My First Ever Bike Project

[CrankedAdventures]

Good afternoon everyone. I thought I would post here as this project doesn't seem to fit in any other catagories (but as im new, I could be mistaken)

Last year I started a Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@CrankedAdventures) to share my love of bikes and cycling. As part of the channel launch, I decided I wanted to start a project bike. I had never done one before, and thought it would be a great idea. With the encouragement of a friend, i ended up buying two Raleigh shoppers (a Twenty and a Solitaire) for £25, and started the rebuild of one of them. I was planning on a quick strip, paint and rebuild but the more I did, the more parts I bought, the more my budget got left behind. If your intersted, I wll link the build videos bown below. If you not interested, I've added a before and after picture.

Part 1 - The Strip Down

Part 2 - Frame Prep

Part 3 - Paint Time

Part 4 - The Reveal

Since completing this shopper, i have finished another project (saving a bike from being scrapped) and ive also started another shopper (currently working on the editing) and i find myself constantly looking for the next project. Thsi little shopper has really lit a fire in me and has been an absolute hoot to ride.

Anyway, thanks for reading and ill be interested to see what you think of the finished bike. I know its not to everyones taste, but it is to my taste.

Enjoy

 

[grantoury]

As this section is for non bike projects, I would suggest the road section is the best fit for your shopper. I would love to see the before and after pics in the folder thread too.

Thread 'Folders! Foldable bicycles, minivelos and demontables'

Dec 16, 2022

Foldable bicycles: I have always found them interesting, from the seventies on, when we saw these shapes in the Netherlands. Every reputable firm built them, this is a Batavus:

I guess you know them as folding shoppers.

Then came the Bromptons, with their quick fold, and the Dahons, Terns, Airnimals, Birdies and Mezzos. Moultons are not quite folders but some are divisible.

In this thread I want to share some interesting folders from the past, and you are invited to share...

• grantoury
• airnimal biciclette pliable dahon faltrad folder folding shopper mini velo moulton rudge bifold vouwfiets
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