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Here's my latest project:

I think I may have just the thing:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread40365.html

Hi all, I recently refurbished an old steel raleigh racer. A well made lugged steel bike with 12 gears. It has a little corrosion here and there, but nothing serious. Some of the chrome has come off the wheels, this affects the looks not the performance.
It is in good working condition with surprisingly powerful brakes and good solid shifting. It has a brand new chain and new grip tape.

It has 27" wheels, unfortunately the tyres look quite perished. The inner tubes aren't coming through anywhere so I've left them on as they still function fine.

£75

My latest little find, as I acquired it:

I think it's a Raleigh Caravel, although I don't know much else about it, where's best to fond more info?

Here it is after a decent clean up:

It just needs a chain and grip tape, which is on the way.

Well I've finished the third bike now.

Here's the third and final bike:

XS frame and it's still a bit big for her. Oh well, she'll manage.

Now to start actually riding them!

After you guys kindly pointed me in the direction of the correct thread and also gave me some feedback on the setup, I've now been for a ride and refined it a little:

I've changed the stem and moved the seat forward. I've also adjusted the angle and position of the brake levers. I had it set too long for me. It's definitely an improvement, although I'm sure there's more I could do. I realise the frame is a little small for me, but if I can get a comfortable set up then I'll try it for a bit.

Once again thanks for the feedback.

Cheers for the input guys. Sorry it's in the wrong place. Feel free to delete this topic and I'll repost it in the current projects thread.

Hi all,

I recently aquired a frame and forks (still haven't been able to identify). Also my other half and another friend got frames at the same time. We've spent the last couple of weeks sourcing parts and yesterday we started building.

Comments welcome:

I'm not convinced with the stem setup at the moment, but I'm going out on it tonight for the first time so I should have a better idea then. Also hope to finish the GF's bike tonight (not pictured).

Hi all,

My bro BikeDestroyer pointed me in the direction of this forum, it's been some good reading so far! I'm mainly into MTB's, but I've just put together a road bike.

Right, I've had another look and there is a serial number of some sort stamped under the bottom bracket. It is 20289.

yo yo little bro, thought I'd be as well signing up myself. I'm at work at the mo so can't check, but I can't remember seeing any serial numbers anywhere when I was giving it a descent clean.