Raleigh Appreciation Society

[vaeske]

looking good bro, must be so easy to ride...force grouppie on there would look mean!

[Dow Jones Index]

Cheers man, yeah it's pretty nice to ride atm. I did like it with the Arabesque but as it's my everyday commuter brifters were the logical choice. I've got to hand it to the 6400 though, 20 years old and it still shifts like butter.

[munga]

not a beauty contest winner, but here it is:


things will get better.

getting better?



daytona shifters, stronglight a9 headset, record crankset, veloce fd, chorus rd, athena brakes.
it's a 1989 Raleigh 653 Race, sold as a frameset.
disregard flat pedals. now shod with shimano pd-540's or something.
hope you like.

[vaeske]

not too shabby mr munga. how does it ride?

[rkelsen]

You have the gift Munga-san.

[munga]

Here's some pics of my Raleigh TI Competition which I picked up today. I think it's early 80s? An eBay find.

Frame ready for work



Ben

how's this coming along, mate?
sort of wish i'd bid on it as well, but i'd just bought my 653 about a week before.
can't have 'em all!

[familyguy]

getting better?



daytona shifters, stronglight a9 headset, record crankset, veloce fd, chorus rd, athena brakes.
it's a 1989 Raleigh 653 Race, sold as a frameset.
disregard flat pedals. now shod with shimano pd-540's or something.
hope you like.

Thats a better looking stem, but the black seat post is a bit dicey.

Jim

[munga]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retro-Raleig ... 500wt_1414

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Raleigh-Sele ... 676wt_1399

[pentlandexile]

Here's some pics of my Raleigh TI Competition which I picked up today. I think it's early 80s? An eBay find.

Frame ready for work



Ben

how's this coming along, mate?
sort of wish i'd bid on it as well, but i'd just bought my 653 about a week before.
can't have 'em all!

Seeing as you ask ... Hopefully picking it up from Joe C's this week. Been resprayed, new decals.

Will post pics when I get it.

[marc2131]

Hi all,
Posted some bad pics of my newly acquired Raleigh Panasonic in another thread a few days ago. Told it would be more appropriate to post it here. viewtopic.php?f=23&t=55847
Bike given to me last week by my brother-in-law Garry. Garry said he bought it in Singapore back in 1985, while he was there competing in a dragon boat race, representing Australia. He used the bike till about 1992 and has been garaged ever since.
The serial number under the BB is WP6000934.

He says all the components are as he bought it back then in '85. The pedals, seatpost and seat were missing. I temporarily used parts from a 1952ish Alcone Road bicycle - Brooks B17, Campag Record 27.2 seatpost and 1950s Campag pedals. This is only temporary of course.
The bike rides beautifully, brakes are excellent. Not sure about the tyres.

[Dow Jones Index]

The start of something new. I picked this up today for less than the price of a six pack, it's a Raleigh Zenith mixte made of Reynolds 501 cro-mo tubing. I haven't done my research yet but as far as I can tell it was made in the Nottingham factory probably in the mid eighties. The serial reads WC4002137.



I'm pretty chuffed as I've been trying to find a nice mixte for quite some time, and this one makes a nice companion to my Ti Panasonic.



I'm still deciding on how to set this one up. I've got some nice Campy bits and pieces that would suffice for a single speed (which would suit my girlfriend), but I also have a full 600 Arabesque group sitting in a box just waiting to be used. I'll leave it open.

[vaeske]

correct me if i'm wrong but isn't this just a ladies step through? mixtes have the sloping down tube going straight through to the rear dropouts. not bad at all, seems like a nice pickup for less than a 6pack!

[pentlandexile]

OK here's the Comp back from Joe's. The quality of the paint job is fantastic. He's also brazed on new shifter bosses and bottle cage bosses and cleaned up the head badge. The decals aren't quite the same as original, a bit more pimped out.


Raleigh Competition frame by benatherton71, on Flickr


Raleigh Competition frame by benatherton71, on Flickr


Raleigh Competition frame 1982 by benatherton71, on Flickr


Raleigh Competition frame 1982 by benatherton71, on Flickr

[Dow Jones Index]

Yeah I'm not sure of the exact definition. I was under the impression that mixte referred to a ladies style bike geared more towards sports, but I'm probably wrong. In any case this is a nifty little machine much racier than your standard step-through and that lovely high pitched 'ping' you only find in good steel.

[munga]

OK here's the Comp back from Joe's. The quality of the paint job is fantastic. He's also brazed on new shifter bosses and bottle cage bosses and cleaned up the head badge. The decals aren't quite the same as original, a bit more pimped out.


Raleigh Competition frame by benatherton71, on Flickr


Raleigh Competition frame by benatherton71, on Flickr


Raleigh Competition frame 1982 by benatherton71, on Flickr


Raleigh Competition frame 1982 by benatherton71, on Flickr

yeah i'm not jealous at all.

have you decided on the build yet?

[vaeske]

i think benny wants to go retro like me don't you ben? NR or SR, the whole 9 yards.

Frame looks sensational by the way...how many dineros if you don't mind?

[munga]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reynolds-753- ... 500wt_1414

[Crowz]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reynolds-753-Raleigh-Ilkeston-Specialist-Bicycle-Development-Unit-57cm-/140846906051?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item20cb213ac3#ht_500wt_1414

If only....

[LG]

Something a bit diferent from the last few raleighs above... a 1974 Raleigh Sports. 26 inch wheels, brooks B72 saddle, and sturmey archer coaster brake. Way to small for me, so not 100% sure what I'm going to do with it

[Mustang]

pentlandexile wrote:
{OK here's the Comp back from Joe's. The quality of the paint job is fantastic. He's also brazed on new shifter bosses and bottle cage bosses and cleaned up the head badge. }
"Joe's the man "

[pentlandexile]

Making progress with the Raleigh Comp. Saddle arrives today, now I only need to get the wheels built up


image by benatherton71, on Flickr


image by benatherton71, on Flickr

[munga]

yikes! clamp the post! you can't polish marks off the decals!

not jealous at all, by the way

[cray-]

correct me if i'm wrong but isn't this just a ladies step through? mixtes have the sloping down tube going straight through to the rear dropouts. not bad at all, seems like a nice pickup for less than a 6pack!

Here's a tidy Raleigh Viva Mixte: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/duncraig ... 1008660972

Not sure about the rims, surely black rims were not standard for this era of bike?

[Dow Jones Index]

Ain't that a Ricardo?

Speaking of Raleigh Mixte's though, did anyone grab this pearler?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/320997803364 ... _cvip=true

It was listed on ebay twice before going up on gumtree. I can't find a current listing so I'll assume it's was bought.

[cray-]

Ain't that a Ricardo?

Oops, you could say I got a bit....mixte up. </dad's jokes>

Sorry, I'll go back to the Repco thread now.