I decided that my current road bike a BMC Team Machine was just bit too modern for my tastes, so I collected this early this morning.
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It's a 2013 Raleigh Ti Team Replica
https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/road-bikes/raleigh-ti-team-replica-review/
They've been on my radar for a while now as being of a certain age, I was mad on them back in 1980 when I was 15, the problem now is that they're either fake, dressed up, or very overpriced.
These were £2000 new, only 125 were made and they seem to pop on
Ebay as unused bikes for around £1500, this was less than half that, but although it's in very nice condition, it was filthy and had some battle scars. I've managed to touch most of the chips and scratches in with VW Mars Red which is a close match.
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As it's not a box fresh minter, I'm going to just enjoy it, it won't be a Sunday best bike, I fully intend to properly use it. I've already swapped the Brooks for my lovely titanium Selle Italia SLR and the next job is to change the bar tape for black Cinelli cork wrap which is my favoured tape.
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I have quite a bit of Campag stashed away so I might upgrade the crankset and mechs for Record, but essentially the bike has a really nice spec and rides beautifully, so I may just leave it as it is. The star of the show is the wheelset, Record hubs laced onto Mavic Open Pro rims, they really are a thing of beauty.
Hope you like it, I know some can be a bit sniffy about these newer replicas, personally I just love it, it really is the best of both worlds!
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