rBoTM Winner |
 |
 |
Joined: Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:31 am Posts: 909 Location: North Kent Coast UK
|
I got this frame as a badly re painted frame that the guy I bought it from thought was a bog standard Raleigh 501 frame but it did have proper 531 stickers on top of the bad paint job.
I didn't think any more about it until I got round to rubbing it down ready for paint I found original team replica Record transfers under the bad paint along with the original team colours and the original stared 531 stickers in the position you see them (in front of the gear levers) like a French one but it didn't have French stickers and the head tube was black not yellow. It also has a 27.2 seat post and the number 73 stamped on the top the seat lug where the top tube meets it which I assume is the frame angle.
The frame number has it as a 1975 Worksop frame. I know it's not a team frame and I know the Records range from average to quite nice and this one seems like a very nice 531 Record frame but I'd love to know what this one actually is. None of the catalogues I can find tell me what it is so if anyone knows and also knows what kit would have been on it please let me know.
I've repainted it back to how it was originally and fitted what I thought correct for it but as I say if anyone can correct me please do.
Attachments: |

DSCF3023.JPG [ 340.61 KiB | Viewed 1225 times ]
|
_________________ COMPLETED BIKES Abeni Europa, Meral, Holdsworth Autograph 1976, Geoffrey Butler, 1950's Sid Mottram, Raleigh Record, Holdsworth Elan, a pair of Raleigh Records, Look KG96, Ladies Falcon Westminster, Ribble summit or other possibly, that became the paint your wagon special, Another I have no clue what it is, Claud Butler Bucaneer 1956, Centresport / Woodrup, BSA Tour de France. IN THE QUEUE TO BE COMPLETED Falcon Pro & Falcon Majorca, Francesco Moser, Jan Jansen, Ken James, Ken James Too, Harry Quinn, Mercian, Raleigh Record Ace, Raleigh Sirroco 1984, Raleigh Rapide, Falcon Westminster, Falcon Black Diamond, Raleigh Record Sprint, Navarro, Carlton Corsair, Carlton Criterium, Sun Wasp, Claud Butler Velo Capital 1963, Claud Butler Majestic, Lucasa, Holdsworth Possibly, Another Ribble Possibly, NO LONGER IN THE BIKE SHED Raleigh Sirocco 1978, Falcon San Remo, Holdsworth Competition, Lejeune Possibly, Sun Super Snipe,
|
|