Help with ID of Raleigh frame
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Help with ID of Raleigh frame
Seems like a more basic light weight frame. An oddity is that the cable guides for the rear brake are shifted toward the NDS on the toptube, instead of top dead center. Frame number reads WN7001641 on bottom bracket shell.








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Bikes: 1960 Carlton Franco Suisse,1974 Peugeot PX10, 1970 Hetchins, 1953 Rotrax Super Course, 1972 and 78 Raleigh Professionals, 1972 Schwinn Paramount, 1972 Motobecane Le Champion, 1965 and 67 Carlton Flyers, 1975 Raleigh International, 1972 Gitane TDF
Nearest I can tell, you may have one of these or a very similar bike. It’s a Nottingham built frame for the USA market, typically sold as a frame only and built up by the customer with aftermarket parts.

Raleigh Racing USA, Reynolds 531c. Mine has cable guides on the left just like yours which makes for easy aero cable wrapping. My serial number is WD7xxxxxx which makes it a 1987 model like yours.
The only real differences I can see between mine and yours are the stay caps and you’ve got dropout eyelets, but there is a frame on sheldonbrown.com with caps like yours.
I’ve always kinda liked the “shot in” style seat tube clamp ears.

Same exact lugs. Mine has a pump pegs just like yours. Do you happen to have the fork?



This last photo is from sheldonbrown.com showing the differences in stay treatments.

Raleigh Racing USA, Reynolds 531c. Mine has cable guides on the left just like yours which makes for easy aero cable wrapping. My serial number is WD7xxxxxx which makes it a 1987 model like yours.
The only real differences I can see between mine and yours are the stay caps and you’ve got dropout eyelets, but there is a frame on sheldonbrown.com with caps like yours.
I’ve always kinda liked the “shot in” style seat tube clamp ears.
Same exact lugs. Mine has a pump pegs just like yours. Do you happen to have the fork?



This last photo is from sheldonbrown.com showing the differences in stay treatments.
Last edited by Pcampeau; 02-25-23 at 12:10 PM.
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Looked at Kurt's catalog and have to agree. Looks like an '87 that was ordered - not in a catalogue.
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