It was 26 years ago since I rode my first bike which was a folding Panasonic singlespeed. That was my all around, do it all bike. My scars proved how I loved riding my bike on and off-road using only the commuter tires it came with.
This brought up reincarnating this 30-year old Raleigh Twenty. I wanted to bring back old fun memories and convert this fully functional three speed into rideable off-road SS machine. Impossible? no. Challenging? yes. Waste of time and money? not unless you love what you are doing.
Few of the challenges is to find a correct threaded BB and replace the cotterless cranks. Crank is in perfect condition but I wanted to give a modern taste to it, least of my worries but sits high on my priority if I can.
At the moment, all the fenders, chainguard and some unwanted crap and reflectors are being removed. I have Holy Rollers ready for some off-roading action and still looking for more knobby tires that can handle loose gravel.
Here's some of the before shots:
This project is open for suggestions and hopefully turn out a success.
This brought up reincarnating this 30-year old Raleigh Twenty. I wanted to bring back old fun memories and convert this fully functional three speed into rideable off-road SS machine. Impossible? no. Challenging? yes. Waste of time and money? not unless you love what you are doing.
Few of the challenges is to find a correct threaded BB and replace the cotterless cranks. Crank is in perfect condition but I wanted to give a modern taste to it, least of my worries but sits high on my priority if I can.
At the moment, all the fenders, chainguard and some unwanted crap and reflectors are being removed. I have Holy Rollers ready for some off-roading action and still looking for more knobby tires that can handle loose gravel.
Here's some of the before shots:
This project is open for suggestions and hopefully turn out a success.