Raleigh Castorama 753

bedraggled · Nov 26, 2016

Intriguing Raleigh Castorama 753 in France.
Wondering if it is one of the Cyfac built team versions.
Looks to have a dent in top tube which seller doesn't mention.
Perfect for a Fignon replica as it's built for canti's.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Frame-road-bi ... 2191723191?

cchris2lou · Nov 26, 2016

that is a cyclocross frame i would think .

i am going to ask seller for more pictures .

what size do you think it is ?

bedraggled · Nov 27, 2016

Not much good at guessing sizes.
The angle of the seat tube looks quite extreme.

philitalia · Nov 27, 2016

this is surely a Cyfac product but not good at all to do a fignon replica bike as the fignon bike with canti brake was not a cyfac frame but was made by andré sabliere .
imo this was a ciclocross bike made by cyfac and would ask for additional pictures due to condition .

I own a cyfac early pro issue from 1987

https://www.flickr.com/photos/137288548 ... 7764735026

rusty bodie · Nov 27, 2016

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Fignon road a cyclocross bike?? I've never seen any photos of him riding anything other than the team bike with the Delta brakes before..

Judging by the head tube, I'd take a guess this is a 22" frame, no bigger. The seat angle does look really shallow but the photo is taken slightly above, looking down which might exaggerate it's appearance.

Nice find.

bedraggled · Nov 27, 2016

Pictures of the bike appear on french forums.

philitalia · Nov 27, 2016

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the canti pictured with fignon is the 91 issue with a Sabliere frame ... aluminium built
the pictured one belongs to Marcel Arbes

rusty bodie · Nov 27, 2016

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Great shot and one I've never seen before - canti brakes - WOW!
Clearly he put his 8 second deficit in the 1989 TdF down to lugging those Delta brakes around France for three weeks!

:shock:

foz · Nov 27, 2016

When did he ride cantis then? Surely it would have been in Paris-Roubaix, Flanders, or similar, but the other bikes in that pic have deltas which have worse mud clearance than just about an other brake so that makes me think it wasn't one of those races?

philitalia · Nov 27, 2016

he ride raleigh with C rec in 89 / 90 , the 91 tour bike is the one pictured above .

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