Piece of shit Raleigh commuting tank
By suicide_doors on 09/01/2008.
Bike tags: Single speed | Mountain bike | Commuter | eugene | m30 |
1996 Raleigh M30, hi-tensile steel with chromoly seat tube
Titec Enduro flat (chopped)/Control Tech (when they were still made in the US) 150mm/Topo quill to threadless plug/XT V Levers
Raleigh hi-ten steel, unicrown/1" Victor VP-H67
Shimano Altus on Weinmann 519, 36-hole/Shimano XT v brake
Shimano Altus on Weinmann 519, 36-hole, converted to ss/Shimano XT v brake
Shimano Deore hollowtech/Shimano UN54 square taper 116mm (Not added yet)
WTB Speed V/any 26.0 post I can find at the Center For Appropriate Transport
Some resin craps with clips and straps
Shimano Deore 36t front/Performance 16t rear
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1996 Raleigh M30, hi-tensile steel with chromoly seat tube
Titec Enduro flat (chopped)/Control Tech (when they were still made in the US) 150mm/Topo quill to threadless plug/XT V Levers
Raleigh hi-ten steel, unicrown/1" Victor VP-H67
Shimano Altus on Weinmann 519, 36-hole/Shimano XT v brake
Shimano Altus on Weinmann 519, 36-hole, converted to ss/Shimano XT v brake
Shimano Deore hollowtech/Shimano UN54 square taper 116mm (Not added yet)
WTB Speed V/any 26.0 post I can find at the Center For Appropriate Transport
Some resin craps with clips and straps
Shimano Deore 36t front/Performance 16t rear
Obviously a work in progress.
I just moved to Eugene, OR where bikes are not only more common than cars in some places, but also stolen more than anywhere else. Decided to use some parts I have been meaning to get rid of to rebuild my 64 year-old mother's Raleigh (which she won in a raffle if memory serves) for extreme (read: cheap) commuting. I'm trying to spend as little on the thing as I can, but I threw away the seat/post, plus I'm going to need a chain tensioner, and I think the wheels are going to take a big shit really soon.
Very heavy.