Ha Ha thanks for that, I was being a little self depreciating as this old girl isn't upto the standard of a lot of the machines in these pages and I'll bet there are those who would wonder why I bothered doing it at all, but as I said at the start this would have been at the top of a lot of children's Christmas lists (mine included) and if people don't invest some time and effort in these sorts of machines all that will be left will be pictures on the internet.ibbz":2spjr2p8 said:The saying is, and correct me if I’m wrong, you cant polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter!
BUT this ain’t no turd - it’s made by Raleigh ( I think) and it has a very famous and illustrious name - along with its very own history - it doesn’t need to be rolled in glitter!
Wonderful job - you’ve made her shine and took the years off! Thanks for sharing this and long nay you enjoy and ride !you've inspired me to tackle another project -
Thanks for that and yes I think so as well. It's an itch dating back to at least 1980 that has now been scratchedSirLurkalot":2p5hvqd1 said:Faboulous job, well worth saving.
That’s nice to hear and to read.allenh":1jn4fztd said:Thanks for that and yes I think so as well. It's an itch dating back to at least 1980 that has now been scratchedSirLurkalot":1jn4fztd said:Faboulous job, well worth saving.
I took the old girl out for her maiden run yesterday and all went well but (there's always a but) I need to get some better quality tyres as the cheap far eastern ones I had to hand are so huge it took a few miles to work out the bell type sound I was hearing was the ineffectual mudguards ringing as they touched the crown of the tyre and they just don't roll very nicely.
That aside it is a perfectly acceptable machine, not really what you'd call fast or very good when it gets hilly (decent tyres will help a bit) so I'm not going to break any records on it but still a nice comfortable old thing to ride into town for socially distanced fish and chips and a pint or two at the weekend.
I'm pretty certain there were but even when with Raleigh there was at least one 531 frame the Prima although I expect it was just main tubes and at one point in the TDF's life there was a model above which was the Premier 12 although I don't know what type of frame that had.ibbz":3r79ek1a said:That’s nice to hear and to read.allenh":3r79ek1a said:Thanks for that and yes I think so as well. It's an itch dating back to at least 1980 that has now been scratchedSirLurkalot":3r79ek1a said:Faboulous job, well worth saving.
I took the old girl out for her maiden run yesterday and all went well but (there's always a but) I need to get some better quality tyres as the cheap far eastern ones I had to hand are so huge it took a few miles to work out the bell type sound I was hearing was the ineffectual mudguards ringing as they touched the crown of the tyre and they just don't roll very nicely.
That aside it is a perfectly acceptable machine, not really what you'd call fast or very good when it gets hilly (decent tyres will help a bit) so I'm not going to break any records on it but still a nice comfortable old thing to ride into town for socially distanced fish and chips and a pint or two at the weekend.
I was wondering whether BSA pre Raleigh had any higher end frames ?
Thanks and yes I do remember your Prima and quite fancy doing one myself.chickendrumsticks":2rn6p6de said:The usual superb job allenh. Lovely to see another old thing deservedly restored.
On the "Prima" subject - yes they had a 531 main tubes frame. No mudguard eyes to make it look like a real road bike and equipped about the same as the TDF I guess. But made in Worksop so some quality there. You may remember my old thing from 1980, which ended up with some nice 531 forks too as the originals were kaput!
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Keep up the great work!