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just converted an old 531 raleigh on the cheap. the frame cost £21 - bad ebay listing, collect only. paint looked shit in photos, but is lovely metallic glittery respray. wheels are old, had them lying around. bars and stem i already had, but were about £20. rest of the parts are dirt cheap. can't have cost more than £100.
was going to use the biopace chainset, but didn't realise that was a mega bad idea. kept cranks, swapped outrings for a 39t, 14t on the back - quite a big gear.
i guess it's the polo bike i never built, now it's my beater/pub bike. it's amazing how cheap you can do it, and there are bargains on the bay, still.
let's have a beater/polo thread.