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Old 10-13-05 | 10:08 AM
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Bikes: Gazelle Trim Trophy, EG Bates Track Bike, HR Bates Cantiflex bike, Nigel Dean fixed gear conversion, Raleigh Royal, Falcon Westminster.

Originally Posted by Chuckk

But the keeper was a Raleigh Grand Prix - the owner told me it was an 82, but the serial number starts with a five, so I'm thinking it's an 85. The story was that he last rode the 85 ms150 and never rode it again. The handlebar bag still had 20 year old lip balm, a bottle of Ibuprofin, and some 29 cent postage stamps to colaborate the story!

Tiwanese built, but Butted 531 main tubes! Shimano "Arabesque" front and rear derailleurs and levers, and the most amazing water bottle bracket I've even seen - the Innovations WATERSNAKE!
Woot! $5??? What a find! I have GOT to get off my arse,and start looking harder for bikes.
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