Restored Raleigh RRA
01-17-17 | 10:08 PM
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Beautiful paint, love the lugs. Very nice build!
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01-17-17 | 10:33 PM
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Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
Attn all n00b's: when you rattle can an old racing bike some random color, put some modern V-rims with big, garish decals and colored tires and bullhorn bars (or upright bars, or moustache bars, or...) you are not restoring that old bike, no matter how much effort you put into packing the greasy parts with new grease.
What [MENTION=447186]Dboyle[/MENTION] has here is what we call a restored bike. (with maybe 0.5 points deducted for incorrect chain and cog set.)
Beautifully done.
What [MENTION=447186]Dboyle[/MENTION] has here is what we call a restored bike. (with maybe 0.5 points deducted for incorrect chain and cog set.)
Beautifully done.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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01-17-17 | 10:47 PM
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I second this^
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01-17-17 | 11:02 PM
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Attn all n00b's: when you rattle can an old racing bike some random color, put some modern V-rims with big, garish decals and colored tires and bullhorn bars (or upright bars, or moustache bars, or...) you are not restoring that old bike, no matter how much effort you put into packing the greasy parts with new grease.
What [MENTION=447186]Dboyle[/MENTION] has here is what we call a restored bike. (with maybe 0.5 points deducted for incorrect chain and cog set.)
Beautifully done.
What [MENTION=447186]Dboyle[/MENTION] has here is what we call a restored bike. (with maybe 0.5 points deducted for incorrect chain and cog set.)
Beautifully done.
01-18-17 | 07:06 AM
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I had a chain scraping issue when I set up my 1970 Raleigh Professional. In my case, the rear wheel needed to be re-spaced to shift about 2mm to the right side of the axle from the left side. It may be another option for you.
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01-18-17 | 07:52 AM
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Wow! That is beautiful! This RRA paint scheme always struck me as really great looking. The contrasting head tube panel and seat tube bands are a winning combination, imho. That's probably why I like the Raleigh Pro paint scheme from the 70's so much too.
Like the others, I'd love to see more photos! Can you tell us who did the paint work (assuming that this isn't a pristine RRA with original paint)?
edit: a quick follow-up question... what's the story on the rear dropouts? I just noticed that they are vertical (vertical-ish?), instead of the standard horizontal dropouts of the day. A quick web search suggests that this is the norm for that model RRA, so it's not a modern tweak or mod. How did the RRA get these dropouts when every other road bike of the day was sporting horizontal dropouts??
thanks for sharing!
Steve in Peoria
Like the others, I'd love to see more photos! Can you tell us who did the paint work (assuming that this isn't a pristine RRA with original paint)?
edit: a quick follow-up question... what's the story on the rear dropouts? I just noticed that they are vertical (vertical-ish?), instead of the standard horizontal dropouts of the day. A quick web search suggests that this is the norm for that model RRA, so it's not a modern tweak or mod. How did the RRA get these dropouts when every other road bike of the day was sporting horizontal dropouts??
thanks for sharing!
Steve in Peoria
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01-18-17 | 09:59 AM
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Wow! That is beautiful! This RRA paint scheme always struck me as really great looking. The contrasting head tube panel and seat tube bands are a winning combination, imho. That's probably why I like the Raleigh Pro paint scheme from the 70's so much too.
Like the others, I'd love to see more photos! Can you tell us who did the paint work (assuming that this isn't a pristine RRA with original paint)?
edit: a quick follow-up question... what's the story on the rear dropouts? I just noticed that they are vertical (vertical-ish?), instead of the standard horizontal dropouts of the day. A quick web search suggests that this is the norm for that model RRA, so it's not a modern tweak or mod. How did the RRA get these dropouts when every other road bike of the day was sporting horizontal dropouts??
thanks for sharing!
Steve in Peoria
Like the others, I'd love to see more photos! Can you tell us who did the paint work (assuming that this isn't a pristine RRA with original paint)?
edit: a quick follow-up question... what's the story on the rear dropouts? I just noticed that they are vertical (vertical-ish?), instead of the standard horizontal dropouts of the day. A quick web search suggests that this is the norm for that model RRA, so it's not a modern tweak or mod. How did the RRA get these dropouts when every other road bike of the day was sporting horizontal dropouts??
thanks for sharing!
Steve in Peoria
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01-18-17 | 01:29 PM
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Great job; thanks so much for sharing this project!
Interesting that some RRA's received the Criterium shift lever set while others exhibit the first gen retrofriction set. Perhaps has to do with what they could obtain given the conditions of the boom.
The one I purchased new in 1974 came with the retrofriction set.
Wonderful job - what a treat!
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Great job; thanks so much for sharing this project!
Interesting that some RRA's received the Criterium shift lever set while others exhibit the first gen retrofriction set. Perhaps has to do with what they could obtain given the conditions of the boom.
The one I purchased new in 1974 came with the retrofriction set.
Wonderful job - what a treat!
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01-18-17 | 01:31 PM
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01-18-17 | 02:32 PM
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Beautiful.
RRA?
RRA?
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01-18-17 | 02:55 PM
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Well done! Can't have enough examples like this.
01-18-17 | 03:05 PM
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Wow! I raced on one back in the 70s.....A treat to see one again!
01-18-17 | 03:16 PM
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Great job. It's difficult to get all sides of tubes when painting( for me anyways). I like the yellow toe straps. looking forward to more pics!
01-18-17 | 03:37 PM
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Stunning.
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01-18-17 | 04:15 PM
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Fantastic job on a worthy frame. That thing just oozes class
Congrats and enjoy many happy miles on it!
DD
Congrats and enjoy many happy miles on it!
DD
