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Gone......
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I acquired another "vintage" steel framed bike and decided to do another resto mod type build, the intention is to sell this so that will impact some of the choices made
Its a Town and Country Universal, probably not a high end bike, similar (nearly identical) frame to the Raleigh.
Looks like in later life it has just been left unloved, not really abused, just left and forgotten
The full bike was stripped, the parts going to be saved were cleaned or dumped in citric acid, the scap parts were scrapped.
I replaced the headset bearings and the bottom bracket bearings, however that plan was changed
Frame was widened to accept the modern wheels and I started attaching parts to it
I went with 7 speed megarange, partly due to cost but also because the bikes intended use that would be plenty. I also wanted to work out what is needed to use mountain bike cranks with removable cogs, it turns out the answer is a very narrow bottom bracket so a 68x103 was installed so I could use the crank I had and play with the gearing.
Fork mount derailleur with large jockey wheel to suit the low 1st installed, I have run a full cable to the derailleur as I think the look suits the bike
Its a Town and Country Universal, probably not a high end bike, similar (nearly identical) frame to the Raleigh.
Looks like in later life it has just been left unloved, not really abused, just left and forgotten
The full bike was stripped, the parts going to be saved were cleaned or dumped in citric acid, the scap parts were scrapped.
I replaced the headset bearings and the bottom bracket bearings, however that plan was changed
Frame was widened to accept the modern wheels and I started attaching parts to it
I went with 7 speed megarange, partly due to cost but also because the bikes intended use that would be plenty. I also wanted to work out what is needed to use mountain bike cranks with removable cogs, it turns out the answer is a very narrow bottom bracket so a 68x103 was installed so I could use the crank I had and play with the gearing.
Fork mount derailleur with large jockey wheel to suit the low 1st installed, I have run a full cable to the derailleur as I think the look suits the bike