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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Bikes: 1951 Sun Wasp, 1953 Armstrong Consort, 1975 Raleigh Competition, 1980 Apollo Gran Sport, 1988 Schwinn Voyageur, Mystery MTB
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In for this build. Great topic and I'm happy to see how many others here are interested in the Clubman era machines. Raleigh 531 Reynolds anything is rare and expensive here, so like others I am building one this winter as well. With a sturmey hub, Brooks saddle, and old carradice bag, I figure it'll be close enough.
I'm gonna use my Peugeot A08 in '70s red. It is in my size, my favourite Peugeot colour, and it's a common bike so I can lock it up outside in town. It also has a great ride and the original drivetrain is worn out. I have a '53 sturmey FW (four speed wide ratio) hub and a Maillard 700 pro front hub. I'll re size the drop outs and build a wheelset. I can't decide between 700c or 650b. My 1950 Superbe is such a comfy ride on 650a. Maybe my commuter and town bike should be comfy too. Good luck and have fun.