On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 3:44:04 PM UTC-5, RichS wrote: > > Your patience and dedication have been well rewarded. You should be proud! > Nicely done. > > Regards, > Richard > > On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:34:40 PM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> You guys have complimented me more than once on my drivetrain photos. I >> must show my latest, which I'm most proud of. >> Recently finished project, and a labor of love - hey I put a >> thousand-dollar wheelset on a hundred dollar frame, but it was exactly what >> I wanted. >> No more delays, the drivetrain. >> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/drivetrain/aP5100009.jpg> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/drivetrain/aP5100018.jpg> >> >> >> This *3x5 >> <http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html?R0=26&R1=42&R2=47&C0=13&C1=16&C2=20&C3=24&C4=28&C5=999&C6=999&C7=999&C8=999&C9=999&C10=999&CAS=0&WI=7&CR=170&RT=1&ST=0&RPM=90&SRT=0&lRPM=80&hRMP=100&G=show&S=yes&TITLE=Lenton%20IRD%203%20x%205&HL=1>* >> >> uses a cyclotouriste triple, half-steps plus granny, and 5-sp IRD >> freewheel. Raleigh-branded Suntour VGT RD, Cyclone FD. >> >> I figured how to attach a Simplex chain guard to a the Cyclone FD, by by >> replacing the band-clamp bolt with an M5 (computer board) standoff. The >> chainguard was made for a piston FD, but by picking the right standoff >> length, it centers the FD parallelogram in the chainguard hump. The rest >> of the mounting hardware is all stock Simplex, with the exception I tapped >> one piece to replace a wussy French M4 with a stouter M5. >> >> >> The thousand dollar wheelset? Well, this frame is a '57 Raleigh Lenton >> Grand Prix, bought as bare frame and fork, and I built the whole bike as >> bolt on without altering the frame in any way. The frame was gun-metal >> blued beneath the paint, essentially making it rustproof, and the patina of >> the once-silver paint and faded decals is too pretty to change. >> >> The rear dropout spacing is close enough to 115mm, and the axle slots are >> 8mm (can't tell you how much time I spent filing the shouldered RD hanger >> nut and, especially, the opposite side dropout spacer). The hubs are Phil, >> custom built on 115mm rear dropout spacing with 8mm bolted axles. The hubs >> were designed by me and Michael R. at Phil. Had to use an off-center >> Synergy rear rim to to get acceptable dish, approved by Phil Engineering. >> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/drivetrain/aP5100031.jpg> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/drivetrain/aP5100019.jpg> >> >> Learned a lot in the project - the single R/S shifter braze-on boss is >> very English and won't fit Huret, though I used a single Huret band clamp >> for the L/S shifter. I couldn't stand the bare light mount boss on the >> fork, so I fitted it with a speargun tip converter, 5/16-24 to M6, and a >> Soma light mount, which put my Cygo lite in just the right place (Paul Gino >> also tapped to M6). >> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/drivetrain/aP5100012.jpg> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/a0P5100008.jpg> >> >> >> And here's the rest: >> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/a0P5090006.jpg> >> >> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Lenton%20GP/a0P5100003.jpg> >> >> I've knocked off 250 mi, and the bike is a joy. Fast, a great climber, >> and turns heads like the exorcist. >> >
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