Help me identify a titanium Raleigh
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Steelframeman
Dirt Disciple
There are far greater expects than me on this forum, my humble comments are :-
The Raleigh head badge does not state Made in England although the decal on the down tube does ?
is there any serial number stamped anywhere on the frame ? as Raleigh bikes are one of the few manufacturers that have good trace-ability on their serial numbering including where it was made.
It has down tube shifters, yet modern style brake levers, also it seems to have a sealed BB,
Again to my humble eyes it looks like something built up
The Raleigh head badge does not state Made in England although the decal on the down tube does ?
is there any serial number stamped anywhere on the frame ? as Raleigh bikes are one of the few manufacturers that have good trace-ability on their serial numbering including where it was made.
It has down tube shifters, yet modern style brake levers, also it seems to have a sealed BB,
Again to my humble eyes it looks like something built up
Blackbike
Senior Retro Guru
Re:
I suggest you buy it (if it is crack free). There is no such thing as a "cheap" titanium bicycle frame. Titanium Raleigh's are rare, that being said I am not that knowledgeable with what all Raleigh produced or contracted built in titanium.
Here is a thread for a different titanium Raleigh frame.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=346575
: Mike
I suggest you buy it (if it is crack free). There is no such thing as a "cheap" titanium bicycle frame. Titanium Raleigh's are rare, that being said I am not that knowledgeable with what all Raleigh produced or contracted built in titanium.
Here is a thread for a different titanium Raleigh frame.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=346575
: Mike
Pionir
Retro Guru
The components are a bit of a mix so I'd guess it was an off the peg frameset and components added later.
Dual pivot tricolour calipers came out early nineties so I'd look at the Raleigh lightweights catalogues for then. I see to remember a titanium frameset appeared in a Dynatech catalogue and there were certainly some titanium bikes in the range.
Dual pivot tricolour calipers came out early nineties so I'd look at the Raleigh lightweights catalogues for then. I see to remember a titanium frameset appeared in a Dynatech catalogue and there were certainly some titanium bikes in the range.
kgt
Old School Hero
Thanks for the comments. The mix of components was added later, that's clear. Older Campag shifters and modolo(?) levers, newer 600 brakes and campag crank, etc. Anyway I am just interested in the frame. I will not use the components, maybe seatpost, bb, headset and shifters only.
Is 10009369 written above the bb a serial number?
Is 10009369 written above the bb a serial number?
