boys road bike - size 20" wheels - full resto
ktuludays
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My 7 y.o has been pestering me to get him a road bike for the past year. He wanted one just like my winter hack
Getting a road bike for a child that age is very very difficult. One rainy sunday afternoon late last year i was browsing ebay and came across an old kids raleigh road bike with 20" wheels for sale locally and i managed to grab it for 20 quid.
this is how it was after a good clean. not much of an improvement really, just less cob webs.
it needed more work than i originally thought but for the cost i thought it was worth restoring it for my eldest. once he has done with it then my youngest (5) can use it as his first road bike in a few years.
parts restored
the bike was fully stripped and the frame was shot blasted and powder coated at vernon barker cycles of dronfield, who in his day was one of the best steel frame builders going - these days he just repairs and restores but his work is exceptional.
bike has had brand new genuine raleigh tyres, new brakes and cable, all bearings stripped cleaned and repaired as necessary.
brakes are weinmann with extra brake levers and the 5 gears are controlled with a sachs huret rear derailleur. it is non indexed so i'm not sure if he will struggle with this set up but that is why it is on the turbo trainer so he can get used it before summer.
finished bike - excuse the mess behind the bike, we are halfway through a lounge upgrade/resto.
Getting a road bike for a child that age is very very difficult. One rainy sunday afternoon late last year i was browsing ebay and came across an old kids raleigh road bike with 20" wheels for sale locally and i managed to grab it for 20 quid.
this is how it was after a good clean. not much of an improvement really, just less cob webs.
it needed more work than i originally thought but for the cost i thought it was worth restoring it for my eldest. once he has done with it then my youngest (5) can use it as his first road bike in a few years.
parts restored
the bike was fully stripped and the frame was shot blasted and powder coated at vernon barker cycles of dronfield, who in his day was one of the best steel frame builders going - these days he just repairs and restores but his work is exceptional.
bike has had brand new genuine raleigh tyres, new brakes and cable, all bearings stripped cleaned and repaired as necessary.
brakes are weinmann with extra brake levers and the 5 gears are controlled with a sachs huret rear derailleur. it is non indexed so i'm not sure if he will struggle with this set up but that is why it is on the turbo trainer so he can get used it before summer.
finished bike - excuse the mess behind the bike, we are halfway through a lounge upgrade/resto.
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Loving the white wall tyres
.....looks fantatsic, he'll be over the moon, I'm sure 0 -
he's just got in from sledging and jumped straight on it with a massive grin. he's already practicing his standing riding.
watch this space for the next british tdf winner!0 -
reminds me a lot of my first roadie - an early 80's Sun Solo... 0
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Looks fantastic - lucky kid!
*Your username just rang a bell - CGTI?0 -
Amazing! When your 2 have outgrown it let me know!
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Brilliant, I'm sure your son will really enjoy it Cervelo R5
Cinelli Saetta
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Raleigh Classic0 -
Really great stuff that. He's a lucky boy.
Just showed my kids the pictures - whoops - guess what they want now!
Dave0 -
Oh my, I had one of these as a kid. My Nan bought me it!
In fact, it's still in my parents' garage.
Very well done, it looks great.Ben
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What a lucky lad. Very smart piece of kit; it looks great.0
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Top job... left the forum March 20230
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Gruffalogill wrote:Looks fantastic - lucky kid!
*Your username just rang a bell - CGTI?
yes i am on cgti. not been on thee much recently as my golf is sorn'd so not got the interest.
cheers for all the comments guys. my son loves it and gets on the bike on the turbo trainer all the time. even before school.0
