Raleigh Shopper refurb
10-09-12 | 08:41 AM
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Raleigh Shopper refurb
I picked this up last year. I'd been looking for a rough one with the intention of tearing it down, repainting it, new hubs and wheels....
I bought this one late in the evening, in the dark; looked complete except was missing the lens on the headlamp, corroded chrome. When I got it home, I rode it and the lamps lit up! I was charmed.
The next morning I saw how there was no rust on the frame and that the paint was entirely intact. SO, I ended up rebuilding it top to bottom, inside to out, including oxalic treatment of all the chrome pieces.
I'd told my daughter (almost 13) that the bike was for her. I told her that her friends would tease her for her "old lady bike" but that they'd really think it was cool; she wasn't convinced.
When she saw it with the basket on, all polished up, she was pleased. We went for a 20km ride yesterday and got the tires dirty..... Her friends think the bike's cool.
I bought this one late in the evening, in the dark; looked complete except was missing the lens on the headlamp, corroded chrome. When I got it home, I rode it and the lamps lit up! I was charmed.
The next morning I saw how there was no rust on the frame and that the paint was entirely intact. SO, I ended up rebuilding it top to bottom, inside to out, including oxalic treatment of all the chrome pieces.
I'd told my daughter (almost 13) that the bike was for her. I told her that her friends would tease her for her "old lady bike" but that they'd really think it was cool; she wasn't convinced.
When she saw it with the basket on, all polished up, she was pleased. We went for a 20km ride yesterday and got the tires dirty..... Her friends think the bike's cool.
Last edited by MikeTé; 10-09-12 at 05:26 PM.
10-12-12 | 06:28 PM
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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