Thread: How often do you build a bike? Why?
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Old 07-05-21, 06:41 PM
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Only once, so far.
Finished this Raleigh in 2016, now has almost 5000 miles, including some dirt, gravel and one Eroica.

My brother in law found this frame in a pile of scrap metal

When I stripped the pea soup green paint, it exposed these beautiful Capella lugs.

I verified it as a '73 Raleigh Super Course.

I built it up "naked" to see how it rode.

The fit was almost perfect...

...so I paid a boatload of money for paint and decals, and its now one of my favorite rides.
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