came across this beauty tossed in an alley with a sign that said "please take me"...so i did. luckily i grabbed it right before a junker truck rolled through or it would have been scrapped to the steel gods. i took it in and polished every part (unfortunately forgetting to take pictures of how rusty and beat up it looked) and then found the correct derailleurs/shifters on cl for $25 to finish out the build (it had been converted to singlespeed). everything is stock except the mavic open pros that were on it and im ok with that. i gave it a classy bar wrap and finished it with some wine corks from bottles i had recently finished :)
Frame:
1973 raleigh carlton super course tt (reynolds 531)
Fork/Headset:
wagner box crown/tange
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
stronglight/brampton
Pedals:
raleigh 501
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
stronglight
Derailleurs/Shifters:
simplex prestige
Saddle/Seatpost:
brooks b17n/no. 3 chrome
Brakes:
weinmann 999 short reach centre pull
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
mavic open pro/shimano 105/michelin erilium
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
mavic open pro/shimano 105/michelin erilium
More Info:
sold.
Added by leather0210. Last updated over 11 years ago.
As of over 11 years ago, leather0210 has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
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Kevin_R says:
The story's as good as the bike! love this
Posted about 12 years ago
leather0210 says:
indeed! im just glad i saved it from getting scrapped and was able to make it shine again.
Posted about 12 years ago