sept 1981 3 speed Raleigh bomber restoration

[firedfromthecircus]

i'm reading between the lines, are you saying 1/4" bolts holding slender seat stays to chain stay, horizontal drop outs, blades butt welded to the crown on the forks, might not be very durable

There's nae flys on you!

 

[darrenh]

few detail bits.

new croysdale hub cleaners installed !

shrink wrap on rear brake stays so it don't scratch mi' paint

retrofitted grifter front brake stays

random shiny shot

dug an old post office bike seat out of the shed just so i can have a go, doesn't look out of place tbh !

so now in full on 1970s geek spec with hub cleaners, kick stand and battery guzzling lights i'm off down the corner shop to get a quarter of rhubarb and custard

 

[Jussa]

!!! Drop that stem!!!

First sign of a discarded hubba bubba on the floor and you will be chewing concrete...............

 

[Muddy paw]

!!! Drop that stem!!!

First sign of a discarded hubba bubba on the floor and you will be chewing concrete...............

I'll second that ..

 

[darrenh]

saddle cover complete, big thanks to mum for knocking this copy up on her sewing machine (leatherette from dunelm mill) !

cracking job, even sewed the original piping back in.

I fed a new wire through the loop at the bottom and about 45 minutes of wrestling got me to this stage !

then a few weeks back I found an ebay seller making repro handle bars in mandrel bent 304 stainless, much better than my shonky chrome painted repair.

I swapped over the bars, and fitted the re-covered seat, its a bit taught in on the top arc but will stretch with a bum on it for a few hours worth

 

[Muddy paw]

Now that certainly is looking original and nice effort sorting the piping on the saddle ..

 

[BobCatMax]

fantastic job

 

[spatuluk]

Lovely job! Even my wife seemed impressed, between grumbling about men and their toys.

 

[john]

That is class. Recall the Bombers from the old Raleigh catalogues.

 

[Archemist]

A blinder, literally

and you've done your legacy proud to boot