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title: "Rebuilding my touring bike" title: "Rebuilding my touring bike"
date: 2024-05-21T08:00:00.0Z date: 2024-05-21T08:33:00.0Z
tags: tags:
- cycling - cycling
- bikes - bikes
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Last year, I [bought a Raleigh Randonneur in Reynolds 708 steel](https://cycling.lewisdale.dev/2023/08/new-bike-new-me). It's a _beautiful_ touring frame, 708 is a fairly uncommon steel as it was only produced for a few years, but it's light, stiff, comfortable, and has great clearance. So naturally, I put the [cheapest components possible](/post/4-months-in-reviewing-my-budget-bike-parts/) on it, got frustrated when they broke and stopped riding it. Last year, I [bought a Raleigh Randonneur in Reynolds 708 steel](https://cycling.lewisdale.dev/2023/08/new-bike-new-me). It's a _beautiful_ touring frame, 708 is a fairly uncommon steel as it was only produced for a few years, but it's light, stiff, comfortable, and has great clearance. So naturally, I put the [cheapest components possible](/post/4-months-in-reviewing-my-budget-bike-parts/) on it, got frustrated when they broke and stopped riding it.
![Blue Raileigh Randonneur road bike, with a brown leather saddle and handlebar tape, stood in a kitchen](./src/images/randonneur.jpg) ![Blue Raileigh Randonneur road bike, with a brown leather saddle and handlebar tape, stood in a kitchen](./src/images/randonneur.jpeg)
I've now got [my perfect road bike](/post/new-bike-s-day), and am planning on selling my old Specialized road bike, so I thought I could use the cash to put together the parts I need to bring the bike back to life. So here's my plan: I've now got [my perfect road bike](/post/new-bike-s-day), and am planning on selling my old Specialized road bike, so I thought I could use the cash to put together the parts I need to bring the bike back to life. So here's my plan: