Yep. I did it. I am now the proud owner of a mid 80's Raleigh Crested Butte with a 23 inch frame. Not sure what year, but it's a Deerhead bike with Takagi XT cranks. Three broken spokes on the back wheel, but salvageable I believe. Rear derailleur is an STX, boo hiss!!!! The PO took off the rear brakes and lost them, and at the same time removed only the brake lever itself from the handlebars(left the clamping part, sigh.) Sad, because they look NOS otherwise. Somehow the middle top tube cable guide is missing in action. Overall the paint is very nice and can be polished out to look even better. For $90, I wasn't going to whine too much about a few easily repairable details. Pics tomorrow, as I just got home from the 60 mile round trip.,,,,BD
It's also ten PM, the clock showing 7:55 is WAY wrong
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Also, I am confused about the frame and fork tubes? All the references I find say 555MT tubing. Mine is 575MT on frame and fork, and the fork stickers look very Reynolds, triangle shape and all.