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MartyC:
This has only taken me about 4 years to finish but now it's done I am quite happy with the results.  It goes on its first test ride tomorrow!

My old 653 Ribble road bike I bought in 1992 (I think), before its strip down it looked like this and was feeling old and tired:





Now after a full strip and almost entirely new groupset save for the headset, seatpost, levers/shifters and wheels it looks like this:

Steve P:
Looks ace Marty ... nicely done  :4_17_5:

20to26:
Nice restomod!

NORTY40:
Nice resto Marty , looks great  8)

Ribble are based very close to me , been around for donkeys years .

meticulous:
how close is that front wheel to the frame marty ???

if only I could find a raliegh sun super 5.  :-\

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