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Toaday's tip find: Ti Raleigh 753 'Quiz of the day'

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legrandefromage

Post subject: Toaday's tip find: Ti Raleigh 753 'Quiz of the day'

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:18 pm

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Anyone care to hazard a guess at todays resprayed tip find?

unusual braze-ons on the back, no markings on the drop-outs,

frame number: 'SB7336' with 59.

Very thin tubing, 531, poss 753, braze on front mech

early 80's Campag headset, suntour, Thun, Shimano mix, naff wheels (left at the tip)

Interesting lugwork.

Seatpost is 26.8mm

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pigman

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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:39 pm

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obviously custom build job looking at the mudguard eyes and set cluster.
Seat cluster looks like typially 80's Aende, who I think were in the Notts area. Drop em a line with the frame No.

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legrandefromage

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:07 pm

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anyone else?

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legrandefromage

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:21 pm

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I think I'm getting warmer

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-TI-RALEIG ... 240%3A1318

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legrandefromage

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:27 pm

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well f**k me - according to the serial number 'SB' its a Raleigh Specialist Bicycle Development Unit frame...

http://radpropaganda.org/raleigh-team-p ... fessional/

you'll see a couple similar and one identical.

:shock:

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TheGreenRabbit

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:37 pm

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legrandefromage wrote:

well f**k me

:shock:

Thanks for the offer but your not my type :lol:

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legrandefromage

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:41 pm

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well, I need a good franking after this.

Frankin 'eck lad.

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longbeech

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:12 pm

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Top find mate. Is it a keeper?

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legrandefromage

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:26 pm

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the irony is that to fund my recent Eddy Merckx purchase - I flogged my near new Campag Record stuff....

:roll:

I think this will be a long term project.

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legrandefromage

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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:58 pm

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the next question - is it 753 or 531?

it feels very thin, espesh the seat tube - I've had a Peugeot 753 frame before but cant remember any characteristics

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