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Old 03-18-10 | 02:47 AM
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Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG

Originally Posted by philski
Happy to report that after an hour or so of scrubbing with the kids (4 and 2) and 20 minutes of fiddling with the brakes and seat, she prowls the streets once again! Shifting worked without tweaking, brakes are in good enough shape, tires held air... she's looking pretty! Need to take parts apart one by one for a more thorough cleaning.

The front fender appears bent out of shape. Behind the fork it is flatter and wider than in front of the fork; I'm presuming it got flattened and should be round like the front of the fork. Is this correct?
Nope the shape is slightly different forward of the fork versus behind the fork.

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