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1983 Raleigh Corsa Racing Bike
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Re: Not 1983.
Hi Roadking, thanks for the info....its actually mine! I have ammended the ad. To be honest I don't know much about road bikes, I'm a mtber at heart. I was told beforehand it was an 83 but you seen to know more than the chap I bought it from!
roadking":1ni5cbjs said:
Hi Roadking, thanks for the info....its actually mine! I have ammended the ad. To be honest I don't know much about road bikes, I'm a mtber at heart. I was told beforehand it was an 83 but you seen to know more than the chap I bought it from!
Corsa.
As mentioned I bought my 1984 Corsa new (in the summer of 1984 - during my second year uni vacation).
A pal of mine bought a Corsa identical to yours in 1985, the year the team colours were introduced - I believe both my 84 and your 85 were only one-year models.
Certainly the 1984 in Oyster was for one year only.
Is yours (like mine 501) throughout?
Unfortunately the pal never kept his.
Cheers, Rk.
As mentioned I bought my 1984 Corsa new (in the summer of 1984 - during my second year uni vacation).
A pal of mine bought a Corsa identical to yours in 1985, the year the team colours were introduced - I believe both my 84 and your 85 were only one-year models.
Certainly the 1984 in Oyster was for one year only.
Is yours (like mine 501) throughout?
Unfortunately the pal never kept his.
Cheers, Rk.
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It is all 501 for sure. I would keep it but needs must
roadking":3sb05n59 said:
It is all 501 for sure. I would keep it but needs must
adscan":3mkji2l1 said:
Well, you don't say whether you have a bike or a frame...if the bike is original then the 501 sticker is the giveaway (it'll state maintubes, forks and stays) - I belive later Corsas only had 501 maintubes and forks.
Most bikes of this period have 6 speed freewheels, the Corsa is no exception (originally a Shimano cassette 13-24), with a Shimano 105 groupset.
Photos would be useful if you want more info.
Roadking.
Sorry here are some pics.
It is complete. Although the rims are mavic MA 2 which I don't think are original. The freewheel is 5 speed which I also think is wrong. Sould this be 6 speed? How can I find out when this bike was made?
I am thinking of putting an indexed shimano 105 groupset on the frame to make it a more modern ride.
It is complete. Although the rims are mavic MA 2 which I don't think are original. The freewheel is 5 speed which I also think is wrong. Sould this be 6 speed? How can I find out when this bike was made?
I am thinking of putting an indexed shimano 105 groupset on the frame to make it a more modern ride.
Re my previous post, freewheel should be six speed, originally it would have had a Shimano 105"arabesque"groupset.
Rims would have been Weinmanns.
It would have been made in 1985. The Corsa, as far as I know, did not make it in Raleigh's lineup for 1986, and mine (the Oyster one) was the 1984 model.
My 84 has chrome-faced dropouts; I don't think the 85 has these - am I right?
I do however have an orignal brochure for this 1985 version.
Rk.
Rims would have been Weinmanns.
It would have been made in 1985. The Corsa, as far as I know, did not make it in Raleigh's lineup for 1986, and mine (the Oyster one) was the 1984 model.
My 84 has chrome-faced dropouts; I don't think the 85 has these - am I right?
I do however have an orignal brochure for this 1985 version.
Rk.
