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Old 11-09-11 | 10:20 AM
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Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

The last picture is before I actually made the changes. New pics coming when I can post them.

It now has the wider bars from ddeadserious. It also has all the cables running under the tape, making for a very clean cockpit, giving it a more modern look. Interesting fact: If you want to use bar-end shifters and route the cables under the handlebar tape on a relatively tall bike, you have to buy a tandem shifter cable to get all the way back to the rear derailleur. I hope to take it out for a little spin tonight and hopefully will get some good pictures.

I have some future plans for it, but they are merely cosmetic- Considering brown or tan brake cable housings, and also either natural cork or brown handlebar tape to bring out the Black & Tan theme a bit more. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but the "black" of the bike is actually a dark brown. I'm trying to play up the brown theme a bit more.
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