Raleigh MV8 Mini Velo Thread
10-08-22, 08:11 PM
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Howdy guys, fellow singaporean here. recently i got a 2nd hand mv8 as well now stripping it apart and trying to setup a simple 1x7 dropbar. Pinholecam wonder if u could pm as im new here and cant pm u due to insufficient posts, wanna find out more from you regarding ur paint job and the brake reach distance after d 451 conversion for front n rear 
10-09-22, 07:24 PM
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Howdy guys, fellow singaporean here. recently i got a 2nd hand mv8 as well now stripping it apart and trying to setup a simple 1x7 dropbar. Pinholecam wonder if u could pm as im new here and cant pm u due to insufficient posts, wanna find out more from you regarding ur paint job and the brake reach distance after d 451 conversion for front n rear
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10-09-22, 08:44 PM
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451 conversion, you need brake extenders.
Something like these
Litepro V-brake Extenders, Sports Equipment, Bicycles & Parts, Parts & Accessories on Carousell
You can find similar item from the usual SG shopping sites (Carousell, Shoppee, Lazada )
Paint job, I just bought a few cans of acrylic spray paint (I used RJ, you can use other brands as well ).
Sanding down the existing paint will be a bit hard, use a high roughness sandpaper and then a smoother one ones the initial coat is off.
Since these bikes come as Red, White, Black, you can also just sand down till the top clear coat is off and just spray over the base coat.
10-10-22, 02:41 AM
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451 conversion, you need brake extenders.
Something like these
Litepro V-brake Extenders, Sports Equipment, Bicycles & Parts, Parts & Accessories on Carousell
You can find similar item from the usual SG shopping sites (Carousell, Shoppee, Lazada )
Paint job, I just bought a few cans of acrylic spray paint (I used RJ, you can use other brands as well ).
Sanding down the existing paint will be a bit hard, use a high roughness sandpaper and then a smoother one ones the initial coat is off.
Since these bikes come as Red, White, Black, you can also just sand down till the top clear coat is off and just spray over the base coat.
but the first layer of paint more or less all gone, left with some old primer layer and stubborn bits i probably could sand it down a quick one. Yea i just lazada saw a few nippon metallic colors (they say contains d reflective alu flakes) so i guess that could be a nice option 
10-10-22, 08:02 PM
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451 conversion, you need brake extenders.
Something like these
Litepro V-brake Extenders, Sports Equipment, Bicycles & Parts, Parts & Accessories on Carousell
You can find similar item from the usual SG shopping sites (Carousell, Shoppee, Lazada )
Paint job, I just bought a few cans of acrylic spray paint (I used RJ, you can use other brands as well ).
Sanding down the existing paint will be a bit hard, use a high roughness sandpaper and then a smoother one ones the initial coat is off.
Since these bikes come as Red, White, Black, you can also just sand down till the top clear coat is off and just spray over the base coat.
10-10-22, 09:17 PM
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If its few layers, the base color will affect the tone of the color on top.
Because the base coat was almost enamel like hard, (mine was a white bike), I basically left that on and sprayed my color over that.
The advantage of black will be that in the even of a scratch and the base color holds, black is usually less obvious.
10-11-22, 06:43 AM
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It won't matter if you will have many coats of the main color.
If its few layers, the base color will affect the tone of the color on top.
Because the base coat was almost enamel like hard, (mine was a white bike), I basically left that on and sprayed my color over that.
The advantage of black will be that in the even of a scratch and the base color holds, black is usually less obvious.
If its few layers, the base color will affect the tone of the color on top.
Because the base coat was almost enamel like hard, (mine was a white bike), I basically left that on and sprayed my color over that.
The advantage of black will be that in the even of a scratch and the base color holds, black is usually less obvious.
10-11-22, 07:23 AM
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Since I did about 4 coats, I needed 2 cans.
My use of the bike is a beater bike so I did not go through a lot of the extra work to make it too nice....
10-11-22, 07:44 AM
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lol but no way man, your spray paint work looks pretty smooth and nice man!
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10-30-22, 11:47 PM
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I want one of these framesets so badly! How can I find someone willing to ship one to the me? I'm in the USA.
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11-19-22, 08:29 AM
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Anyway, I think its not worth the cost shipping to the US.
You are probably better off getting a nice velo orange mini velo or something like that which is more common over your side.
11-19-22, 10:26 PM
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Velo Orange unfortunately doesn't offer a mini-velo frameset that I'd consider. I'd rather pay Indonesia-used plus shipping to the US, for a Raleigh MV8. It's a much better thought out bicycle than the Neutrino is.
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11-20-22, 12:00 AM
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https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/RALEIG.../dp/B07JVRQ3SK
There is also this RSP model
https://www.carousell.sg/p/rare-rale...lo-1059437080/
For a more modern take for a mini velo with a similar vein of desgin. Maybe an Ascent Bolt.
https://www.ascent-bikes.com/mini-velo
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11-20-22, 04:42 AM
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the classic geometry. this rsw
very hard to even see in singapore and other countries too? love it but high price tag haha guess i'll just diy my mv8 hehe
very hard to even see in singapore and other countries too? love it but high price tag haha guess i'll just diy my mv8 hehe
11-20-22, 11:12 PM
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I have only ever seen them in that shop and not on the road though.
Nice looking steel tubing bike with those skinny tubings.
But was in the S$1.2K range at that time.
11-20-22, 11:29 PM
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I'd look into a Dahon Dash or Altena and be done with it. A bonus is that they fold but that need not deter nor distract you.
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