Originally Posted by
gster
I certainly wouldn't...
But if that's the one thing you need to finish a project it
might make some sense.
My local parts sources have pretty much dried up.
George of Parts Unknown here in Toronto packed it
in last week.
What's it going to cost in time and gas to track something down?
My solution would be to buy a clean ladies bike ($50-$75.00) and
use it as a donor.
That's what I did when I was reviving my Raleigh. $30 for a lady's Robin Hood yielded most of the parts needed. Just needed to endure the grief I got from my wife when I brought home "another bicycle". Chrome bits, cable housings, fasteners, etc. I picked the best between them. It would've been better if it had been a Raleigh in the same color, but still worth it.