Picked up this Raleigh Mixte from the shop this spring. It was a left over from Goshen College bike sale. I thought it might be my only chance to get a mixte that was my size. After getting another one this has just sat. Today I started getting it ready to paint. Heat gun did quick work of the transfers and stickers. One was a registration from Wichita, Kansas. Got ½ of the frame sanded and the forks sanded, primed and painted. I always paint the forks first to see if I like the color. Not real sure if I like it yet or not. It is red but looks a little weak. It will be finished with left over parts from other bikes I have rebuilt and some of the originals. Then back to the Chain Reaction Bike Shop for someone else to be able to get on the road. Might be a cash bike if it turns out good enough, if not the it will be a work-to-own bike.
This is not an English Raleigh but a Taiwan made for you purist.
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