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A little weekend distraction I thought I'd share. A chap at work asked me to build him a budget bike and I had a few bits left over from machine gun-fire purchases I made when I first got into all this (eBay was like crack back then).
So, what started as a dirt-cheap 501 Raleigh frame and forks - a very-1980s Kelloggs Pro Tour...
...has taken on a new life with an Armourtex matt-black powdercoat and assortment of matching bits:
Still a bit of work to do. The Shimano 105 brakes I had set aside are recessed-fitting, so I'm debating getting the drill out. The fork will be no problem but I worry about the chainstay, which has a collar inserted into it to give a flat face to bolt the caliper to. Ideally I'd drill out just enough to get the collar of the nut in, but obviously can't get a drill to it from that side because of the seat tube. Will head-scratch some more, but might well end up looking for some nut-fitting calipers instead (which rather defeats the object of this being a cost-neutral project).
Other parts are a Lasco chainset, Token bottom bracket, a BLB saddle (like I said, machine gun), a pair of Dirt Harry's, a cheap Omega wheelset and a Laprade-style fluted seatpost that needs a bit of paint and a polish. Lots of the bits came off off my earlier Falcon beater build, which has been dismantled in favour of something more vintage-y for daily use. More on that soon...