Hi all,
I have recently become the owner of a 1972 Raleigh Professional (G2564).
I am wondering if it would be heresy to have a good framebuilder install S&S couplers on it. I am looking to have a vintage lightweight with which I can travel - without paying to ship it in advance.
It's wearing non-original paint, so I was planning on having it repainted anyway (which would be necessitated by installation of the couplers).
So, have I gone off the deep end? Would I be doing a "bad thing" to the frame, from a collectors point of view?
Have any of you installed S&S couplers on a vintage frame (esp. full 531db)?
If so, how does it ride?
TIA for your opinions...
Duncan Granger
Mountville, PA