How To Find Geometry of 1974-75 Raleigh Competition?
05-11-16, 01:52 PM
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How To Find Geometry of 1974-75 Raleigh Competition?
53-55cm
Does anyone know or have the geometry? Or where it can be found?
Thanks
Does anyone know or have the geometry? Or where it can be found?
Thanks
05-11-16, 03:24 PM
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There's a '77 Raleigh Competition listed in the bike geometry project database, but I suppose it's possible that's a Comp GS, which has much steeper angles than its predecessor. Otherwise, perhaps someone here who owns one can measure it up for you.
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That vintage varied greatly If you and I had one of that vintage in a particular frame size, and you had one, the headset angle could be +/- a degree, the chainstays would be different by up to half an inch, and the lugs could be different.
The top tubes seem to be consistently 57cm on anything +/- my frame size (60cm)
Are you trying to find one? Craigslist ad? If you have a link to a picture it would help. As @nlerner stated, the mid-70's saw a change in geometry.
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I had one and sold it. I didn't realize at the time just how lucky or unusually good the ride was, for me. I thought it would be simple enough to replace it later with something just as good, if not better -- in terms of enjoyable ride quality.
I have not been able to equal it, though, despite owning, and test riding, a wide variety of bikes, both vintage and current, and in between. Some bikes are closer than others, but none of them is really very close.
One option I was considering is matching it -- either with a custom build or with another bike with the same geometry and similar tubing.
Another option is CL, which I am definitely considering too.
If anyone knows of bikes that might give a similar, lively ride quality, please let me know. Maybe one of them will be equal or even better.
I have not been able to equal it, though, despite owning, and test riding, a wide variety of bikes, both vintage and current, and in between. Some bikes are closer than others, but none of them is really very close.
One option I was considering is matching it -- either with a custom build or with another bike with the same geometry and similar tubing.
Another option is CL, which I am definitely considering too.
If anyone knows of bikes that might give a similar, lively ride quality, please let me know. Maybe one of them will be equal or even better.
05-11-16, 04:34 PM
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I had one and sold it. I didn't realize at the time just how lucky or unusually good the ride was, for me. I thought it would be simple enough to replace it later with something just as good, if not better -- in terms of enjoyable ride quality.
I have not been able to equal it, though, despite owning, and test riding, a wide variety of bikes, both vintage and current, and in between. Some bikes are closer than others, but none of them is really very close.
One option I was considering is matching it -- either with a custom build or with another bike with the same geometry and similar tubing.
Another option is CL, which I am definitely considering too.
If anyone knows of bikes that might give a similar, lively ride quality, please let me know. Maybe one of them will be equal or even better.
I have not been able to equal it, though, despite owning, and test riding, a wide variety of bikes, both vintage and current, and in between. Some bikes are closer than others, but none of them is really very close.
One option I was considering is matching it -- either with a custom build or with another bike with the same geometry and similar tubing.
Another option is CL, which I am definitely considering too.
If anyone knows of bikes that might give a similar, lively ride quality, please let me know. Maybe one of them will be equal or even better.
As mentioned that timeframe, especially 1975… might be "set up specific"… things varied.
Also, different frame sizes did not all share the same basic geometry.
I think you will need to find one, confirm it is what you want, then buy that or measure it accurately and have it replicated.
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Peter Weigle might have a pretty good idea.
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05-11-16, 09:45 PM
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If it's really such a magical ride for you, I would suggest you find one and buy it. They aren't all that rare. True sometimes they don't go cheap, but a lot less than custom. There is a beautiful one on Saginaw CL but it's a 1973 and a size up.
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