Originally Posted by Chuckk
The replacement fork crown looks like the original on my GP.
Weird about it having Ofmega cranks though, all three of mine have the exact same turbine design with Raleigh name, and have a big SR on the inside....
Nashbar was closing out their 27x1-1/4" Prima II's last week for under $5. Not a bad tire at twice the price. Gone now, but they've still got some 700x23's.
Chuckk, that's the unicrown style that was occasionally used on these machines in '84 and '85. It's the first time I've been able to see one this close though, and sure enough, the crown is identical to the current-production Pyramid replacement fork on my '85.
That brings up an interesting question - I just checked my crankset, and sure enough, it is marked SR. However, the crankset on the Raleigh Prestige in the '84 catalogue is noted as being an Ofmega Mistral, and differs only in having an allen-key extractor at the center, and slightly different lettering. I wonder...
Take care,
-Kurt
P.S.: Thanks for the tyre tip - I just bought 2 pairs of the 23C size. Two will go on the '85. Better then $12/ea at the LBS, that's for sure.