Antipodes' latest projects.
 

Hey all.
Just thought that I'd post a few pics of some recent projects.


His and her's 1975 Raleigh Superbes:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/...ab8d52a9_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/...7c8cbfca_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/...88f8d934_o.jpg

They're in great shape and were totally complete when I got them; even the fork lock keys! They cleaned up really nicely I think.


1981 Apollo Gran Sport porteur/city bike:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/...c022a062_o.jpg
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Though I have had this bike for quite a while, this is its latest incarnation. I'm still toying with the idea of making it back into a geared bike, mainly so I have an excuse to use the NOS TA Pro-5-Vis 180mm crankset I got a little while back. Any ideas for shifters? I was thinking perhaps an old original Shimano XT friction thumbie, or maybe a similar Suntour one.

That porteur bike is spot on-- if you are thinking about going geared you should consider a Sturmey-Archer 3 or 4 speed-- maybe even with a coaster brake to keep the lines super clean.

shifters
 

i think i agree with ctavel. If you have lots of money to spend check these out:

http://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/ or here:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/rohloff.html

If you don't have a lot of money to spend, check the new SA three speeds. I paid $53 for mine from aebike.com. I'm sure they've gone way up in the last year. What hasn't?

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/20...600x600Q85.jpg

Those Ralieghs are so beautiful. I think I could get my wife to ride with me if she had something like that. Nice bikes.

Tim

those raleighs are so beautiful. I could defintely go for a pair.

Yeah, internally geared all the way. However, I don't think a rohloff would be in the style of the build. I totally agree that they are super cool, but a vintage Sturmey-Archer would really make that bike excellent.