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Hi Craig :) I did a 150 km spin yesterday & was really surprised how well it climbed, even with a 42/23 on digs up to 13%. Once you get it rolling momentum seems to keep it going :) Its a difrent style to modern lightweight bikes. I was even thinking about using the sbdu for a few flatter low...

Thanks rusty bodie !! That's good information & greatly appreciated. A job for tonight :)

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Re: Another step along the road ....

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Re: Starting to take shape... Brake hoods, proper cable guides, sort out saddle / bar height, polish up the aluminium bits etc... to go; but went for a quick spin (Hence the pedals) & it felt great :D

Re: Thanks :) That,s good to know. The bottom bracket is also Cinelli. Frame weighs about 1600g. I think Ill leave the forks red, I like them. Maybe there was a reason it became red? Apart from the poorly applied decals the paint job on the forks is very good. It looks too good to be an...

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Re: A quick dry build to see if everything fits... All good except.... I had a Campag Super Record Italian thread 115mm bottom bracket ready to go on the bike. The bike has Campag British thread 111mm bottom bracket (Sealed Bearing). :? Also & I ran out of time to have a proper look but...

Re: Update... Frame arrived :) Surprisingly the fork numbers match. PJ2 87. I checked to see if the original number was possibly interfered with & ... no its good.

Re: It took a bit of searching but I eventually found a set of forks that matched the red ones on my soon to be landed bike. They are from a '87/88 753 SBDU. I was surprised how much searching I had to do to find a matching set :? I was beginning to believe they were not Raleigh at all as...

Re: That's a good point about the forks MrW. They are definitely not original & (Now that you've pointed it out) even look different to what tey should be.... Thanks :)

I've gotten some great information from over the past few days on different forums but am no wiser to the provenance of the bike. Its not the end of the world (It is what it is) but it would be nice to know. What we know or can presume based on the general consensus of comments (Open to debate...

Ha ha ha :) Thanks Shaun. It amazing the obvious always strikes after you press enter ha ha ha :)

Re: Re: SB = Special Build .... :oops: