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    My bikes.

    I'm a 29" , you can see how much post is out of the frame.
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    1987 Raleigh Montage (501)

    They're not the best brakes tbh, springs have gone a bit on mine, its a tootle about bike really so not massively important, that said I have plans. Hoping to touch in the paint and transfers over winter🤞
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    My bikes.

    Might be a bit small then, l guess it depends on your inside leg measurement.
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    1987 Raleigh Montage (501)

    Here's mine, they're great bikes!
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    The British bike thread

    Cool, let's see then, I'll add earlier/ prototype ones in too 😀...
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    The British bike thread

    Not sure how many l can load as they're quite large files,
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    The British bike thread

    Here you go...
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    The British bike thread

    The Pioneer Trails are great machines, I replaced both sets of shifter/brakes as the brake levers can flex a bit, also changed the canti arms for lighter alloy ones ditto chain rings, ultimately I fitted drops and RSX 'brifters' and it's now my do it all bike... btw pretty sure you can get a...
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    My bikes.

    Hopefully it'll work out for you, I'm 5' 6" and a smidge, l can just about swing my ageing leg over, likewise l reckon being an inch or so taller would work also.
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    My bikes.

    looks nigh on mint, wish I could find another then I'd get one resprayed/ rebuilt whilst I still used the other.
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    The British bike thread

    These are Bluemells, I reckon I've an old bracket that will fit for winter use...hopefully!
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    The British bike thread

    I got some mudguards but they're quite close, especially the rear, that said that's mostly due to the modern fixing bracket, using an old pressed sheet steel one may allow fitting.
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    The British bike thread

    The spacers kept moving to I wrapped the adapter in white packing foam then slid the spacers over, still not 100% so I'll glue the spacers perfectly in line then replace them, May need a smidge more packing.
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    The British bike thread

    Shed finds, and yes it gets well used all year round....tyre clearance for you
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    The British bike thread

    These are Smart Sam 700x 40, pretty sure it'd take up to 45...possibly a tad bigger? It's a 1" quill to 1 1/8" threadless, not sure of stem but it makes changing bars etc far far easier, three 10mm spacers ease the flow from quill to ahead l think!
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