Hi all
I'm what you might call an oldie newbie - in that I'm an old cyclist but getting back into it after a long time.
Anyway, I'm riding a Dawes MTB at the moment and whilst I quite like it I'd love to get my old Raleigh Record Sprint up and running again. Its about 25 years old and the frame, at least is in good nick but the gears and brakes have seen better days - as have the tyres. I've got a fairly good idea about how to do the work but I'm at a complete loss as to what would be reasonable replacement gearing and braking systems. I see a lot of components on websites but where the heck do I start with suitable gear for my bike? For a start I've got downtube changers and I don't even know if they do them anymore. I don't have a huge budget and so would probably source parts from ebay ...but what?
If anyone can point me in the right direction as to what to look for I'd be grateful.
Thanks
Steve
I'm what you might call an oldie newbie - in that I'm an old cyclist but getting back into it after a long time.
Anyway, I'm riding a Dawes MTB at the moment and whilst I quite like it I'd love to get my old Raleigh Record Sprint up and running again. Its about 25 years old and the frame, at least is in good nick but the gears and brakes have seen better days - as have the tyres. I've got a fairly good idea about how to do the work but I'm at a complete loss as to what would be reasonable replacement gearing and braking systems. I see a lot of components on websites but where the heck do I start with suitable gear for my bike? For a start I've got downtube changers and I don't even know if they do them anymore. I don't have a huge budget and so would probably source parts from ebay ...but what?
If anyone can point me in the right direction as to what to look for I'd be grateful.
Thanks
Steve