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Just seeing who's here from the UK, maybe we've crossed paths in my past life on 2 wheels

Walked away from cycling to pursue other interests but found myself tinkering again Currently building a 1940s Raleigh in a path racer style Pics as it comes together

I've never seen one of these before and as a Raleigh fan i must say its an amazing looking bike! Shame theres none in the UK otherwise i'd be looking to buy one 8)

Re: Woody Build You gotta go for a chainguard too, it'll look so cool 8)

Re: laid off welders new project Is it me or cananyone else see an eagles head in the front 1/2 of the frame?? It looks great, I really like the lines

lookin good, wheels are far too shiny though :wink:

I had a play with it over the weekend as I wanted to see how large the tyres were I could fit, Best I can do is 1.95 on the rear and 2.125 on the front. I laced some old rims onto new hubs and fitted a modern chain wheel while I await my skiptooth chain. When The chain arrives I will lace up the...

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I'd like to know how long your lunch break is :mrgreen: Top work my friend

I finally took delivery of it today and it is looking sweet 8) I would really like to be able to date this bike as it seems to be causing some controversy. One possible problem I have discovered on my 1st proper look at it is it appears to have steel clad wooden rims! Anyone have any ideas...

I picked this baby up yesterday Is anyone able to date it and tell me what model it is please

nice ride. Did you build it from the frame up or was it a complete bike that you have rebuilt? I like the colour very much 8)

Pretty much everything on the bike was sourced throgh ebay! Rims from ebay, new spokes from bike shop front hub from my stash and the rear coaster from ebay also! The tyres are from a 2010 bomber Forks from a jesse james chopper thing I took a month to build only working on it at weekends, I'...

A few outdoor shots It now has a new stablemate also 8)

He has plenty left by the looks of things click pic :wink:

as a stock frame its stands at 20" but I have cut the seatpost right down to achieve the correct stance. Its not the most comfy bike to ride especially as I'm over 6ft tall but its a bit of fun :wink: I got my forks from a jesse james chopper if thats any help to you

Re: My 1st bike built well Things went better than planned today and its now built up ready to roll 8)

Re: My 1st bike built from scratch something like 36mm diameter. Ive edited the title so others dont get confused also :wink:

I've never built a bike from nothing so a few weeks back I saw a frame on ebay that I thought I could do something with. It wasn't expensive, so what have I got to loose right?? I wanted to make a Board track style bike so I knew I had to trim the fat off the frame to get it looking right...

Bare metal with a clear coat to keep the rust away 8) I dont know if the forks are original but the are the same colour as the frame, they even have a lock incorporated in them heres a better shot of the seat wonderful grips and the all important head badge