Raleigh Supercourse
04-07-15, 12:56 PM
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Welcome to the forums. Interesting bike. Since the previous owner put shipmano rear derailleur (RD) on it but didn't seem interested in changing the shifters I wonder if they put the correct Campagnolo bottom bracket (BB)
What level of 531 is this? Full double butted (DB) or straight gauge TreTubi affair?
I think $200ish sounds about right.
What level of 531 is this? Full double butted (DB) or straight gauge TreTubi affair?
I think $200ish sounds about right.
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04-07-15, 01:07 PM
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BG has it right. The value will depend in part on the frame material. I think the older supercourses had 531 plain gauge and later ones had a double butted main triangle. I don't think that they came with a full reynolds frame set but I could be wrong (here's a thread on the topic, https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...lds-frame.html). By the looks of the frame decal (which is partly hidden by the pump), this appears to be 531 main triangle only. You can google the sticker to find out.
I'd say $200ish is about right. I picked up one for less recently with some nicer parts than this. This is a very clean bike though and the upgrades are tasteful (campy crank, ultegra rear derailleur). The saddle looks all wrong on this bike though. I'm a sucker for normandy high flange hubs and weinmann center (centre?) pull brakes.
Price goes up if living in a "hot" market where vintage bikes are valued.
I'd say $200ish is about right. I picked up one for less recently with some nicer parts than this. This is a very clean bike though and the upgrades are tasteful (campy crank, ultegra rear derailleur). The saddle looks all wrong on this bike though. I'm a sucker for normandy high flange hubs and weinmann center (centre?) pull brakes.
Price goes up if living in a "hot" market where vintage bikes are valued.
04-07-15, 01:10 PM
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Looks a whole lot like our 74 Super Course MK II we bought in 1975 except there should be a white panel on the seat tube and down tube. Has the bike been painted and given new decals?
I think the frame is just like ours which is straight 531, three tubes only.
edit: original saddle would be B17N.
I think the frame is just like ours which is straight 531, three tubes only.
edit: original saddle would be B17N.
04-07-15, 01:35 PM
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I am the previous owner. BB is Campy Veloce and is BSC threading. I have the Simplex derailleur that came with the bike but the Shimano is much lighter and shifts better. The Simplex front derailleur disintegrated long, long ago. Tubes are 531 straight gauge, main tubes only.
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Add one more opinion on the 200...but...I have bought two Supercorses with fully original, in this shape...for less...but...also market dependent...you are somewhere in CA, so probably a bit more than the markets I bought in...
04-07-15, 02:19 PM
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I have to get a Raleigh one day and see what all the hubbub is about.
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04-07-15, 04:25 PM
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Just sold a 1974 Super Course on CL in Denver for $220. New tires, cables, housing, bar tape, a new cheap saddle. Frame was worn (lots of chips, decals beat, etc), but no dents. Agree with around $200 for CA. I like the look of the mid 70s Super Course - just too small of a frame for me.
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