Anyone help me with a raleigh moon run please?

m11uly

Retro Newbie
Hi can anyone give me some information about a raleigh moon run I have just bought please? It has a sticker on it saying Reynolds 501.
Thanks Lee
 
what is it you want to know? reynolds 501 was a low end tubing (500 being the lowest) so its probably only the main frame thats reynolds. the rear end will be hi tensile steel as will the fork. its not a model i remember selling but they made a lot of random bikes in the early 90,s and thats where im guessing its from. they made a yukon in 89 which also had a 501 frame.
 
m11uly":21xhyoi5 said:
Hi can anyone give me some information about a raleigh moon run I have just bought please? It has a sticker on it saying Reynolds 501.
Thanks Lee

try searching for a Raleigh Kalahari, they were the similar models. In this case they were low end bikes like the Yukon but the frames are lugged and just a wee bit nicer than the normal run of the mill stuff.

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I had one! Black with beige/brown/orange graphics.

Reynolds 501 main tubes, lugged nicely built frame with a O/S headset and good set of forks.

Its the same frame as the montage/mirage/discovery.

Nice riding bike - loved mine and rode it miles and miles.

Enjoy :D
 
nevadasmith":15e0dcax said:
I had one! Black with beige/brown/orange graphics.

Reynolds 501 main tubes, lugged nicely built frame with a O/S headset and good set of forks.

Its the same frame as the montage/mirage/discovery.

Sat on top of the Raleigh mainstream range above the Mirage (sharing the frame as mentioned) with Suntour XCM or XCE components, only made for 1 year in 1990 IIRC.
A friend had one and it was an OK bike and served him well even if it was a little gate like.

Carl.
 
legrandefromage":24vwyqes said:
Sorry!! 501 was not a low end material! It was available butted and super light and, and, and...

:P
And Available on cheap bikes.I had a Yukon and loved it low end doesn't equate to bad it just means affordable :wink:
 
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