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Where those wheels once on Gios Roberts Stratos...?


Nah, built these myself ..... with a little tuition

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sinnerman
PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:15 pm 
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retrobikeguy wrote:
sinnerman wrote:
Where those wheels once on Gios Roberts Stratos...?


Nah, built these myself ..... with a little tuition

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Good for you, it was the black spokes that threw me.
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I toyed with stainless steel spokes but fancied something darker.
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Out for a local neighbourhood testride,

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LOVE THIS. 8)

The Mavic groupset sets this off really nicely. Neon Pink on black to me is very much a colourway of the early Nineties.

Kudos for building your own wheels too..... Ive done the same for my Mavic build yet to be revealed!

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ibbz
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Man I really enjoyed this
And the bike looks superb with the Mavic group set!
I think the pink is the icing on the cake!
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thanks chaps, I love the pink, and it is very bright too, harks me back to when my cousin and I would buy dayglow cables, grips, toeclips and derailleur protectors ...... really pimped up the raleighs on a budget :lol:

looking forward to the Mavic build "B'o'B" :D
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raidan73
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This is a real beauty mate. Great work :)
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A really nice build. The Mavic groupset is rarely seen, but always a treat to see.
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That's beautiful! Keep an eye on the Mavic crank to spider webs though....had a set on my Prestige back in the day and they developed hairline cracks. Took a round file to them (ouch!) until the cracks had gone and they never returned. Just something to keep an eye on.
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