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Dej
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i guess this is the 4000th post on this subject..
but on the weekend i had the chance to get an old raleigh, complete bike of
an unknown age.
ive got some more details from the sheldon site so i'll probably return to
check serial numbers etc.
some of the stickers had worn off, but it had 'raleigh, TI, made in england'
something about 'limited' and lugged tubes..only one minor 1cm round patch
of surface rust.
It was a 5 speed, suntour shifters (mounted near the stem, rather than
downtube) steel rims etc..
so i guess there's a fair bit of work to get it to single speed. i dont have
much in the way of specific bike tools (to remove cranks, cassette's etc
etc) so is it actually worth it?
They wanted $35 for the complete bike too btw..i'll be using it just to ride
to work on and maybe for short rides to shops etc
Just not sure if i can be bothered putting in the effort to convert it to SS
and find that its not that great to ride or whatever..
I just spent more cash on music gear so im sure the CFO will not approve of
another bike purchase, regardless of cost
but on the weekend i had the chance to get an old raleigh, complete bike of
an unknown age.
ive got some more details from the sheldon site so i'll probably return to
check serial numbers etc.
some of the stickers had worn off, but it had 'raleigh, TI, made in england'
something about 'limited' and lugged tubes..only one minor 1cm round patch
of surface rust.
It was a 5 speed, suntour shifters (mounted near the stem, rather than
downtube) steel rims etc..
so i guess there's a fair bit of work to get it to single speed. i dont have
much in the way of specific bike tools (to remove cranks, cassette's etc
etc) so is it actually worth it?
They wanted $35 for the complete bike too btw..i'll be using it just to ride
to work on and maybe for short rides to shops etc
Just not sure if i can be bothered putting in the effort to convert it to SS
and find that its not that great to ride or whatever..
I just spent more cash on music gear so im sure the CFO will not approve of
another bike purchase, regardless of cost