1987 Raleigh-Triumph 3-speed

[DxMachina]

Not a bike of great value but I liked the look, so I bought it. Been busy getting rid of bad styling touches like the black vinyl grips, gumwall tyres (didnt match the frame colour AT ALL) and a supposedly comfortable seat that was too soft to ride on, and fitting an appropriately retro light set.

Next step will be a cartridge bottom bracket, cotterless cranks, and a blue BMX chain

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[Goldie]

That looks great - the white and blue colour scheme really suits it. There are some rather nice Dia Compe cable clips lurking inside ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dia-Compe-Bra ... _500wt_922 - that could be just the ticket - available in anodized blue if you wanted to tie in with the new chain...

 

[DxMachina]

Thanks for the comment

the bike actually has cable clips built into the frame which look pretty permanent so I'm just going to touch up the paint on them....