ok, so I was not going to buy another bike, but browing through marktplaats again and saw something a bit retro. Just 50 euro in the end, and a couple of km down the road, so why not? Not sure much about the history of this one, but I really like the early 90s large diamater aluminium tubing (dare I say a bit like a klein??), and the paintwork.
Original bike had full XT, and a lot of it is still on the bike. Previous owner has had it since new and used to compete on it, so it's been well used and a few things have been changed. It's got a new rear mech which will be changed. Also running on some recent rims, but they are pretty good quality so may stay for a while. Not a big fan of the flex stem (both type and colour), so may do something different up front...
Now, what to do with it ... ?
For my last project I got a suggestion to turn it in to a drop bar. I had other plans for the Raleigh, but it did start me thinking about doing this for the next project. Maybe I will do it with this one ... thoughts?
cheers
John
Original bike had full XT, and a lot of it is still on the bike. Previous owner has had it since new and used to compete on it, so it's been well used and a few things have been changed. It's got a new rear mech which will be changed. Also running on some recent rims, but they are pretty good quality so may stay for a while. Not a big fan of the flex stem (both type and colour), so may do something different up front...
Now, what to do with it ... ?
For my last project I got a suggestion to turn it in to a drop bar. I had other plans for the Raleigh, but it did start me thinking about doing this for the next project. Maybe I will do it with this one ... thoughts?
cheers
John
