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This was an exciting project for me! This is a 1980 Raleigh Grand Prix 10 speed bicycle. This one was being salvaged for parts to get some other bikes back on the road down at the co-op. I will end up recycling many of the parts I replace back at the co-op. I brought her home to take her to a new level.
I was going to go bare bones and make it a coaster brake bike, but I couldn't find a hub wide enough, so I made her a fixed gear. I shaved off all of the fulcrums and cable guides for the gearing, to her down to bare metal and shot some primer and Hot Hues Hot Rod Black (I love that stuff). She's sitting on some Weinmann 700c wheels now and I put a Wrights leather saddle on with a suspension seat posts. She also got a new bottom bracket. Hope you like it!
PoppaShango
I was going to go bare bones and make it a coaster brake bike, but I couldn't find a hub wide enough, so I made her a fixed gear. I shaved off all of the fulcrums and cable guides for the gearing, to her down to bare metal and shot some primer and Hot Hues Hot Rod Black (I love that stuff). She's sitting on some Weinmann 700c wheels now and I put a Wrights leather saddle on with a suspension seat posts. She also got a new bottom bracket. Hope you like it!
PoppaShango