And Dr. Frankenbike brings another one back from the Dead....

BiggJawn

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Mon Jun-28-04 10:57 PM
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And Dr. Frankenbike brings another one back from the Dead....

1977 Raleigh "Grand Prix". Center pull brakes, Sun Tour "Power shifter" levers,and the oddest freewheel I've ever seen. A French Maillard, cogged 34-30-23-18-14....They must have intended this one to climb L'Alpe D'Heuz or something....

All lovingly taken apart, cleaned, and put back together with new grease, cables, tyres, and white cork bar tape, finished off in "Proper Rivendell Style" with windings of hemp twine...

Maybe it'll convince my ESSO to give up that gaspipe Huffy "mountain bike" she rides...

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Kenneth ken

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Mon Jun-28-04 11:17 PM
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1. but where's the picture?

so how's your riding going these days? I haven't seen any posts from you on that lately. :hi:

I think it's very cool that you keep on rescuing these old bikes and giving them new life.

Pictures would be really cool, since " 1977 Raleigh Grand Prix " doesn't really tell me much.

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BiggJawn

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Tue Jun-29-04 07:30 AM
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3. OK, maybe I need to learn how to post pictures....

I have no personal website to host the pictures at....

Still not riding as much as I like. Maybe only twice a week, and nothing on weekends because of having to help my girlfriend around her yard/garden...I did knock off 24 miles in a bit less than 2 hours last week!

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Kenneth ken

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Tue Jun-29-04 09:40 PM
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4. oh yeah.

pictures have to be posted somewhere. I never remember that. Like you I don't post pictures here, except for what I can grab from a different website.

Okay, you needn't post pictures, but you can if you want, and figure out how and where to - we will suitably ooh and ahh.

24 in under 2 is good. Congrats on that. :bounce:

:hi:

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BiggJawn

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Wed Jun-30-04 07:26 AM
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6. Here's the catalogue pix (courtesy of "Capt. Bike")

The only differences are that now it has black cable housings and i got rid of the "pie plate" (spoke "protector")
Everything else is the same.

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Kenneth ken

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Wed Jun-30-04 08:42 PM
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8. good enough - thanks

looks grand, it should easily entice your sweetie to change bicycles.

:thumbsup:

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m-jean03

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Tue Jun-29-04 12:19 AM
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2. That's great!!

I love Frankenbikes. I had a friend who did that and they always looked and rode really well. He taught me what I know about repairing my own.

Good job, man. :hi:

Though I too would like a picture of YOUR CREATION!!! :D

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Beaker

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Tue Jun-29-04 09:42 PM
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5. where'd you get the hemp twine?

all i can ever find is jute.

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BiggJawn

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Wed Jun-30-04 07:31 AM
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7. Craft stores carry it.

Especially the "store that we dare not shop at" (Wally-World)
It comes in 3 sizes, a small that you can almost sew with (reminds me of sailmaker's twine) and 2 larger sizes that work for general lashing and decorative work.
I whip-serve the bars with the small stuff, then coat with DUCO cement to hold it.

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