An 80's Raleigh designed by G.O.D

[biggs682]

Well not actually god but Gerald O Donovan one of the main men behind Raleigh's SBDU division and later lightweight build section .

Picked this up last night as not seen one of these before its a type 8806 Training frame from 1986/7 area , Reynolds 531 main tubes , mixture of golden arrow . 105 and 600 gears , 600 tricolour hubs laced to Ma40 rims , nice Miche aero seat post and the longest Cinelli stem i have even seen at 140 mm .

As some will know i am normally against refininshing frames but this one has been touched up badly around the base of the down tube and bottom bracket area amongst other smaller areas , so will have to decide what to do .

I bought it for the mix of components rather than the total bike but a quick spin along the cycle path and it feels like its got some pedigree

 

[midlife]

Blimey, don't get many stems bigger than that

Shaun

 

[wisdom]

Done it again Biggsy.

 

[User19783]

I love my old roadace, it's a great ride, but sorry it's no way as good condition as yours, very jealous.
Another great find, well done, enjoy.
And thanks for posting.

 

[biggs682]

have spent a couple of hours on this over last couple of days and we are almost at the ready for some test miles stage , paintwork has cleaned up quite well apart from where its been attacked before , looking forward to testing as it feels quite sprightly .

so fingers crossed

 

[raleighnut]

Very Nice.

 

[biggs682]

Tyres replaced head set serviced chain cleaning has begun rear cogs cleaned and a slightly longer test ride and still impressed especially wiith the Tange Levin alloy headset whose top race is drilled

 

[biggs682]

just got round to checking frame number in this one and it is WE80000492 , was rather hoping for a 5 digit one but never mind

 

[raleighnut]

just got round to checking frame number in this one and it is WE80000492 , was rather hoping for a 5 digit one but never mind

At least it starts with a W.

 

[mikeymustard]

Who wouldn't want a frame made by God? A lovely find and worthy of a full-on paint resto I'd say.
I bet it'll be a heavenly ride - if you can cope with that hellishly long stem (see what I did there? God/heavenly/hellish, someone get me a job as a daytime tv scriptwriter)!

 

[biggs682]

Who wouldn't want a frame made by God? A lovely find and worthy of a full-on paint resto I'd say.
I bet it'll be a heavenly ride - if you can cope with that hellishly long stem (see what I did there? God/heavenly/hellish, someone get me a job as a daytime tv scriptwriter)!

that long stem is sat on a n other bike at moment as its a bit shorter along the top tube , cant decide what to do with the G.O.D machine so its sat partially stripped awaiting a decision current thought is is a refinish and refit with some sti's and modern groupset as a winter commuter

 

[mikeymustard]

It's such a racy frame, an up-to-date set-up with brake shifters (and modern brakes that actually stop you) would really suit its sportiness, but I didn't think you liked that modern stuff!

 

[biggs682]

It's such a racy frame, an up-to-date set-up with brake shifters (and modern brakes that actually stop you) would really suit its sportiness, but I didn't think you liked that modern stuff!

@mikeymustard i dont really but i was thinking more along the selling on point of view , its stops just fine as is

 

[mikeymustard]

Well someone's going to be very happy indeed! It should feel lively AND comfortable at the same time. I'm pleased I uprated brakes on mine, when you're carrying the extra weight I am you need all the stopping power you can get!

 

[biggs682]

well this has been waiting its turn for a few months now and this week has seen its new life as a winterised single speed bike start to take effect and now just needs a saddle fitting along with some pedals fitted and testing can begin