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Old 09-16-10 | 06:10 AM
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Bikes: 1966 Dawes Double Blue, 1976 Raleigh Gran Sport, 1975 Raleigh Sprite 27, 1980 Univega Viva Sport, 1971 Gitane Tour de France, 1984 Lotus Classique, 1976 Motobecane Grand Record

Originally Posted by rhm
If you want to stay Raleigh, I don't think there's much difference between Sprite, Record, and Grand Prix frames; Grand Prix has fancier lugs and wrapped seat stays (purely decorative), Sprite has fenders and (sometimes) chain guard; all were made in 25" but who knows which you'll find first. Certainly a higher end model would be nice if that turns up first.

I built a 5 speed around a Lambert frame, with "almost matching" Free Spirit fenders, which came out quite nicely. Really, any frame with horizontal dropouts should be fine.

Are you going to keep the 2 cog thing? I'm going to be trying that myself pretty soon.
I thought the Record only came in a 23--I had one in 1970, but maybe I'm remembering wrong.
Definitely going with the two cogs again--my age and the terrain demand it. Suprisingly easy to set up, and works flawlessly--if you choose the cogs right you get a nice half-step between the big S-A jumps.
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