1987 Raleigh Avanti *****Finished*****
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Re: 1987 Raleigh Avanti
Nick does have a set of originals but he's not selling those, so yes he has reproduced them for me, even has the small gold made by Raliegh decal found at the bottom of the seat tube.
I will post up some pictures of the decals when they arrive.
Hi Mike I might just do that.....with a bit of luck it will look almost new again.
Coleman":2boi2muo said:
Nick does have a set of originals but he's not selling those, so yes he has reproduced them for me, even has the small gold made by Raliegh decal found at the bottom of the seat tube.
I will post up some pictures of the decals when they arrive.
Hi Mike I might just do that.....with a bit of luck it will look almost new again.
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Nick had mentioned he was working on some Avanti decals when he was doing the ones for my Appalachian and I wondered if it was for your bike. Check out my build thread (link in my signature) for a sneak peek of what you'll be getting . Look forward to seeing this one finished.
Nick had mentioned he was working on some Avanti decals when he was doing the ones for my Appalachian and I wondered if it was for your bike. Check out my build thread (link in my signature) for a sneak peek of what you'll be getting
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That is a very nice job you have done on your Raleigh, I can only hope mine works out so good. The decals do looks great, I think Nick started of with your letter font to repro the one for the Avanti.
DynaCol":op7tryiq said:Nick had mentioned he was working on some Avanti decals when he was doing the ones for my Appalachian and I wondered if it was for your bike. Check out my build thread (link in my signature) for a sneak peek of what you'll be getting
That is a very nice job you have done on your Raleigh, I can only hope mine works out so good. The decals do looks great, I think Nick started of with your letter font to repro the one for the Avanti.
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. Good luck with the build.
Thanks very much, I put a bit of extra effort in to this one by re-creating the decals myself before passing the file on to Nick for him to use. He had a bit of work still to convert the files to something he could use but was something I wanted to try and was a lot of fun. Good to see another Raleigh getting some attention. At one point today there was three Raleighs at the top of the Reader's MTB section, who knows when that'll happen againMADB":1hfbqhuz said:
. Good luck with the build.
Re: 1987 Raleigh Avanti
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... ROKL5A1OLE
So tyres? Do I get some charge splash-backs or these from Amazon?
The splash backs are probably going to be better tyres but the ones from Amazon will look better :?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... ROKL5A1OLE
So tyres? Do I get some charge splash-backs or these from Amazon?
The splash backs are probably going to be better tyres but the ones from Amazon will look better :?
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I wouldn't use Splashbacks again.
True,they're cheap and don't look bad,but they suck in every way.
They dont grip,on any surface and they wear out fast.
If you're not riding it hard they may be ok,but other than that,for me,they are best avoided.
Loving this bike though,wanted one in 87,got a Mustang instead,which did its best to self destruct on every ride.After 2 years I think I only had the cranks and canti's left of the bike my parents originally purchased,and I didnt ride it as hard as I could have.
I wouldn't use Splashbacks again.
True,they're cheap and don't look bad,but they suck in every way.
They dont grip,on any surface and they wear out fast.
If you're not riding it hard they may be ok,but other than that,for me,they are best avoided.
Loving this bike though,wanted one in 87,got a Mustang instead,which did its best to self destruct on every ride.After 2 years I think I only had the cranks and canti's left of the bike my parents originally purchased,and I didnt ride it as hard as I could have.
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