Top end vintage off-the-peg Raleigh tourers - Classic versus Randonneur...
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Methersgate
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Thank you. That’s very useful.
I haven’t decided whether I like the chainset yet. The chain line seems quite good. I definitely like the non-period brakes, and it’s quite possible that I will want to change the saddle back to a B17 but change the bars to include bar top brake levers.
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biggs682
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Someone beat me to it 😔
Never mind might be going to see this tonight
https://www.facebook.com/share/177mJ2P5e6/
Methersgate
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I think you need to rescue that from a Fate Worse Than Death, such as falling into the hands of someone who doesn’t know what it is. Good luck!
biggs682
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Trouble is there's so many nice bikes out there at cheap prices this will need to be a good price
wakemalcolm
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That's been used heavily as a winter commuter: check for holes in the seat tubes (unless it's 531 Solid Tubing).
biggs682
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Had a message from seller tonight just before due to go and view it saying that someone else had offered £200 unseen for the bike, so I wasn't thinking about paying anywhere near that amount so I cancelled the viewing
Methersgate
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The Classic has acquired a Brooks Flyer; I think it suits it better and it certainly suits me better!
biggs682
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This has popped back up for sale again so I don't know if it sold or not
Methersgate
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It looks quite promising. The Mills dynamo is a charming period touch!
Methersgate
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The Classic is getting a pair of shiny black Bluemels mud guards, and in a fit of extravagance a Carradice zipped roll saddle bag.
The question of the moment is “do I fit the Blackburn racks that it had when new or do I go with something more modern?
Since the Randonneur is almost entirely original apart from the chain rings, and the Classic is generally modernised, I’m tempted to go for a more modern rack on the Classic.
What does the panel advise?
The question of the moment is “do I fit the Blackburn racks that it had when new or do I go with something more modern?
Since the Randonneur is almost entirely original apart from the chain rings, and the Classic is generally modernised, I’m tempted to go for a more modern rack on the Classic.
What does the panel advise?
Methersgate
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Methersgate
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Next question in my endless stream of Raleigh Classic questions…
This bike has been modernised to some extent in the chainwheel, cassette and derailleur department, and has Tektro 59 brakes, but to a non-connoisseur of Ancient British steel frame bikes she still looks “in keeping”.
I use this bike for shopping and a little gentle commuting, and “the nights are drawing in”… is there a modern, powerful, lighting set that would not look out of place on it?
I can find somewhere to put a battery in the panniers or in the saddlebag or conceivably in the bottle carrier…
Edited to add - I am really out of my depth, here! I love the idea of a battery that I can take off the bike to recharge.
This bike has been modernised to some extent in the chainwheel, cassette and derailleur department, and has Tektro 59 brakes, but to a non-connoisseur of Ancient British steel frame bikes she still looks “in keeping”.
I use this bike for shopping and a little gentle commuting, and “the nights are drawing in”… is there a modern, powerful, lighting set that would not look out of place on it?
I can find somewhere to put a battery in the panniers or in the saddlebag or conceivably in the bottle carrier…
Edited to add - I am really out of my depth, here! I love the idea of a battery that I can take off the bike to recharge.
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