Live2Die

So I was at this little dinky bike shop at the beach yesterday and ran across this beautiful Chrome track bike for a crazy deal! The guy had no idea what was on the bike and the frame itself was very nice as well, I picked it up but I can't seem to figure out exactly what the frame is. I think it is a Raleigh because of the head badge pattern and I found the seat bold stamped with Raleigh, but I would love to know for sure and what model or year if I could. Can you help me? It has a mondia fork, Campy Brev drop outs, Campy Record rear hub, came with a Cinelli stem and track bars, and the other parts are all definitely upgraded more recently so I won't go through the list. The dealer thought it was a Bianchi Pista but I doubt that, because it is lugged and no Bianchi decals or stamps on the seat stays. Help me, here is a link to pictures, it is the second bike obviously.
https://brianr86.googlepages.com/pictures

dijos

man, you want to post this in C&V. SSFG is only for nonsense. I have no idea what that is.

Live2Die

I did, and it's in track too. I know the silliness that ensues here as I am a fairly regular poster and we both know that many people here know their stuff! but thanks for the suggestion.

Live2Die

I did, and its in track too. I post here regularly and I know that silliness can ensue but at the same time plenty of people here know their stuff! thanks though
EDIT: sorry for the double my browser tweaked on me.

humancongereel

i think c&v will be your best bet. there's not much to go on there and they tend to have old catalogs and such for finding things by serial number.

humancongereel

ps-hot bike.

Tom Stormcrowe

Looks like a mid 80's Raleigh Pursuit Frame. Conversion from a 12 speed road bike
(Sports/Touring geometry. I have one in it's original configuration. It's slightly above entry level .

Landgolier

Look at the second bike down, it has track ends. That's the one he's talking about.

Live2Die

do you have a picture so I can compare? I'm finding so many different options and it's a bit overwhelming!

Live2Die

second one down of what? his links in the sig?

Live2Die

got it nm you were talking to him about my page. and the conversion is a Miyata 112 I did this summer

baxtefer

this would make me think it's a mondia, no?

https://www.classicrendezvous.com/Swi...ondia_main.htm

Live2Die

well maybe but it is only on the fork and that is easily replaced. Plus I can't find evidence of a chrome mondia track frame.

jinx4

Yea...Mondia. Swiss made. I have a road frame that has the same seat stay "wrap" at the seat tube junction. Most of them have a serial number stamped into the top of the stay. I was able to place mine as a "Mondia Super" from @ 1977. That is as far as I have been able to get.

Mine has a Swiss threaded/sized BB shell. Parts are not common.

Fine bike!

Live2Die

I hear the cries for Mondia and it certainly looks like one but I can't find a singe mondia track bike, someone prove me wrong!

Live2Die

Well I think I got it. I believe it to be a 1971/2 Raleigh Professional Track. I got at this through these two sources. First I found a list of Raleigh serial numbers under 1967-73 and the Serial Number I have of F2229 matches 72. Then I went to the catalog list and found not the 71 but the 72 catalog and on page 2 it has a picture of the 72 bike that is obviously chromed with the same matching rainbow stickers, and the parts list matches what I have as well, and it looks to have the same Mondia fork in the picture as well. It would seem the bike was stripped of the paint and re-decaled but everything I can tell points to a 71/2 Raleigh Pro Track Does this seem like a reasonable conclusion to you guys? If so Sheldon said a frame would go for around $1000 and thats without the components. so I tripled my investment

Metricoclock

It's a Mondia, same decals even as this chromed one. Mondia might not have constructed it though, just like the "Huffy" (serotta) Track bike, that might be why you cannot find a Mondia track bike, but i doubt it.

EDIT: Now that i look at the holes from where the head badge was, it looks like the outline a Raleigh might have.

Yours:


Off the classic rendezvous web site.

Live2Die

well I had found that example as well but since I can find the exact same frame with matching serial number in the Raleigh and I found a Raleigh bolt on it as I posted above I think thats it.