zerogravitas
Retro Guru
Fantastic! Good luck, I am just taking the same plunge for my Denti project with the same bible. Thus far I'm very impressed with the clarity of the book.
@vcballbat will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a racing bike would have details such as the double set of braze on stops & narrow rear spacing specific for a 5 speed Sturmey, or such super long old school drop-outs or such a massive space for large mud guards and all season tyres?I admire your dedication to this restoration. As much as i understand what the other poster meant when they said they 'didn't fully get this bike', you can't help but love that someone has the time and patience to see something like this through.
I may have missed it, but i promise i've read the whole thing... is there any evidence of this being a manager special or is it still just a gut feeling? Appears to be a very expensive Raleigh based on nothing more than a hunch, no?
From page 4 of this thread... sometimes you just gotta have blind faith and go for it..I admire your dedication to this restoration. As much as i understand what the other poster meant when they said they 'didn't fully get this bike', you can't help but love that someone has the time and patience to see something like this through.
I may have missed it, but i promise i've read the whole thing... is there any evidence of this being a manager special or is it still just a gut feeling? Appears to be a very expensive Raleigh based on nothing more than a hunch, no?
If you read this blog post on another 'Manager Special' built 76-77 judging by the components and decals you can see that there are some striking similarities between the two bikes.... Often its what's not been said that speaks volumes..!!I admire your dedication to this restoration. As much as i understand what the other poster meant when they said they 'didn't fully get this bike', you can't help but love that someone has the time and patience to see something like this through.
I may have missed it, but i promise i've read the whole thing... is there any evidence of this being a manager special or is it still just a gut feeling? Appears to be a very expensive Raleigh based on nothing more than a hunch, no?