Originally Posted by lotekmod

After a year of taking the roundabout way to work on every trash day looking for my own "saved from the dump" I finally scored this 1972 Raleigh Record in original condition including the Wrights leather saddle. Sorry for the fuzzy photo, my hands were freezing

I almost threw my back out hoisting this boat anchor into the back of the pickup but I got it running with only new tires and cables (and total breakdown, cleaning and regreasing). I also replaced the stem shifters with a set of downtube shifters I had laying around. I took it out for the first ride this weekend in a light snowfall and I kinda like the ride. With the 1-1/4" tires and super slack headtube it's actually perfect for what I wanted it for- grocery runs, indoor rollers, and foul weather gravel/bike path rides.