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Old 02-17-22 | 12:37 PM
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swampyankee2
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Bikes: '08 Specialized Sirrus, '92 Trek 820, '72 Raleigh Sports, 60? Fongers single speed, '73 Raleigh Super Course, '63 Robin Hood Lenton Sports

Originally Posted by jdawginsc
I was going to tell you I have a Technium Raleigh Grand Prix if you wanted it but that is a cool bike to restore (The Dawes).

The crankset is a cottered potential headache possibly but decent clearance for bigger tires.

Looks to be a Brooks saddle, and you could modernize in pieces if you wanted. Personally I dislike Simplex plastiderailleurs, but others like them. Something like a SunTour VxGT for the rear, Vx for the front and some down tube or barcon shifters would be fun and allow you to get a wider range for hills and such.
It is a Brooks, which makes it worth the asking price just for the saddle. LOL I've seen these with bar end shifters as well. I would modernize what needs to be fixed,and add some full fenders (those "bobbed" ones appear in period sales photos BTW). Whoe sells the correct fender for a bike like this. It would be 26 x ?? width?
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