joe careless
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picked it up today serial number WL3000271 fairly early methinks and all 531C with a few Campag bits left
joe careless":mfsdmfyf said:wiping the crud and removing flexi-spring cable housing from the bb shell, I've noticed in addition to the frame number a 'S' stamped more or less dead centre of the bbshell, does this mean anything or does it relate to the Suntour dropouts?
S1m0nR":a7zrclc9 said:joe careless":a7zrclc9 said:wiping the crud and removing flexi-spring cable housing from the bb shell, I've noticed in addition to the frame number a 'S' stamped more or less dead centre of the bbshell, does this mean anything or does it relate to the Suntour dropouts?
Hey there, I've often wondered what the extra character means on the BB of one of these Raleigh 80's-vintage frames. I've got 4 of them (531 or 531c frames with W serial numbers) and IIRC they each have a different character. I'll check and report back.
One of my frames started life as a Road Ace. I bought it in a very tatty condition as a frame only:
Being as the paint job was knackered I did this with it:
It won't be a fixie forever, just until I get bored and do something else with it.
I wouldn't say that it's a particularly rare frameset, but it is definitely a very good one. Worth effort and financial cost to make something of it.