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It's been a while since my last post in "Current Projects" but recently after many many months of picking up an abandoned ladies Raleigh Cameo from a friend (the bag was heavy that day)
I've decided to get my hands dirty and build it up as a present for my Mother. She kept on nagging me about how much space it takes up in her garage so I couldn't take it any longer. Here is what it looked like when I got it.
After a trip to the resprays at the back of my garden with two cans of "Ford Red" from Wilco it was starting to look promising.
AAAAANNNNd off to east cooast customs
After literally days at the local bicycle shop wirebrushing all the old parts, finding a used 3-speed wheel, completely disassembling the Sturmey Archer, oiling it, putting it back together, wiping grease in my eyes, 10 cups of coffee, [strike]stealing[/strike] paying for new parts like a NOS white saddle, the Raleigh Cameo was reborn :)
£177.65 spent on restoration. Still looking to find a matching used front wheel, a bell from the era that works, and repainting the word "cameo" on the downtube.