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Ah yeah, sounds a bit extreme putting it like that - but no, just using a sanding disc...

Right, an update, such as it is... didn't manage to do anything to it at all at the weekend, unfortunately. Had a rare Friday-night 'session' of an order of magnitude not seen or equalled since the days I was actually riding this bike 20 years ago... So the last thing I wanted to do on Saturday...

Whatever it is, I discovered one on each of my Raleigh Record Sprint chainstays last night, so I'd be tempted to say A...

I was halfway towards accepting your idea - thinking I could strip the comps off a 531/653, add them to the RRS, and add the 105 to 531/653 instead - but then realised that would involve having ANOTHER bike lying around... The RRS currently makes it four and I just haven't the room for more at...

That's right - the wheels were black initially, but I seem to remember there was an insurmountable hub or cassette or freewheel problem of some sort which required the purchase of a new one. I may even have built that one up myself - I know I built one wheel after making my own jig from the wood...

Yeah... could be an idea to fit a front wheel of some sort and ride it a bit somewhere safe just to check it's still weight-bearing, before I repaint, actually,... I have a shotblaster attachment so might give that a go. And could be an idea to Waxoyl inside the tubes too, I suppose. It's not...

Re: Yeah, that was the feeling I had checking out your build - soooo shiny! Mine looks like matt at best...

Oh, no need to answer re 87 decals - just checking your own bike rebuild post out so think I can tell. Nice job!

Wow, that looks so good... Good to know anyway, thx. I'll let you know about the decals assuming I do decide to go ahead with the respray - what do the 87 ones look like then? Just investigating black paint now - can choose from matt, satin, metallic or gloss. Presume that gloss might be...

Here we go - I hate hoying stuff away so the absence of a front wheel shows how bad that must have been... EDIT: hmm, they're a bit small, aren't they... Sorry about that - sometimes posting anything bigger than 100kb on forums is so much aggro that I decided to send the pics from my phone as...

Re: Re: None taken :) Yeah, I can see your point though - although the parts are £300, not £500 (though I do need new wheels and handlebars too). Or could save money and just use wheels from my Trek when that's off the road during winter... Before I do anything though, I'll be stripping the...

Yeah, I always attributed the headtube cracking to the frame not being strong enough to withstand heavy use of the front brake, even though I'm pretty sure back in those days I was more of a rear-braker... Don't think I was aware at the time that there was an aero version of the RRS anyway -...

Re: YES! That was it! A Quasar! My memory's getting shocking - I was talking to a guy at work y'day about the potential 105 upgrade, but for the life of me couldn't remember the name of my lovely old bike until I did a bit of googling and then arrived here. So there was no chance I was gonna...

Re: Yeah, the bike was originally a uniform colour, so only became black on getting the replacement. When I say blue/green, I mean a constant fairly wishy-washy sort of colour, not part-blue and part-green, if you know what I mean. Long time ago now, but I think it was something like this...

Well, I must admit, I woke up this morning and I'm not quite so excited/convinced I did the right thing ... But, I think I'll still go ahead with it, nevertheless! I do like the idea of doing a complete overhaul/update, leaving only the frame original - really improve the weight/performance and...

Re: Re: Each to their own, of course, but one thing you missed out - and that's only really just struck me on listening again - is that Pete's using the old Hammer Horror school of tunewriting, in which the title is played, erm, "phonetically" isn't the right word, but listen to the bits...

Re: Re: Fortunately, unlike certain other programmes on ITV4, it's never been felt necessary for Dennis Waterman to "write the theme tune, sing the theme tune" for their TdF coverage. ;) David :lol: haha, very good. But I can't believe I've only just discovered the Buzzcocks connection...

Well, I've only gone and done it... Got home and measured hub spacing as best I could and it looks like there's only 5mm to find, front and back, if I was to put on my old Bontrager RaceLites (which are probably too worn to be safe). Never thought of checking wheel size though, but should be...

Hi everyone, just joined up after dreaming up a crazy/potentially expensive idea... Just had a Ribble email with a great offer for 11-spd 105 groupset for £300 - and as I love a bargain, have started thinking about doing up my beloved old Raleigh which has been gathering dust (hope not rust)...