sept 1981 3 speed Raleigh bomber restoration

darrenh":3c08u8zs said:
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 :LOL:


There's nae flys on you!

:LOL: :LOL:
 
few detail bits.

new croysdale hub cleaners installed !

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

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retrofitted grifter front brake stays

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random shiny shot

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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 :p i'm off down the corner shop to get a quarter of rhubarb and custard

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!!! Drop that stem!!!

First sign of a discarded hubba bubba on the floor and you will be chewing concrete...............
 
saddle cover complete, big thanks to mum for knocking this copy up on her sewing machine (leatherette from dunelm mill) !

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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 !

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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.

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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 :)

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