Originally Posted by BeerBiker

I had torn my old Raleigh down for her parts awhile back and was even thinking of selling the frame. Got to scrounging through my parts bin and realized I had enough crap to build her back up. Front brake lever is an old Alivio mtb that I cut the shifter pod off, filed down the rough stuff and run it. I also shortened up the flat bar by four inches (two on each end). The bike rides really nice. It's taken on a whole new personality.