Help with age & value of raleigh lenton grand prix reg harris road model please
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Help with age & value of raleigh lenton grand prix reg harris road model please
I just got a Raleigh Lenton Gran Prix Reg Harris road model today (it also has a Guaranteed Genuine English Light Weight sticker) from local thrift store for $9.95!!
How do I tell what year it is?
What is the ball park value? (It will have a replacement seat, the original was missing - maybe why they sold it so cheap)
PS - Please forgive the blurry Reg Harris photo; I didn't notice until in front of computer. I can take another if needed.
Thanks, I appreciate any help with what I am hoping is a home run buy!
How do I tell what year it is?
What is the ball park value? (It will have a replacement seat, the original was missing - maybe why they sold it so cheap)
PS - Please forgive the blurry Reg Harris photo; I didn't notice until in front of computer. I can take another if needed.
Thanks, I appreciate any help with what I am hoping is a home run buy!
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Check the date stamp on the rear hub. Might give a clue. This bicycle, however, was designed for a derailleur since it has a shifter boss and a cable stop on the right chain stay. I'm doubtful the rear wheel is original.
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I looked at the hub and tried to get as good of photos as I could - does the 58 stamp mean it's a 1958?
Do these photos help to tell if the rear wheel is original?
The hub says:
G B PATENT 519945
SWISS 221146
Then as I turn the wheel it says
STURMEY
ARCHER
FM
58
FOUR SPEED
Below are also photos of gear shiftier (what a place to put it - how can you click that comfortably while riding fast, through a turn, etc..?!) and the wire as it goes to the hub.
Thanks again - I appreciate any help!
Do these photos help to tell if the rear wheel is original?
The hub says:
G B PATENT 519945
SWISS 221146
Then as I turn the wheel it says
STURMEY
ARCHER
FM
58
FOUR SPEED
Below are also photos of gear shiftier (what a place to put it - how can you click that comfortably while riding fast, through a turn, etc..?!) and the wire as it goes to the hub.
Thanks again - I appreciate any help!
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Help with age & value of raleigh lenton grand prix reg harris road model please
Very desirable hub. Its a Four speed, Medium gear range. You don't run into those often.
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Thanks - Is it a 1958?
Can anyone give me a ballpark idea of what it's worth if I have it cleaned up? And places as well as e-Bay (my e-Bay store is called Miami Picker, but I have only sold one bike on there before; a 1950's Coventry Eagle), that I can get best price for it?
Thanks again.
Can anyone give me a ballpark idea of what it's worth if I have it cleaned up? And places as well as e-Bay (my e-Bay store is called Miami Picker, but I have only sold one bike on there before; a 1950's Coventry Eagle), that I can get best price for it?
Thanks again.
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Interesting bike the four speed hub is likely not original based on the cable routing and the braze on's for a 4 or 5 speed derailleur setup.
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This is what I found on Retro Raleighs about the Lenton Grand Prix (does the 58 on the hub mean this is a 1958? Because what little I can understand, according to the info below, Lentons were: "The 1961 models had a cable operated front derailleur instead of the rod-control." and mine is a cable or wire, not a rod, right? So does that mean it's a 1961?)
Also - I want to list this on my e-Bay store at $750 obo - is that out of line? I read in another post here about the Reg Harris model & someone said they dropped out of a e-Bay auction for one when it hit $600?
Again, thanks for all the help guys!
FROM RETRO RALEIGHS
A final variant of the Lenton was also introduced in 1958. The Lenton Grand Prix, no. 7, was the first Raleigh with derailleur gear as standard fit: an eight-speed Cyclo-Benelux Mark 7 with a 14T, 16T, 18T and 20T block and a Williams double 46T/49T chainring with a Benelux hand-control front changer. Alloy brakes, a Brooks B15 "Swallow" saddle and Racelite hubs made for a high standard specification warranting a 27. 19 s. 6 d. price. This was offered in an entirely new color: Silver Grey with white peak head and fitments or Sunset Yellow with black peak head and fitments. The 1961 models had a cable operated front derailleur instead of the rod-control.
