The bad news- That binder bolt and the Sugino dust cap has got to go.
The good news- is that the ragged edge of a "con dente" pedal lurking there?
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Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Well I finally got the raleigh track bike I posted about a week ago.
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> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
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> I think I paid a fair price for it but it was funny when I went to pick it
up today it didn't seem quite as nice as when I first saw it. It's funny how
one's excitement can skew your view a bit. It's in pretty good shape but
it's missing some decals. there are no reynolds decals or team raleigh or
professional ones either. There's a few chips in the paint but nothing
major. It seems to me as though there may have been paint on the fork but it
was stripped off to expose all of the chrome. It's also set up for brakes in
both the front and back, does this hurt the value? I wouldn't think it would
terribly much especially if one was planning on riding it. It's all campy
record, even the pedals, the fiamme rims are pretty nice as well. And of
course the cinelli stem and bars are nice as always. even the tires are in
nice shape, they just need to be reglued.
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> I do plan on riding it but I may get a new set of clincher wheels for it.
I don't want to risk riding on these original wheels, I'd like to preserve
them. This is actually my first track/fixed gear bike and I hear they're
alot of fun so i'm looking forward to riding this one. Any tips for a
beginner? there's a huge parking lot near my home so i plan on praciticing
there at night.
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> marc garcia
> chicago IL