djoptix
Senior Retro Guru
I still don't know what year my Raleigh is but I'm hazarding a guess at pre-1997 as the frame is made in England.
As it arrived at Optix towers (well, after a pedal upgrade, I couldn't help myself):
And here it is today; I finished it off this morning with a brake fettle and application of grips. Components are as follows (rich types, prepare to laugh)
Frame: 4130
Fork: 4130
Rims: Rigida (700c)
Tyres: old
Hubs: Alivio
Seatpost: Kalin
Saddle: Selle Royal Viper
BB: UN52
Front mech: Acera
Rear mech: Acera
Cassette: unknown
Chainset: Alivio
Chain: Frankenchain
Pedals: VP (V8 clones)
Headset: not sure
Quill/ahead converter: Brand-X
Stem: Concept 1" ahead
Bars: Roox FPS
Levers: C-star
Brakes: Acera
Shifters: Suntour friction thumbies
Grips: Brand-X lockons
Canti noodle: Zoom
OK, so it's not much, but it was cheap and I've finished it and it's mine! The Acera chainset was toast - a pedal thread stripped when I removed the old pedals, and it was rusty. I thought I'd managed to put the pedal back in but when I took it for a test run it was all wobbly - I'd cross-threaded it. Luckily my sister's Hahanna build was persuaded to donate its Alivio set, as I was waiting for some 160mm cranks for her anyway.
Modifications (some neo retro content)
Selle Royal Comfort replaced with Selle Royal Viper - saved about 1kg here
Awful rusty chain binned and replaced with Frankenchain
Acera chainset replaced with Alivio (is that an upgrade?)
Front end changed from gaspipe RSP bars/stem to Ahead conversion, Concept stem, Roox FPS bars
Gripshift replaced with Suntour thumbies (which I love!)
Bendy Raleigh levers replaced with marginally less bendy C-stars
BB swapped from unidentified to UN52
Pedals upgraded from bendy plastic to VP V8 clones
Took it out for a quick bimble before the Manchester rain appeared today. First impressions are that the TT is a touch short for me but it climbs nicely. The tyres are old and so they have about as much grip as a block of Parmesan - lethal on stone! The front end is very immediate, probably a bit lower than the quill original. The frame is incredibly compliant.
It's definitely more of a ride-all-day machine than my DMR, which is what I was hoping for. Loving it so far
As it arrived at Optix towers (well, after a pedal upgrade, I couldn't help myself):
And here it is today; I finished it off this morning with a brake fettle and application of grips. Components are as follows (rich types, prepare to laugh)
Frame: 4130
Fork: 4130
Rims: Rigida (700c)
Tyres: old
Hubs: Alivio
Seatpost: Kalin
Saddle: Selle Royal Viper
BB: UN52
Front mech: Acera
Rear mech: Acera
Cassette: unknown
Chainset: Alivio
Chain: Frankenchain
Pedals: VP (V8 clones)
Headset: not sure
Quill/ahead converter: Brand-X
Stem: Concept 1" ahead
Bars: Roox FPS
Levers: C-star
Brakes: Acera
Shifters: Suntour friction thumbies
Grips: Brand-X lockons
Canti noodle: Zoom
OK, so it's not much, but it was cheap and I've finished it and it's mine! The Acera chainset was toast - a pedal thread stripped when I removed the old pedals, and it was rusty. I thought I'd managed to put the pedal back in but when I took it for a test run it was all wobbly - I'd cross-threaded it. Luckily my sister's Hahanna build was persuaded to donate its Alivio set, as I was waiting for some 160mm cranks for her anyway.
Modifications (some neo retro content)
Selle Royal Comfort replaced with Selle Royal Viper - saved about 1kg here
Awful rusty chain binned and replaced with Frankenchain
Acera chainset replaced with Alivio (is that an upgrade?)
Front end changed from gaspipe RSP bars/stem to Ahead conversion, Concept stem, Roox FPS bars
Gripshift replaced with Suntour thumbies (which I love!)
Bendy Raleigh levers replaced with marginally less bendy C-stars
BB swapped from unidentified to UN52
Pedals upgraded from bendy plastic to VP V8 clones
Took it out for a quick bimble before the Manchester rain appeared today. First impressions are that the TT is a touch short for me but it climbs nicely. The tyres are old and so they have about as much grip as a block of Parmesan - lethal on stone! The front end is very immediate, probably a bit lower than the quill original. The frame is incredibly compliant.
It's definitely more of a ride-all-day machine than my DMR, which is what I was hoping for. Loving it so far
