1989 Raleigh 8901 in 653

[KondratievsBike]

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Thanks for all the nice comments, comrades!

All built up now and raring to go (which probably means it won’t get ridden until next May!)

The pedals are look carbons from the first time I had this exact same frame in about 1991!

 

[RabC]

That looks very nice indeed

 

[maddadof4]

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Hi

was at the relays myself and noticed a beaut 653 raleigh in castorama colours.
also saw you mad men in speedos, nice find the frame.

Mick

 

[KondratievsBike]

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Hi

was at the relays myself and noticed a beaut 653 raleigh in castorama colours.
also saw you mad men in speedos, nice find the frame.

Mick

Yeah sorry about them :facepalm:

Here’s my mate’s Castorama shamefully blocked out by my 531

 

[KondratievsBike]

Took it for a little run out and stopped off at the Hepworth Gallery to mingle with some more industrial art...

 

[Goldie]

Took it for a little run out and stopped off at the Hepworth Gallery to mingle with some more industrial art...

Next level colour coordination happening right there. I can't work out whether it's the Hepworth complementing the raleigh perfectly, or the other way round. But it looks great either way!

 

[KondratievsBike]

Just given her a little clean and polish (not much of one in fairness) so thought I’d add some sunny pix…

 

[vcballbat]

Does anyone know who made the investment cast seat lug I have the same seat lug with the web on my 1983 Raleigh 753 SBDU frame.

 

[4th in the devil]

The lugs and bottom bracket shell on the Raleigh 653 were Cinelli. I bought the same coloured frame from by local bike shop when the chainstays cracked on my Holdseworth Professional around 1989. 2 years later my Raleigh chainstays cracked in the same place! Raleigh replaced them and repainted the frame for free.

 

[vcballbat]

Trying to figure out what make the seat lug is on your 653 Race frame as I have the same on my 83 753, they definitely aren't Cinelli as the logo different but have been informed that they are Italian. Looks like your bottom bracket shell has the same logo, can you post some pics... cheers