lawsonandy99
Dirt Disciple
hi folks,
this is my 3rd attempt at this post having managed to delete the previous two while trying and failing to add some photos so forgive me if i just post text at the moment and photos to follow. (the process of adding photos will likely invole hanging my head in shame while asking my wife for help to, "post photos of that rusty old piece of sh*t on the computer....?" wifes words,not mine)
im the new owner of an old raleigh ilkeston frame in its original gold paint with frame number sb664 and having read cloonaghpats thread on his rather lovely sb676 thought id maybe attempt one myself given the amount of knowledge that appears to frequent these pages.the bike is currently partially stripped as a cracked seat clamp lug is to be repaired at Argos and im considering stripping some blistered paint showing signs of rust from bb shell.this aside im hoping some tlc will prove sufficient as original paint/decals are battered in bits but have tons of character.
the 'to follow' photos will hopefully show some detailed lugs my untrained eye has never seen on an ilkeston bike before and noticed fork steerer tube is stamped JH and also has a slightly more detailed crown than the norm although also wearing original paint and sporting matching drilled drop outs? sure somebody will shed some light on my mystery.
anyways, thanks for puting up with my ramblings and hopefully have a slide show to add soon.
andy.
this is my 3rd attempt at this post having managed to delete the previous two while trying and failing to add some photos so forgive me if i just post text at the moment and photos to follow. (the process of adding photos will likely invole hanging my head in shame while asking my wife for help to, "post photos of that rusty old piece of sh*t on the computer....?" wifes words,not mine)
im the new owner of an old raleigh ilkeston frame in its original gold paint with frame number sb664 and having read cloonaghpats thread on his rather lovely sb676 thought id maybe attempt one myself given the amount of knowledge that appears to frequent these pages.the bike is currently partially stripped as a cracked seat clamp lug is to be repaired at Argos and im considering stripping some blistered paint showing signs of rust from bb shell.this aside im hoping some tlc will prove sufficient as original paint/decals are battered in bits but have tons of character.
the 'to follow' photos will hopefully show some detailed lugs my untrained eye has never seen on an ilkeston bike before and noticed fork steerer tube is stamped JH and also has a slightly more detailed crown than the norm although also wearing original paint and sporting matching drilled drop outs? sure somebody will shed some light on my mystery.
anyways, thanks for puting up with my ramblings and hopefully have a slide show to add soon.
andy.