20" is where it's at!

[Bearbonesnorm]

All bought and paid for and Johnnystorm has kindly agreed to pick it up for me ... best warm me hacksaw up

[Yorlin]

Are you making a MonsterShopper?

[composite]

Wood chippers and a down tube shifter?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Are you making a MonsterShopper?

Sort of.

Wood chippers and a down tube shifter?

Not decided on gearing yet but am considering making it semi-fat

[Yorlin]

Ah, I saw in the gravel racey topic

[composite]

20er+

[Ben98]

How about fitting a bmx fork to the front for easy added tyre clearance?

[Bearbonesnorm]

How about fitting a bmx fork to the front for easy added tyre clearance?

That's possible Ben but the 20 will only take a 1" headset so I might need to machine a new steerer and replace the 1 1/8" BMX one.

Updating the thing should be fun, Raleigh were really trying hard to go their own way ... even the BB thread is different from anything else, as is the rear and front wheel spacing

[Ben98]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLD-SCHOOL-BM ... 1279707368
http://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&t=2&c=57&p=967&
1" steerer BMX fork

[johnnystorm]

Have you told him you're going to butcher his immaculate "bike that time forgot" or should I only mention it once it's in the van?

[Zippy]

I really really wanna find out what's happening with this.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Have you told him you're going to butcher his immaculate "bike that time forgot" or should I only mention it once it's in the van?

I've not said anything

[johnnystorm]

The eagle has landed! Geoff was an olde bike enthusiast so I kept quiet about the poor shopper's fate.

[Bearbonesnorm]

I can't believe you wrapped foam round it to stop it getting scratched :D

[johnnystorm]

Geoff was watching, he thinks you're an eccentric collector.

[Ian]

Geoff was watching, he thinks you're an eccentric collector.

He is an eccentric collector

[johnnystorm]

Brooks saddle no less if you hadn't noticed. 8-)

[FLV]

seriously, what are you going to do with that thing?

[Bearbonesnorm]

seriously, what are you going to do with that thing?

My 'plan' is to see if I can turn something most would consider unsuitable for extended off road trips into something more suitable ... I've plenty of ideas so hopefully it won't be a complete disaster

[FLV]

sounds amusing if nothing else :D

[Bearbonesnorm]

sounds amusing if nothing else

It's already got a hub dynamo and hub gears!

[johnnystorm]

sounds amusing if nothing else

It's already got a hub dynamo and hub gears!

So far I have resisted the temptation to try my Revo out on the dynamo...

[Bearbonesnorm]

So far I have resisted the temptation to try my Revo out on the dynamo...

Feel free to give it a go if you can be bothered ... I believe the old SA hubs kick out 2w rather than 3w but 'should' still power modern led lights okay*

*this was taken from the internet so may or maynot be correct

[DoctorRad]

This may be of much interest... some seriously hot-rodded Raleigh Twenties out there:

http://sheldonbrown.com/raleigh-twenty.html

[Bearbonesnorm]

This may be of much interest... some seriously hot-rodded Raleigh Twenties out there:

http://sheldonbrown.com/raleigh-twenty.html

Don't you worry I've been all over the internet like a rash

Plans are now slowly starting to solidify in my head although there's still a few things undecided ... the standard brakes don't, so will be uprated but the jury's out whether to fit Vs or go mad with discs (both will require some engineering).

Gearing is also to be decided ... SS seems too easy and might limit things, 3spd hub is easy and cheap but not really in keeping with the 'Monster Shopper' ethos, 8spd hub could work but it'll be costly, so that really leaves a cassette and mech' neither of which the standard bike uses or makes any allowance for :?

I do have a nice Sella Italia saddle for it though