Raleigh Equipe - any advice?

[RichCollinsUK]

Here's the Raleigh...


2013-09-19 11.41.00 by Richard D. Collins, on Flickr


2013-09-19 11.42.47 by Richard D. Collins, on Flickr

Needs some silver alloy bars

I'm gonna stick some bullhorns on it.

 

[widowmaker]

Bullhorns

I keep joking that I am going to go to the next road bike club run wearing flip flops, a hawai shirt and some damn long bullhorns just to see what the stuffy old guys say

 

[RichCollinsUK]

Bullhorns

I keep joking that I am going to go to the next road bike club run wearing flip flops, a hawai shirt and some damn long bullhorns just to see what the stuffy old guys say

Ha, please do, and Instagram their reactions!

I saw a cheap bullhorn at my LBS this morning, they're giving me a good discount on it. I want cross brakes on this one...

 

[widowmaker]

Bullhorns

I keep joking that I am going to go to the next road bike club run wearing flip flops, a hawai shirt and some damn long bullhorns just to see what the stuffy old guys say

Ha, please do, and Instagram their reactions!

I saw a cheap bullhorn at my LBS this morning, they're giving me a good discount on it. I want cross brakes on this one...

Get some pics up, I am a sucker for the older Raleighs.

Cross brakes ?, cantis ?

 

[RichCollinsUK]

Bullhorns

I keep joking that I am going to go to the next road bike club run wearing flip flops, a hawai shirt and some damn long bullhorns just to see what the stuffy old guys say

Ha, please do, and Instagram their reactions!

I saw a cheap bullhorn at my LBS this morning, they're giving me a good discount on it. I want cross brakes on this one...

Get some pics up, I am a sucker for the older Raleighs.

Cross brakes ?, cantis ?

Sorry, cross brake levers. I have an old set of caliper brakes I can re-use.

What wheels should I put on? I would like to run 23C tyres...

 

[widowmaker]

Cant help with the wheels info

Would like to know the answer myself though

 

[MrW]

Here's the Raleigh...


2013-09-19 11.41.00 by Richard D. Collins, on Flickr


2013-09-19 11.42.47 by Richard D. Collins, on Flickr

Front wheel is on the wrong way round (most 'vintage' Raleigh racer ones are...)

How can I tell? Easy, the comet reflector is 'facing' the wrong way

Sounds like the wheels aren't staying anyway, so can you let me know what state they are in, as I might have a home for them...

 

[Jonny69]

No pics of mine I'm afraid. Mine is in red and white. It's got a short stem like yours and chrome drop bars which I think is original kit. It had Shimano 300EX cranks on it when I got it but they definitely aren't original. Yours would have had Weinmann brakes originally.

You can put any 700c wheels on. There's a plethora of SS and track wheels on eBay. I always thought a set of those deep rim No Logo or Espresso wheels would look quite good.

 

[Percybigun]

Being a smaller frame with 126mm back end, i'm not sure that any modern 700c wheels would fit. I use weinmann XR18 wheels on my 21.5" raleigh kelloggs of that same era, they are very tough, and can be had for £70-100 depending where you shop.

Alternatively if you want modern sealed hubs, theres an american ebay store that sells retro 126mm wheelsets (black or silver) with stainless spokes, i got a set from there and it cost about £140 all in with shipping & import duty (they are very nicely made and handbuilt)

Otherwise look for a set of 2nd hand retro mavics, campags, rigida or weinmanns.

 

[widowmaker]

Being a smaller frame with 126mm back end, i'm not sure that any modern 700c wheels would fit. I use weinmann XR18 wheels on my 21.5" raleigh kelloggs of that same era, they are very tough, and can be had for £70-100 depending where you shop.

Alternatively if you want modern sealed hubs, theres an american ebay store that sells retro 126mm wheelsets (black or silver) with stainless spokes, i got a set from there and it cost about £140 all in with shipping & import duty (they are very nicely made and handbuilt)

Otherwise look for a set of 2nd hand retro mavics, campags, rigida or weinmanns.

How can you distinquish XR18 wheels, is there a code stamped somewhere on the wheel ?