Raleigh Rapide Basket Case Build

[NeilM]

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Great way to both kill a boring Saturday morning and get a good physical workout.

Nicely done, it's what sheds are for.

 

[legrandefromage]

I used a hammer to get the main body out then the famous limb removing saw on my swiss army knife to cut the cups out

 

[The History Man]

Wondering whether to TI pimp the frame...............

 

[AndyMart]

Yeah why not, it'll look great, I'm thinking of a panasonic paint job for my next project.

 

[MrW]

Wondering whether to TI pimp the frame...............

It's the right vintage, I would in your situation!

 

[The History Man]

They do a translucent red........

Tin of black humbrol? Or yellow

Decals on eBay for 25 quid.......

Quill adapter, shameless mixed bag of black parts.

And why not?

 

[The History Man]

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If anybody has any old style BLACK brakes I'm on the hunt.

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[elPedro666]

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Translucent red sounds very cool although so does window-licker green!

Top work on the BB - I'd say that destroying it in just 2 hours! is a top effort