Converting a 80s Raleigh Grand Mesa Into a Gravel Bike Part 1

Today I am working on a 1984/5 Raleigh Grand Mesa, 80s mtbs make great gravel / adventure bikes. This one especially makes for an easy conversion as it came stock with 650b wheels. In this video I upgrade the wheels and tires and talk about the rest of the plan for the restomod.

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[thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

cool video. My first MTB was like that but with cantis. It was very heavy and made poorly as it was the first MTB Canadian tire sold. Seirra, gold.

[MonkeyShred]

Blowtorch my friend. Blowtorch for those plastic bits. Heat them up a bit and they come right out the threads :)

[danielcurnayn]

Those dang plastic crank bolt dust covers! Such a time suck.

[charlierush]

Any idea what the frame material is? Great looking project