, so went for a 40k ride instead. 
Did manager to get her built up on Sunday though. One or two little hiccups! Getting the front changer position right was a task due to the biopace chainrings and setting up canti brakes is an absolute pain, think i need a third hand tool!
Very happy with the results (pics to follow as soon as we get some bright daylight!)
Tonight's job has been both hubs stripped, cleaned, re-greased and re-assembled, internally the hubs look good and now spin silently too.....not that there was much noise before the service.
Did manager to get her built up on Sunday though. One or two little hiccups! Getting the front changer position right was a task due to the biopace chainrings and setting up canti brakes is an absolute pain, think i need a third hand tool!
Very happy with the results (pics to follow as soon as we get some bright daylight!)
Tonight's job has been both hubs stripped, cleaned, re-greased and re-assembled, internally the hubs look good and now spin silently too.....not that there was much noise before the service.
Kins
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Very nice.
Falwheeler
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Looks great, makes me want to go out and tidy mine up. Good work
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davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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Apologies for lack of recent updates guys, yet another redundancy (3rd in 2 years) brought restoration to a standstill due to lack of funds. Current job seems stable though so still hoping to get her finished by the spring. Took her out for a couple of rides last summer, a pure pleasure to ride some proper steel again after all these years. My rear end doesn't get on with the Brooks Saddle though so may have to swap the B17 for a different model or dare i say it something modern...hope not!!
Anyway heres a pic of Sally in her current build....hoping to get her off to Dave Yates early in the new year for the framework and respray. Fingers crossed :-)
Anyway heres a pic of Sally in her current build....hoping to get her off to Dave Yates early in the new year for the framework and respray. Fingers crossed :-)
biggs682
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looks great , i still curse myself for not buying a Randoneur a few months ago 
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davester65
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looks great , i still curse myself for not buying a Randoneur a few months ago
Thanks :-)
Keep your eye on gumtree, they often crop up on there at reasonable prices. 23" & 25" frame size more common than 21"
Average price seems to £150 for a rough one, £200 - £300 for a reasonable one, £400+ for pristine condition.
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davester65
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Merry Christmas to you all.
On the home straight with this one now, just spent 3 hours polishing and fitting a few new parts, bought pannier racks ready for the final build. (Pics tomorrow time permitting:-)
She'll be going in for frame remedial work, respray and new livery early in the new year which should take 3-4 weeks........so i'm hoping to have her all built up and gleaming by the time the clocks go forward.
As an aside, i just bought a crash damaged donor bike off ebay purely for the Mavic rims onboard. Got a nice surprise when i picked the bike up, the damage wasn't half as bad as i expected and it's a mid 80's 531c handbuilt Dawes frame.......BONUS.......so this could possibly turn into my next project........watch this space :-)
On the home straight with this one now, just spent 3 hours polishing and fitting a few new parts, bought pannier racks ready for the final build. (Pics tomorrow time permitting:-)
She'll be going in for frame remedial work, respray and new livery early in the new year which should take 3-4 weeks........so i'm hoping to have her all built up and gleaming by the time the clocks go forward.
As an aside, i just bought a crash damaged donor bike off ebay purely for the Mavic rims onboard. Got a nice surprise when i picked the bike up, the damage wasn't half as bad as i expected and it's a mid 80's 531c handbuilt Dawes frame.......BONUS.......so this could possibly turn into my next project........watch this space :-)
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davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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It's time to part with some of my hard earned cash....
Taking the fame down to Dave Yates in Lincolnshire on Monday armed with a new headset, an odd front derailleur and a full set of period correct decals from Nick @ H Lloyd, so all being well should have the frame back by end of Feb..ish looking all beautiful.
Have spent the last week or so hunting down the final parts needed gone for Panaracer Pasela 700x32 Amberwall Tyres and Giles Berthaud Bar Ends
So barring any bad news from Mr Yates on Monday will be posting pics of the final build asap.
Taking the fame down to Dave Yates in Lincolnshire on Monday armed with a new headset, an odd front derailleur and a full set of period correct decals from Nick @ H Lloyd, so all being well should have the frame back by end of Feb..ish looking all beautiful.
Have spent the last week or so hunting down the final parts needed gone for Panaracer Pasela 700x32 Amberwall Tyres and Giles Berthaud Bar Ends
So barring any bad news from Mr Yates on Monday will be posting pics of the final build asap.
