1980 Raleigh "Magnum" - Barn Find - Vintage Bicycle Restoration
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In this video, I take a chance on a "barn find" bicycle, found on eBay, completely covered in dirt, dust and who knows what else. Is restoration the right word? Probably not but it's in keeping with the series I'm going to try and do. 1980 Raleigh Magnum Full strip down and clean (including hours spent cleaning the rims and spokes with tin foil and wire wool) Clean and grease every bearing. Replace every cable (and while doing so learn about Positron shifters) Replace chain Replace tyres and tubes. Songs are by BoxCat Games: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games/
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Thanks for another great video. Hey, did you know that the Positron was originally designed as part of a system with the freewheel in the chainset? It was called Shimano FSS. That meant that the derailleur would shift to the selected gear even when you weren't pedaling. Here's a cool video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0qQLJEeN5s That guy calls it a predecessor to the Di2
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awesome find man!
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