Not sure if this goes here but- what’s the rarity of my bike?
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Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Looks like a US model. Are you in the States?
TyLovesBikes338
New Member
Yes (also I apologize for the late response)
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
I doubt if it's rare, Raleighs are just badge engineered now.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Looks to from around '96/99. Unusual as it's Cro-mo rather than aluminium frame.
Street price seems to be around $140.
Do you believe it to be rare?
Street price seems to be around $140.
Do you believe it to be rare?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Not particularly rare, but Raleigh does not have the marketing presence in The States that other brands have. A good bicycle, nonetheless.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
it says 6061 aluminium on the photo above...
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Sorry I was looking at earlier models on line. The model ran over several years so this is a later one in aluminium.
weareHKR
Senior Member
- Location
- North East Coast - UK
Not particularly rare, probably bought from Wall Mart...
Steel bikes built to look like aluminiumium ones are the devil's spawn. This looks alu and is alu so is fine.
Rarity is not an issue with mid-low range, proper bike brand models.
Raleigh has made some fine and rare bikes in the Nottingham UK factory special products division.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Yes, I know the formula. Fat tubes made of hi-tensile steel. Results in a very stiff but heavy frame. Common on BSO and just above BSO quality MTB's. A really dumb marketing fashion aimed squarely at the most unsophisticated buyers.
Raleigh's high quality steel tubeset production bikes were the equal of many other smaller builders, IMHO. The SBDU stuff was on another level again, very nice indeed. Given their unmatched engineering facilities, Raleighs were probably more accurately and consistently made than a lot of the backyard producers. My 531 Raleighs are always ridden with pride.
