Hello,

I have a Raleigh that I have owned since new and I am trying to identify and possibly restore it. I may strip it, evaluate the condition, and repaint it.

I bought the frameset mail order sometime while I was in college around ‘82. I think it came from a firm in the northwest (Washington/Oregon maybe). If I remember correctly, in the magazine ad (probably "Bicycling") it was called a “Competition 531”. It is a dark blue metallic color with gold/black Raleigh lettering on the downtubes. It has “531 Butted Tubes” stickers on the seat tube and fork blades. The headbadge says “Raleigh” but the lower part of the headbadge has slashes where “Nottingham England” would normally be found. The dropouts are Suntour. I think it was 120mm rear spacing and I cold set it to 126mm, however it may have come 126mm (I don’t remember). The framest came with no components; I added Campy Nuovo Record when I bought it. The Campy sticker in the seat tube photo was added by me in '82.

The serial number, stamped on the BB shell, is N2G0402 which I can not identify from any Raleigh SN lists.

The SN, lug work, seat stay attachment, and fork blades are shown in the attached photos.

This bike has 10s of thousands of miles on it, has made three trips overseas complements of the US Army, and the wear and tear of shipping and riding has definitely taken its toll.

Does anyone have any idea what model this is, where it was made, or where I may find out any more info?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Nolan