Originally Posted by
Crawford53
Sweet thread! My winter project is revamping a 1970 Raleigh Sports for my partner. I took it all to bits intending to paint and sell it, but she loves the olive green color and the design. She's in grad school so it would be the perfect bike as a commuter/around town rider. I haven't even looked at the bike in 6 months, but I'm resolved to work on it this winter and I'll be using this thread as inspiration.
Raleigh really nailed it with their bronze green paint. It just looks so "Right" on a 3-sped of that time. I can hardly wait to get this one cleaned up and polished.