Originally Posted by artclone

I found a nice frame a couple months back but was unable to identify it. No serials stamped anywhere I could see. Bits of a Reynolds decal under paint, but nothing else. I decided to rescue it from single-speed purgatory:

Guesses ranged from a Putnam Holdsworth-made frame meant for store rebranding to Harry Quinn to Woodrup. The closest pic online I could find was:

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/...pskllqzpby.jpg

Which is very close. At any rate, being unidentified freed me up to have fun with it.

I always admired the Raleigh Super Tourer and needed a fendered bike for light-rain commuting so this was my inspiration:

Here's how it turned out. It came with Campy crank and brakes, Stronglight headset, ancient Phil Wood BB I had them rebuild. Powder coat was cheap and environmentally friendly, but dulled details as advertised. There's some sort of rust coat under it. I rattle-canned the blue. Badge is from a Vista I painted over and fake riveted (didn't want to drill or otherwise change frame). Decals from diylettering.com.


(Note to all, be careful letting your pre-teen choose a name for your bike.)




Rides great. I was worried about the bars, but really like the position. Would likely get tiring after a while, but great for commuting. I'll be adding lights and a large saddlebag for this soon.


Thanks again for BF for help, info, and parts. @juvela, @BlueDevil63, @nesteel, all of you.