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Old 01-23-07 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Airwick
I am searching for a vintage Men's Raleigh in mint condition with no luck...
Hank, already covering for you here on the forum since I recieved your email this evening. Just posted in the For Trade and Want To Buy sections.

With luck, I might be able to rustle up that Coffee Superbe you are looking for (or as a substitute, a Sports outfitted as a Superbe).

Keep your fingers crossed!

Take care,

-Kurt

P.S.: They don't all come mint. My '74 Sports (same bike as my C-list photos you have there), came with an incorrect Shimano 333 rear hub & Chinese rim, a wrecked Brooks saddle, and a very poor condition rear fender minus reflector.

Oh, and a basket jerryrigged up front that had claimed the Heron bracket, and had nessesitated the installation of a wider front axle that hampered the installation of the correct Raleigh "R" nuts.

Took me 4 months to track down a nice replacement rear fender, the Brooks vinyl saddle came off my '80, a local fellow had a mint '75-dated SA hub with matching Westrick rim, and finally, I dug up a rear reflector for it. Also was able to dig up an NOS Heron bracket, and some whittling of the axle got it down to proper length.

The end product is as you see in the photos. Minty minty minty - but it didn't look like that when I got it.
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