Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
I'm very much hoping that someone will want this. It's a steel-framed Raleigh Pioneer in touring guise dating I think from around the turn of the millennium. The serial number on the underside of the bottom bracket is YF98B10304.
I bought this bike five years ago in "new old" condition, but I've never really been able to make it work for me. I loved the colour and hoped that a 53cm seat tube would be OK, but it's always felt like a small 53. I have ridden it successfully (see photo) but for no more than 100 miles in total.
I do really need the space. Feel free to make an offer!
The essential details are:
Seat tube 53cm (including 2½cm above the top tube.
Head tube 10cm.
Effective top tube 56cm.
Chainrings 42/32/22
8-speed cassette 11-13-15-17-20-23-26-34
The twist-operated gear shifters might not be to everyone's taste but they work very well and could easily be replaced. The (removable) rear light integrated into the carrier is a nice touch.
At some point I have re-routed the brake cables over the stem to enable the bars to sit flatter, for which longer cables and outers will have been required. I should still have the originals which I removed - I think!
Most other relevant information should be visible in the images that follow, all taken this evening. Please ask if any extra detail is needed.
![R06.jpg R06.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643606-bcb27ea2b6d5dacbae1b82a7adbcdd10.jpg)
I bought this bike five years ago in "new old" condition, but I've never really been able to make it work for me. I loved the colour and hoped that a 53cm seat tube would be OK, but it's always felt like a small 53. I have ridden it successfully (see photo) but for no more than 100 miles in total.
![Upleadon.JPG Upleadon.JPG](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643600-486986c8a985282b40c1d6bef21c4aeb.jpg)
I do really need the space. Feel free to make an offer!
The essential details are:
Seat tube 53cm (including 2½cm above the top tube.
Head tube 10cm.
Effective top tube 56cm.
Chainrings 42/32/22
8-speed cassette 11-13-15-17-20-23-26-34
The twist-operated gear shifters might not be to everyone's taste but they work very well and could easily be replaced. The (removable) rear light integrated into the carrier is a nice touch.
At some point I have re-routed the brake cables over the stem to enable the bars to sit flatter, for which longer cables and outers will have been required. I should still have the originals which I removed - I think!
Most other relevant information should be visible in the images that follow, all taken this evening. Please ask if any extra detail is needed.
![R01.jpg R01.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643601-dced7c573d805f3b7f151f3ba3eced73.jpg)
![R02.jpg R02.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643602-254ca1f20fee0909aa71de04bacad8e1.jpg)
![R03.jpg R03.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643603-ceebd2d711b0de85ca071f764ad1c6d4.jpg)
![R04.jpg R04.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643604-a5b570999e8ab17ffdadebc7c09230f3.jpg)
![R05.jpg R05.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643605-2533923ff8dc9233413adc741ea39cb2.jpg)
![R06.jpg R06.jpg](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/643/643606-bcb27ea2b6d5dacbae1b82a7adbcdd10.jpg)