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User is offline   beatmeoutame 
Posted 15 July 2010 - 21:47:19

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bought this just recently, im enjoying it, I like the fact its red and raleigh. :)

http://i876.photobuc...esdk/bike/1.jpg

http://i876.photobuc...esdk/bike/2.jpg

http://i876.photobuc...esdk/bike/3.jpg

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 22:06:34

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View Postbeatmeoutame, on 15 July 2010 - 21:47:19, said:

bought this just recently, im enjoying it, I like the fact its red and raleigh. :)

http://i876.photobuc...esdk/bike/1.jpg

http://i876.photobuc...esdk/bike/2.jpg

http://i876.photobuc...esdk/bike/3.jpg




No old machine, some nice gum walled tyres and new bar tape will make it look beautiful!

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 22:15:26

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View PostSpokesmann, on 15 July 2010 - 22:06:34, said:

No old machine, some nice gum walled tyres and new bar tape will make it look beautiful!


yea bar tape is next..im thinking red :D

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 22:21:51

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View Postbeatmeoutame, on 15 July 2010 - 22:15:26, said:

yea bar tape is next..im thinking red :D




Red cotton? Im no fan of this cork and padded rubbish.

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 22:26:11

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I havnt really shopped around yet like :)

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Posted 26 July 2010 - 15:14:12

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I had one of these as my first ever racing bike back in 1988 at the age of 11.

It looks like it has most of the original components as I remember them very well.

Saddle has been changed though.

I used to love mine so much but I have to say that I wouldn't want it back today compared to modern road bikes - a nice retro bike to enjoy though.

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Posted 26 July 2010 - 15:54:05

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Used to have a metallic blue one in the 90s made with Reynolds 501 tubes, made a great commuter.

Traded it in for a brand new GT Outpost in 1999 D'oh !!!

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 17:54:10

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View Posttundragumski, on 26 July 2010 - 15:14:12, said:

I had one of these as my first ever racing bike back in 1988 at the age of 11.

It looks like it has most of the original components as I remember them very well.

Saddle has been changed though.

I used to love mine so much but I have to say that I wouldn't want it back today compared to modern road bikes - a nice retro bike to enjoy though.


Im interested to know how it compares to a modern road bike, as this is the first road bike I have owned.

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Posted 29 July 2010 - 18:28:01

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This is my current Raleigh and it's a lot faster that my other road bikes 1984 Triumph Tempest and 1990 Raleigh Criterium.

Shimano 105, 20 Speed, Carbon forks, seatstays and chainstays, alloy frame.

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Posted 30 July 2010 - 07:47:12

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View PostAlembicbassman, on 29 July 2010 - 18:28:01, said:

This is my current Raleigh and it's a lot faster that my other road bikes 1984 Triumph Tempest and 1990 Raleigh Criterium.

Shimano 105, 20 Speed, Carbon forks, seatstays and chainstays, alloy frame.

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Technically much better than the old offerings, but these new bike with sloping top tubes, thick cumbersome tubing etc just dont have the elegance and cache of the older 80s and pre 80s bikes. Just me, Im a bit of a retro freak.

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