About time we got the brakes ready… and here they are, all cleaned up and polished (with new leather faced pads, restored fork braces – NOS rubber sheaths are in the post from a cool guy on eBay – a red alu washer by Weinmann that we turned around, and one adjuster replaced) while we […]
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Here’s a naked Lemmy, immediately after being ‘blasted of his 29 year old paint! He’s off to be powdercoated now and should be ready to collect by next Monday. Some purists are not overly keen on this modern method of refinishing, but as Lemmy was powdercoated in the first place it seems suitable in this
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With a few exceptions (wheels, saddle, handlebars, brakes and of course all the parts that are being painted) here’s all of Lemmy’s parts cleaned up and ready to go…
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Along with some parts, the frame is almost ready for refinishing now as shown in the photos, taken on a freezing morning! As part of a general inspection we’ve gently levered out the crushed seatpost clamp area (which is in fact threaded on the driveside) and just need to remove the headbadge and the ‘dimples’
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Here’s Mike’s Raleigh Bomber Mk2 as delivered to us this weekend and ready for its forthcoming complete nut & bolt restoration complete with new powdercoat finish and recovered saddle. It’s in pretty good shape for a 29 year old, and mostly original too, but his brief is to have it as close to showroom specification
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Sorry to keep you waiting so long if you’ve been following the story so far – nice parts are for old French bikes are pretty thin on the ground ok – but now, pedals and saddle notwithstanding, the lofty old Gallic gent is now ready for his debut test ride! Here’s how he used to
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Washington DC to be precise… Here’s the Raleigh frame we restored earlier this year then shipped over the pond to Charles, for him to build up with his mechanic buddy. Nice job guys!
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Finally got the frame lacquered, and just installed the headset…
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As the lacquer dries over the new decals on the refinished frame & forks (pics coming soon!) here’s a handful of parts ready to fit… we’re excited now, very soon the project is going to actually resemble a bicycle at last!
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Three snaps of the freshly painted frame which was bead blasted then beautifully wet sprayed in a two pack metallic finish, colour matched especially by our friends at Spray Quick in Bredbury… We’ve also finished building the front wheel and have started on the rear. Next jobs include applying the repro decals before lacquering the
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