It's that time of year when I start thinking about what projects to start looking at ready for spring and usually what happens is I have a list in my head at the end of Autumn that completely changes in the following January
This is a case in point, its a very scruffy 1978 Raleigh Sirocco frame that I picked up in a job lot at the end of last summer and thought now what shall I do with that.
The late 70's Sirocco is quite a rare thing as they weren't around for long.They were a Carlton Worksop built frame that look exactly like the 531 frames of the period but are not, but that doesn't make them bad and the ones I've ridden have been nice enough things to ride.
A friend did a very good job of restoring a white one a couple of years ago and as someone who hadn't ridden steel for a good number of years was very impressed with what he ended up with. So they're worth saving in my book.
As this came as a bare frame and the paint is shot (especially as someone has obviously had difficulty getting a seat post out) it's going to get a full respray in as close as I can get to that gold with a new set of decals, but will be built up as a retromod so that it gets used, that and I've got a mish mash of Shimano bits hanging about that will go on it nicely.
This thread won't get updated that frequently but unlike my normal there you go its finished thread I shall try and be a bit more vocal with this one.
This is a case in point, its a very scruffy 1978 Raleigh Sirocco frame that I picked up in a job lot at the end of last summer and thought now what shall I do with that.
The late 70's Sirocco is quite a rare thing as they weren't around for long.They were a Carlton Worksop built frame that look exactly like the 531 frames of the period but are not, but that doesn't make them bad and the ones I've ridden have been nice enough things to ride.
A friend did a very good job of restoring a white one a couple of years ago and as someone who hadn't ridden steel for a good number of years was very impressed with what he ended up with. So they're worth saving in my book.
As this came as a bare frame and the paint is shot (especially as someone has obviously had difficulty getting a seat post out) it's going to get a full respray in as close as I can get to that gold with a new set of decals, but will be built up as a retromod so that it gets used, that and I've got a mish mash of Shimano bits hanging about that will go on it nicely.
This thread won't get updated that frequently but unlike my normal there you go its finished thread I shall try and be a bit more vocal with this one.