The Peugeot has emerged, looking tres vintage in 'Claret'. (Not sure I'd be drinking any wine that colour, let alone something labeled 'claret'). Couldn't resist the white rims; kinda white-wall tire-like.
I'm very happy with the outcome (still some fine tuning to do), but it's been a prick of job!
I've owned a number of Renaults (cars) in my time and frankly, the French , like the Italians, should stick to design and food and leave engineering to the Germans and Japanese. I'm still struggling to find a crank bearing set that actually fits properly. The steering shaft, seat posts and handle bar clamp (and bolt) are all NOT universal, so I'm going to be limited in what I can use.
I've invested in my first real single-speed chain ring. I'm not into brand names on my bikes, but I like it!
Very clean and sharp looking bicycle. Nice Work. Raleigh is also difficult to work on at times with the thread pitch and so forth but there are a lot of them out there for parts. I do like riding fixed and just started a couple days ago and love it so far.
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