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Old 07-16-15 | 03:07 PM
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w1gfh
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From: Lexington, MA

Bikes: 1968 Raleigh Sports, 1970 Raleigh Twenty

My 1970 Twenty Folder was missing the rear rack and chain guard. I adapted a full-sized Pletscher rack ($2 at the Curious Velo swap meet) to the smaller Twenty size by hacksawing the arms to length, then flattening the ends with a hammer and file and drilling new mounting holes. The chain guard ($3 at Curious Velo swap meet) is an aftermarket item, cut to fit with a pair of tin snips. It does the job and matches the chrome fenders nicely.

Replaced the broken plastic-faced 3 -speed trigger with a classic mid-1960s version from the junk box. Saddlebag is aftermarket NOS, and the B72 saddle came with the bike (lucked out on that one). Still on the lookout for some prebuilt 20" rims preferably with a Sturmey AW hub.

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