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Old 01-06-12 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by muniversity
Should I convert a 1988 Raleigh Technium 400 into a singlespeed winter/commuter bike? I bought it for 190 bucks but I just purchased a Shimano 7600 crankset, now I need to switch the bottom bracket (I believe the current one both sucks and is not compatible) and of course, I don't have the tools to do it. So it could cost around 140 to just do half the conversion. Worth it? Anyone have experience with these bikes?
The more bikes you have the more tools you realize are worth buying... A crank puller and BB removal tool are two of my favorite tools to have.
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