Just finished this. I wanted a rando bike a la Rene Herse/Weigle but I'm skint. Found this '86 Raleigh Royal frame for very little money and built it up using my admittedly respectable parts bin. Eventually I'll add more bling in the way of Honjo fenders and posh racks but it's pretty convincing for now. I even have some Carradice bags for full grandad mode.
So I have no excuse with my granny triple! The intention is to make it into a 2x9 sub compact by ditching the outer chain ring. More cheapskate tactics.
Just finished this. I wanted a rando bike a la Rene Herse/Weigle but I'm skint. Found this '86 Raleigh Royal frame for very little money and built it up using my admittedly respectable parts bin. Eventually I'll add more bling in the way of Honjo fenders and posh racks but it's pretty convincing for now. I even have some Carradice bags for full grandad mode.