Also - I want to list this on my e-Bay store at $750 obo - is that out of line? I read in another post here about the Reg Harris model & someone said they dropped out of a e-Bay auction for one when it hit $600?
Again, thanks for all the help guys!
FROM RETRO RALEIGHS
A final variant of the Lenton was also introduced in 1958. The Lenton Grand Prix, no. 7, was the first Raleigh with derailleur gear as standard fit: an eight-speed Cyclo-Benelux Mark 7 with a 14T, 16T, 18T and 20T block and a Williams double 46T/49T chainring with a Benelux hand-control front changer. Alloy brakes, a Brooks B15 "Swallow" saddle and Racelite hubs made for a high standard specification warranting a 27. 19 s. 6 d. price. This was offered in an entirely new color: Silver Grey with white peak head and fitments or Sunset Yellow with black peak head and fitments. The 1961 models had a cable operated front derailleur instead of the rod-control.
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I would say that $750 seem quit high. When you consider the bike is in as found project basically condition and not original or complete. I would quess the most your likely to get on ebay as shown is $250 give or take. The Reg Harris was a nicer model in excellent original condition.
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Well I have never seen anyone break the $400 mark on a Grand Prix regardless. So I'm with Wrk101 an explanation of your price would be very interesting.
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This is what I found on Retro Raleighs about the Lenton Grand Prix (does the 58 on the hub mean this is a 1958? Because what little I can understand, according to the info below, Lentons were: "The 1961 models had a cable operated front derailleur instead of the rod-control." and mine is a cable or wire, not a rod, right? So does that mean it's a 1961?)
Also - I want to list this on my e-Bay store at $750 obo - is that out of line? I read in another post here about the Reg Harris model & someone said they dropped out of a e-Bay auction for one when it hit $600?
Again, thanks for all the help guys!
Also - I want to list this on my e-Bay store at $750 obo - is that out of line? I read in another post here about the Reg Harris model & someone said they dropped out of a e-Bay auction for one when it hit $600?
Again, thanks for all the help guys!
FROM RETRO RALEIGHS
A final variant of the Lenton was also introduced in 1958. The Lenton Grand Prix, no. 7, was the first Raleigh with derailleur gear as standard fit: an eight-speed Cyclo-Benelux Mark 7 with a 14T, 16T, 18T and 20T block and a Williams double 46T/49T chainring with a Benelux hand-control front changer. Alloy brakes, a Brooks B15 "Swallow" saddle and Racelite hubs made for a high standard specification warranting a 27. 19 s. 6 d. price. This was offered in an entirely new color: Silver Grey with white peak head and fitments or Sunset Yellow with black peak head and fitments. The 1961 models had a cable operated front derailleur instead of the rod-control.
A final variant of the Lenton was also introduced in 1958. The Lenton Grand Prix, no. 7, was the first Raleigh with derailleur gear as standard fit: an eight-speed Cyclo-Benelux Mark 7 with a 14T, 16T, 18T and 20T block and a Williams double 46T/49T chainring with a Benelux hand-control front changer. Alloy brakes, a Brooks B15 "Swallow" saddle and Racelite hubs made for a high standard specification warranting a 27. 19 s. 6 d. price. This was offered in an entirely new color: Silver Grey with white peak head and fitments or Sunset Yellow with black peak head and fitments. The 1961 models had a cable operated front derailleur instead of the rod-control.
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Not sure what it matters but I can almost positively date it as 58/59 US import based on the Genuine Light Wieght sticker. Which was put on by the the US Importer.
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^^I've seen that same sticker on bikes as late as '63, though
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Well, it sold in 2 days on e-Bay for $375; I'm happy with that! Now getting my next find ready - a Vitus 979 Dural found at same thrift store - for $24.95! (and I am going back to check their new donations this morning before picking up Vitus from bike shop!).
Thanks for all the help & information all.
Thanks for all the help & information all.
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Thats what i would call a home run price. I also think its proof that a fool and his money are soon parted. But thats me. Great sell! And the Vitus is a fine bike for the price, really nice find.
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