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Old 11-23-17 | 02:30 PM
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From: Hardy, VA

Bikes: Mostly English - predominantly Raleighs

Originally Posted by Piff
Yknow, the pclamps that Tubus sells are really nice looking. Just a thought.

Sweet bike. What's the plan for the build up?
Nothing especially groundshaking. Hoping to go with Nuovo Record or Super Record components or even C-Record. Might concede to age with an ultra 6 freewheel with a few more teeth than 20 year old me would have considered.

I also have a 1977 Raleigh Team Pro (with evidently 753 tubing) and a 2000 Bob Jackson Arrowhead made of 853, so this sort of makes three bikes that are very nicely built with a relatively similar purpose. That said, those other two both have 2 x 9 brifter shifting. Honestly, I can't claim to be a huge fan of downtube shifting, but I can adapt. I honestly don't see myself attempting to adapt this to an alternate purpose, even though the geometry could possibly work out. Definitely open to p-clamps that are nicer than the rubber ensconced ones that Home Depot carries for other projects.

psst... interested in a 57cm 1959 Viking, Severn Valley? lol
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