1991 Claud Butler Cape Wrath pick up

[sparkybhp]

Thanks to the wonders of Gumtree I am now the proud custodian of this lovely bit of Reynolds steel:

Look past the ‘Dad’ additions and shed grime - there’s a complete DX groupset there!

Quick clean shows promise, she needs the full strip down treatment but is this a willing donor? Or a refurbishment project?
Only time will tell…

 

[sparkybhp]

Well as it turns out - it didn’t take long to decide, just when I was thinking it’s looking like a good project:

I discovered both crank arms had cracks once they were a bit cleaner.

Might be a part-out bike after all, keep your eyes peeled in the for sale section if you need DX parts..

 

[Tricky1977]

I might have a spare set of DX cranks of that era

 

[sam_white]

Build it and ride it - only one place to take it -
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/claud-butler-cape-wrath-to-cape-wrath.461093/