raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
Nice 
Black spacers and don't cut the steerer yet.
Black spacers and don't cut the steerer yet.
Show us your steel.....its real...
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gareth01244
Veteran
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- chester
My mid 90s Stephen Roche
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
I'm not usually a fan of racy race bikes, but that is niiiiiiiiiice!
SteCenturion
I am your Father
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- The Dark Side of the Moon.
pubrunner
Legendary Member
That's a lovely bike - what's the tubing ?
gareth01244
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- chester
Columbus Os EL tubing which apparently stands for extra leggerria
Noru
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Picked this up this Universal Town & Country today, it's in excellent condition. Apparently hasn't moved from it's position in a shed for at least 10 years, so I've spent the day washing, polishing & oiling and it's come up great.
I've been after a hub geared bike for a while for riding into Manchester rather than using the tram. Initial idea was to try some solid Tannus tyres but it's currently 26 x 1 ⅜ so may have to stick to 26 x 1 ⅜ for now.
Not been out for a test ride yet as the tubes & tyres are probably 21 years old as the frame and Sturmey Archer hub are stamped 1995.
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TheSalisburyTeacher
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- Salisbury, Wiltshire
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
It looks almost identical to my Riviera Sports which I posted in https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/1940s-raleigh-rescue-should-i-or-shouldnt-i.168167/post-3505547 except that it looks like you've got plastic guards rather than my heavy steel ones?
One legendary advantage of 26x1⅜ tyres is that they're supposedly too fat to fall into tram tracks easily - I say legendary because I've not been able to confirm it. I'm riding kevlar-inside Delta Cruisers on mine.
gareth01244
Veteran
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- chester
My latest steel bike, an Ian May
raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
Nice.
Gatters
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- Right Here
May I ? 
Noru
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Very nice, it does look the same. I will double check later but I think mine has the metal mudguards too, they're just black rather than colour matched to the frame. I've ordered some Delta Cruisers for it. I reckon I'd need a fat-bike to ride without the hassle of dodging tram lines, hopefully I wont end up testing the 26x1⅜ theory anytime soon.
