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Re: I think I'm going to take all of the components off the saxon at the weekend and see what the weight the frame is compared to the raleigh. It might not be so heavy after all. My oldest daughter is 3 and I've got her a bike already with stabilisers and she loves it. There's loads of cycle...

Re: Been trying to reply for a couple of days but kept getting an error message. Apparently putting smileys on from your phone doesn't work. I've had another look at the saxon sprints and the reynolds 531 was a different type of saxon I saw online and had mis read it. Dunno what steel my saxon...

Re: Bad news about crashing the mtb so early on. I was born in 1988 so when I started getting bikes it was trigger shifters and grip shifts as I rode MTBs. That's why I never used friction shifters. I've just tried the shifters on the saxon sprint and they are so smooth. Might keep them on it...

Re: Forgot to mention that I was also given a Saxon Sprint. Reynolds 531 steel frame. It's an absolute tonne weight. I understand that it's a road bike but how can they have made it so heavy? I don't know much about them but it's a nice looking bike. Doesn't seem in the same league as the...

Re: Good point about using friction shifters if the indexing messes up on the rear derailleur. With widening the frame I think my mate knows someone up here in Newcastle who can do it so shouldn't be too bad to sort out. I'm going to be googling bike stuff now to see what I can sort out. I'm...

Re: The frame paint job itself isn't that bad but whoever did it has put the components back on before it was dry so there was random bits of paint on stuff and the downtube shifter clamp was stuck to the frame with paint haha. They also left the bottom bracket in when painting it so the...

Re: Cheers for the offer. I'll have a check to see what parts I've got and what condition they're in first. I'm definitely going down the 700c wheelset option for the amount of tyre choice is available and might have a spare groupset lying around to put on it. Im a huge fan of 1x10 or 1x11...

Re: Thanks again for the quick replys. I'll do it up as more of a tourer then. My other tourer was a hybrid that I converted to a drop bar tourer and is an aluminium frame with aluminium fork. Although it's quite comfortable it's not the best. Can't wait to get started!

Re: Brilliant! Thanks for all the quick replys! That's definitely the right bike and I'm glad to hear it is a Raleigh after being confused about the two holes for the head badge. The claret red paint shows through on parts of the frame. At first I thought it was the royal tourer but after not...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and have been having a look at your vintage bikes and it's really making me want to get mine built up. I'm looking for a bit of advice if possible. After riding modern bikes (mainly cyclocross) I wanted an old bike project as I've always loved the look of retro...