Raleigh Record - Sprint or not a Sprint

[Cycleops]

Hello and welcome the site @The ancient cyclist .Pics would help but won't have enough posts to put them up, you might be a bot!

 

[Michael Isherwood]

Hello! I'm new to this site, but found the above chat on a Google search of 'Raleigh Record Sprint'. I have finally decided to sell my old one, as it is just sitting in my garage, unridden. It is of the type in the brochure photo with the red and yellow stripes along the top. I thought I bought it in 1981, but possibly a year or two earlier. It is pretty much original, just has new handlebar tape and a new saddle, (which I will keep), although I may well have the original one somewhere. It also has new tyres. I rode it until about 3 years ago and it only needs a little tweaking with the gears. It is in good, used condition. Not pristine, but frame has virtually no chips and all gold items still present. I am 5'5". I was planning on putting it on ebay soon, so if anyone is interested or knows anyone who might be...

Hello did you sell your Raleigh Record Sprint?

 

[Paulus]

More of these for those of us blessed with long legs then. View attachment 401852

Oh and BTW this is a 531c 'Road - Ace'

I'd need a ladder to get on that.

 

[All uphill]

I've just seen a black and gold Record Sprint for sale locally at £30, but again its enormous. 25" I think.

Have most of us shrunk?

 

[Cycleops]

I've just seen a black and gold Record Sprint for sale locally at £30, but again its enormous. 25" I think.

Have most of us shrunk?

Time to look out those elasticated Y fronts

 

[GuyBoden]

I sold my totally mint 1986 Record Sprint for £160 in 2018, it even had 18mm original tyres.

Problem was, it was too nice a condition to ride.

They look nice, but the components aren't great, the maillard hub is a joke.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/s...tion-part-exchange-for-a-touring-bike.233164/

 

[biggs682]

Up to last week there has been an original one for sale on marketplace locally for £40 but no matter how many questions i asked the seller never replied

 

[Illaveago]

They look very attractive bikes . I've only seen 25 inch ones for sale and wondered if they only came in that size .

 

[Illaveago]

I sold my totally mint 1986 Record Sprint for £160 in 2018, it even had 18mm original tyres.

Problem was, it was too nice a condition to ride.

They look nice, but the components aren't great, the maillard hub is a joke.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/s...tion-part-exchange-for-a-touring-bike.233164/

What was wrong with the hubs ? Most of mine are Maillard .

 

[biggs682]

What was wrong with the hubs ? Most of mine are Maillard .

A lot of them had helicomatic rear hubs

https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=1b0c2437-d84f-4fc8-b187-68de658a2a30&Enum=110

 

[Hover Fly]

They look very attractive bikes . I've only seen 25 inch ones for sale and wondered if they only came in that size .

I vaguely remember Raleigh published a size chart that recommended an inch or so larger frame per rider height than most others at the time.

 

[craigwend]

They look very attractive bikes . I've only seen 25 inch ones for sale and wondered if they only came in that size .

I think mine was 22 1/2 (second hand) Did like the black frame and gold decals and components

 

[bagpuss]

There was also this Record ,

Raleigh Record. by rebalrid, on Flickr

Raleigh Record by rebalrid, on Flickr

 

[GuyBoden]

That Team Record looks fantastic, I always liked the Road Ace too, it was a production bike, but nice, this one:

 

[raleighnut]

That Team Record looks fantastic, I always liked the Road Ace too, it was a production bike, but nice, this one:

View attachment 638991

still a 531 'handmade' frame though, mine is the earlier pearlescent white version.