Don’t put ideas in his head, Surfermom! 
Looking forward to seeing what you manage to catch, Swimmy 
Just done a couple of miles of deserted track, now trying to find out how to insert MP4 files.
Going to mount the camera on the headstock, the camera does a great job of smoothing out the bumps but can do anything about handlebar movement.
Going to do a Sutton Park tour next week (After the Bank Holiday crowds have subsided) will whack it on Youtube, then onto here.
Ok, as everyone knows, I have several projects on the go including, the BMW Z3, the Honda CB750 F2N, well another one was started today. Circa 1993, my Mother won a Bicycle in a competition, it was a Raleigh Pioneer Venture, which having requested the large frame version, fitted me perfectly. I did many miles, taking me 8.5 miles each way to work and back, but, in about 2002 it was relegated to the bottom of the garden, where it has stayed for 20 ish years.
Today I stripped it, this week it will go to the Powder Coaters for the frame and forks to be finished in white, I will then spray the random Maroon to the Headstock, and the green to the down tubes and crossbar, then I will contact Raleigh to find out if the original decals can be sourced.
I owe it to the bike, it kept me alive, now i need to return the favour.
https://i.ibb.co/bH9HTRn/F0-CD123-C-F238-48-FA-BB91-D990-D93-D150-A.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/KLY2kgQ/302-EA26-D-9-AD3-4618-BBBB-74-B146-EF85-F8.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/0yMwx2C/89-B7-D239-32-EE-4485-AB86-676-EDCF29-BF9.jpg
Just been to Barry’s neck of the woods (Mansfield) found myself a donor Bike, exactly the same model, just one size smaller frame. Its got the ungetable twist gear change and. a good set of decals to get copies made, trouble is, now I’ve got it home its to good to break so I won’t, I’ll just carry on looking for replacement parts for my original bike.
https://i.ibb.co/6YpCnKT/A596-A47-F-2329-48-BA-80-A6-A3-D684-DDD884.jpg
Oooh nice bike, Spitty! Yeah, don’t break it up 
Nice looking bike, Spitty
What a brilliant project Spitty, and how rewarding to maintain the original paint job. I’ll be watching this thread with keen interest…
That’s great, Spitfire! I admire renovation projects like that one; the results are so satisfying! What are the chances you would a donor so similar?
You’ve got me thinking about work on my “girl” a ten-speed light blue cruiser that handles professionally but looks like an old-fashioned cruiser, that is starting to show her age.
Bought this today, didn’t need it but it is an anomaly. It is a 1984 model and has never been ridden, after I paid the guy had at least half a dozen offers for twice the price,
https://i.ibb.co/9qq08cK/F0310-DFE-05-B5-43-D5-B973-3-BAF514-F2-F6-F.jpg
Good deal Spitty, chainguard, mudguards, centre pull brakes and racing saddle. Is the frame made from 501 alloy? I bet it is…
Browsing through photos and I came across this one. I’m not sure of the date but it must have been ten or more years ago. My brother dared me to ride across the stream. Never one to shy away from a bike challenge, I did it. It turned out not to be very deep (fortunately). A small photo but it was originally resized for somewhere that didn’t allow images any larger.
Nice one Mart, you bike looks very similar to mine…
The bike was a steel-framed Marin. I’d also got the Claud Butler as well by then, so I lent the Marin to our eldest grandson. It was stolen while he was inside a shop.
E bikes have really improved over the years especially battery life and how far and fast you can go on a charge.
Sorry to hear about the nicked Marin mart…
I think mine was a raleigh, it was leaning against the window of a second hand shop. The bloke had done it up as a work bike but I noticed the the lugs welded to the frame for a derailer and centre pull brakes.
I stripped off the paint to expose chrome forks, re sprayed it, fitted drop handlebars and a derailer, and replaced the cushy seat with a racing one. We have done lots of miles together over the years including a coast to coast.
Yes, there is something going on, it comes at a price, best stay Lawsome.
I still have 2 Curry electric bike kits laying around. They had both been used in the past. But so heavy as they took sealed lead acid batteries.
I know of a way to increase the speed of my e-bike but I’d never do it for a number of reasons.
15.94 MPH (25 KPH) is the legal limit for e-bikes here.
I’d worry about driving the motor to possibly beyond its limits.
It would no doubt void the third-party insurance I have for riding bikes.
A constant 15.5 MPH is a pretty good speed for a pedal bike, although it’s possible to get used to that and want to go faster. The bike computer kicks in and limits the speed once the upper limit is reached.