Thread: Mid Seventies Raleigh - Ridden for the first time today..!
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Old 07-03-13 | 02:31 PM
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!

Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma

I'm very surprised that the tires weren't dry rotted.
The tires are not perfect, but they are pretty darn good. At 65psi, I have little fear of failure due to their aged condition. Course, that might be considered a "famous last words" statement: -(
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