Old 01-02-13 | 02:23 PM
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cycle_maven
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I have a good project this winter-

1983 Raleigh Touring 18 conversion to 650B.

-Complete dissassembly
-Cut off 27" cantilever bosses
-Braze on new canti bosses for 650B
-Braze on a third set of water-bottle mounts
-Braze on some mid-fork mounts for low riders
-Fabricate and braze a custom porteur rack for the front, with low-rider rails
-Fabricate and braze a custom rear rack
-Cold set the frame to 135 mm
-Powder coat the frame and racks
-Build a couple of 650B wheels, with a generator hub in front
-Design the circuit and put a 3W Cree LED with standby battery into a vintage headlamp
-Put the whole thing back together

It should take me the rest of the winter. I'm only at stage 6.
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