It's just one of those you cannot ignore.
Even though I got too many already...
A good spec. Raleigh at the time.
I'm guessing 1975/80 for this.
Alloy bars/stem, Weinmann centre-pull brakes, it looks like it's had little use.
I've not actually seen it yet. I travel to pick it up shortly.
Thanks Titch: )
And Pete; )
Even the chrome is shiny: )
10th December 2019.
Been here a couple of days now, & out for a ride on it today: )
Had to replace a stuck rear 5 speed block, clean the frame a little & give it a check-over.
Here it is running very nicely.
Only a damaged front guard is letting it down here. (Removed shortly.)
Paint/decals amazing for its age. Alloy Weinmann brakes/levers, bars, stem excellent.
Chrome plated 27" rims (Superchromix) a little spotty but inside the rims are clean & the original innertubes have no punctures.
Pirelli World Tour tyres are as new. No frozen spokes, so the rims are straight & correctly tensioned now: )
Rear derailler is dated 1979 so I'm assuming the bike is 1980. Virtually no use. The brake blocks are just running in... Except for a squeal on the front left pad... A new set of softer pads will likely fix it. They feel hard to me.
This machine has Shimano Positron shifters. The early Shimano attempt at indexed shifting, prone to problems apparently! Not on this one. They are very interesting to deal with & learn about. (If you get problems it's very easy to change to a later 5 speed friction, or indexed system.)
Liking this one a lot. Bit of a time warp & very cool with it.
December 23 2019.
Out for a ride on it today. Sporting its newly fitted Stainless Steel guards.
The new guards are neat to my eye & I keep the damaged pair for posterity.
They are green & gold & do match the frame colours very nicely.
