Raleigh Road Ace Frame and forks

[Reiver]

Interesting frame. 1984 model, so serial should be late '83 or early to mid-'84. Dropouts were Gipiemme. Built to be equipped with Shimano AX, hence the over-the-BB cable routing.

Nice!

non-fixie, any idea why there is a cable guide at the rear?
I guess a check over of the frame when I pick it up and report in

 

[Reiver]

Motorbikes - Aye, in my blood so to speak, always had one; even when I was a youngster.
Brought home from hospital in Velocette combo, Dad and Mam took me to MX scrambles when I was in my cot.
Ran my own business fixing and recommissioning old clunkers.
It is now my hobby again.
My main bikes are Hinkley Triumph T300's, I have a 1994 900 Speed triple, 1993 900 Trident sprint, a 1200 special built from a frame up - my daily, I know these bikes like the back of my hand.
Also have a 1965 Royal Enfield 750 Interceptor, 1978 Yamaha V75, 1979 Gilera TG1 125, 1955 Francis Barnett 225 1H, 1995 Kawasaki ZZR600, 1991 Suzuki GSXR1100 M - Streefighter.
Also a project Range Rover P38 Prototype, 14th built.
Where do I have the time?

 

[non-fixie]

non-fixie, any idea why there is a cable guide at the rear?
I guess a check over of the frame when I pick it up and report in

I suspect they wanted the customer to have more options than just AX. Which turned out to be a good decision, as AX disappeared from the market pretty quickly.