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Old 03-23-06 | 08:25 PM
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Bikes: Raleigh, Rudge, James 3spds., and a cast of many

Originally Posted by nlerner
FlatTop, the chrome Raleigh was the only bike I saw in his garage (and it was a very clean garage). I think I'll likely keep it once I clean it up and restore the parts that need restoration (shifter trigger, rear reflector, front brake cable) as well as replace the broken bottom bracket axle (all parts I have)...I do wonder how much such a machine might fetch on eBay, so it depends on if I need to finance any new 531 conversions, as Kurt mentioned (see http://tinyurl.com/o2hxp).

Neal
Thanks for the further info. I admire the chrome Raleigh's beauty, and thank you for sharing the pics. I commend your acquisition of it, and your plans to repair and ride it. And I agree with Poguemahone that the value of certain bikes can't be easily reckoned.
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