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01-06-16 | 03:40 PM

noglider

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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

Almost tempted

This old bike is overpriced, but do I spy a special rear derailleur? The front derailleur isn't valuable, but it's a good one, too.

I won't buy this bike, in case you're worried.

Gorgeous White Raleigh Grand Prix - Road Bike - 1972 Vintage Bicycle - $315 (SoHo)

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For sale: 1972 Vintage Bicycle Raleigh Grand Prix Road Bike (white). I am not sure, but I believe the frame size is 54, maybe 56. Best bet is to come by and try it out. Pick up only.

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01-06-16 | 03:45 PM

cyclotoine

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It's a nice derailleur to be sure, but I think it is the SX variety and not the SLJ variety making it far less valuable and definitely not worth the asking price of the bike.

Edit: SX410 to be precise. VeloBase.com - Component: Simplex SX410 T you can tell buy how fat the parallelogram plates are.

but even the SLJs are not so valuable to warrant the price. If it were an SLJ 5500 you'd probably be hard pressed to get $100 for it these days.

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