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  1. sherlylock

    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    Postie has brought a few bits, courtesy of the fine people of this forum after I'd posted up some wanted ads. Got a few options on Suntour freewheels now - one from eBay and a couple from MatBH5 - cheers! Seatpin bolts......a Campag that I bought on eBay (too small), a Campag from The Bat...
  2. sherlylock

    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    Re: Re: Ooo.....good tip. I have an old Raleigh roadster from 1950 that I've polished up and re-decalled with Hlloyd decals - might give it a try on that first! Cheers :)
  3. sherlylock

    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    I've been searching Google for ages for this frame painter you speak highly of! ;) (I'd assumed it was Argos...) :lol:
  4. sherlylock

    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    We've got a couple of good body shops near where I work - I could enquire there......but for now I think it'll be a no lacquer job. It won't be heavily used when its finished (sunny day bike!) so I think they'll survive more than long enough. Ha! Yeah the tandem.....looking forward to getting...
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    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    Oooo......excited much. Tagged on a couple of Electron top tube badges for my Claud. Steve at HLloyd was happy to provide a Gold text/black outline for these (different to the advertised black on gold - top bloke!). Not sure where the big Raleigh heron goes as I don't have that on my bike...
  6. sherlylock

    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    Strangely satisfying to get it right too.............
  7. sherlylock

    The faded Caramel beast......'82 Raleigh Gran Sport

    Had a crack at the wheel build this weekend. Polished the shiny bits...... Trip to my local bike shop to get hold of some nipples. Went for black to accent the black decals on the bike (when they arrive). Thought it might look good. Had a nice chat with the guy about the Raleigh...
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