Re: Facts please.
Thanks for the information
well, If you think you know better than everyone else,... finally I'm taking back my "thanks" :evil: :evil:
Of course I did !! :roll:
Thanks to wikipedia, I've just learned more about my Raleigh :
The serial number is WB 200 0577
It must be the 577rd frame built at Worksop (Nottinghamshire) in February 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Bicycle_Company#Serial_numbers
A recent picture, just for the eyes...
Just wanted to give a quick update of my Raleigh : the TA Pro Vis 5 is mounted !
It's finally resembling something that looks like a nice randonneuse
With this bike, I'm not too worried about speed, that's why I finaly choosed 42/32 & 13/24 (I don't like chain crossings).
The good news ...
Hi,
a new crank is coming for my Raleigh : a nice Specialités TA 50.4 BCD / 175 mm :D
Very light : 377 g
And versatile, it fits for chainrings from 26t to 54t (with Paris-Brest-Paris in mind, 46 / 36 will be perfect for me instead of my 52 / 42)
The pictures :
wheelset for sale :
rims : Campagnolo Record Crono (32 holes / 20 mm width, 280 g // light light light :D )
hubs & screwers : Campagnolo Chorus for 8(? it seems to me...), 9 or 10 speeds cassette.
32 Tied spokes
Rims were NOS when the wheels were built in 2008
The wheels have done...
I don't remove the old glue unless the layer becomes too thick...
Before i apply the new one, the rim was like that :
On the road I take under my saddle a tubular that has been mounted and used previously. With the glued surfaces stuck to one another.
With the residue on the rim and on...
I changed my tubulars today (for a nice pair of Veloflex Criterium), so I took the opportunity of weighing the wheels :
Front wheel : 725g
Rear wheel : 863g
ie 1588 g for the set.
Not so bad, isn't it?:D
Some pics of the Veloflex :
With a thin layer of mastic :
And on the...