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Offline MartyC

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Road bike restoration
« on: October 25, 2014, 10:53 AM »
This has only taken me about 4 years to finish but now it's done I am quite happy with the results.  It goes on its first test ride tomorrow!

My old 653 Ribble road bike I bought in 1992 (I think), before its strip down it looked like this and was feeling old and tired:





Now after a full strip and almost entirely new groupset save for the headset, seatpost, levers/shifters and wheels it looks like this:







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Offline Steve P

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Re: Road bike restoration
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2014, 11:19 AM »
Looks ace Marty ... nicely done  :4_17_5:
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Re: Road bike restoration
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2014, 11:31 AM »
Nice restomod!
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Re: Road bike restoration
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2014, 11:39 AM »
Nice resto Marty , looks great  8)

Ribble are based very close to me , been around for donkeys years .
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Re: Road bike restoration
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2014, 06:45 PM »
how close is that front wheel to the frame marty ???

if only I could find a raliegh sun super 5.  :-\
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Re: Road bike restoration
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2014, 10:34 AM »
Quote from: meticulous on October 25, 2014, 06:45 PM
how close is that front wheel to the frame marty ???

if only I could find a raliegh sun super 5.  :-\

LOL yeah, proper old school close clearance race dimensions!
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