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Re: I was lucky to see a photo of one in New York,on the internet, then I saw a photo of a Carlton badge , and I remembered that the original Head badge which had been missing since the 1970's was the blue and red Carlton badge not a Raleigh one. Raleigh was a decal on the down tube. I started...

Re: For those interested, the bike is a Carlton Corsa Strada from around 1970. I have finally found a set of photos of a bike with all the correct decals,and badges and all the frame details are identical. Wrap over rear stays, rear brake cable stop, pump brackets on the cross tube etc.

A Raleigh road/ racing bike from late 1960's/ early 1970's. For Restoration, Check the photos. I have owned the bike since 1975, when it was second hand. It is possibly a Royal, or Supercourse. Frame is good, and built with REYNOLDS 531 TUBING. Wrap over rear stays and rear brake cable...

I found the serial No on the LH rear drop out by scraping the paint off. It is 85062, with no letters, and the 8 is definitely 8 not B. According to the Sheldon Brown and Kurtkaminer websites, which have a lot of serial no info, it could be a Supercourse, Gran Prix or Grand sport.The latter is...

Re short mudguards, if no-one wants the frame, the ones you see will be on offer. I will check out frame serial numbers at the weekend. Work commitments and serious plumbing "issues " with underground heating pipes at home leave no spare time. I appreciate the interest shown in my bike question...

Well spotted Jonny ! Despite a fading memory of minor events 35 years ago , I now recall that replacement forks came with the bike, as the originals were bent. The frame is definitely a Raleigh though. Wish I could find the head badge. As I bought the bike in 1975, and it was in a very "second...

Thanks for the interesting replies.I have searched in all the normal places for a serial number, but all I can find is a letter X under the bottom bracket, with no number. I have scraped the paint off there. At the weekend I will remove the back wheel and check the dropouts again. I know it...

I hope someone can recognise the model type of this Raleigh bike as I want to sell it. I bought it as a runabout in 1975, and as the paintwork was tatty, I resprayed it with some car paint I had. As most of the cycling I have done recently, is quite often on rough tracks, I use a mountain bike...