tip find Raleigh Record Ace

[ferrus]

What a find! Pretty much original spec' too.

a RRA was my first proper bike, I loved it to bits and practically lived on it 'till some scrote nicked it in the late '80s

 

[legrandefromage]

Havent done a gratuitous bush shot for ages

 

[legrandefromage]

more details

 

[gregs656]

cleaned up lovely didn't it, hardly a mark on it. Enjoy

 

[ferrus]

Very Nice. You changed the mudguards?

 

[legrandefromage]

yes, swiped them of Norman - the originals were shot.

New bars that have been 'waiting' some 10 years at the back of the garage for a suitable build.

Bar tape and new gum hood levers on order - rather like the Schwalbes in black! might not need the Michelins...

 

[ferrus]

black or brown tape?

 

[legrandefromage]

black or brown tape?

Light gold. Was going to go for brown but, hmmm...

Same colour as:

 

[ferrus]

ah, interesting

 

[flimflam_machine]

Very Nice. You changed the mudguards?

Might be worth adding a pair of Secu Clips to the front mudguard to avoid horrific jammed-mudguard-ejected-over-the-bars type scenarios.

Very nice find, by the way!