Help! Id on old Raleigh
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Help! Id on old Raleigh
I got my hand on a vintage racer a couple of years ago. It had a layer of white paint over it. I believe the original color was silver. I have not been able to find the exact model.
Hopefully the pictures will tell you more. I believe the frame number is NG0010178. 2x6 gearing, 700cc wheels. The pump is not original. Even the smallest help is appreciated.

Hopefully the pictures will tell you more. I believe the frame number is NG0010178. 2x6 gearing, 700cc wheels. The pump is not original. Even the smallest help is appreciated.

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It's from 1980, Built in Nottingham, vice Worksop. I think it's either a Touring 14, or a Record. Do you know what size seat post it takes? Rear spacing might also be instructive, but that could have been changed.
edit - from the dropouts and the seat stay treatment, I think it's likely NOT a Record.
edit - from the dropouts and the seat stay treatment, I think it's likely NOT a Record.
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Welcome! Impressed with that ID? Nice chainguards you have hanging up there.
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Almost forgot. Looks like a 24-1/2" frame. 
Looking closer, and accounting for your report that it might have been silver originally, I'd consider the Reliant to be a possibility.
Here's the link to where I took a look at the models for 1979 and 1981 (1980 catalog has eluded my eyes).
https://www.kurtkaminer.com/bikecollection.html
And the catalog images.



Looking closer, and accounting for your report that it might have been silver originally, I'd consider the Reliant to be a possibility.
Here's the link to where I took a look at the models for 1979 and 1981 (1980 catalog has eluded my eyes).
https://www.kurtkaminer.com/bikecollection.html
And the catalog images.


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Many thanks for replying. I have looked thru the catalog you sent and with the extended knowledge I have of the frame, I have a hard time seeing how it could be either a Touring 14 or a Reliant. The touring 14 has other breaks, and the Reliant seems to have come with Sun Tour gearing. Or am i seeing thing wrong. The brakes I took off were classic C clamps.
What has been throwing me off is the fact that the pump is mounted horizontally. Have not seen it in on any models.
For your earlier question It takes a 250 mm seat post.
Again, thanks for helping!
What has been throwing me off is the fact that the pump is mounted horizontally. Have not seen it in on any models.
For your earlier question It takes a 250 mm seat post.
Again, thanks for helping!
Last edited by Olle koistinen; 01-08-26 at 06:11 AM.
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To the OP: where are you located? This may make a difference regarding how a bicycle was delivered, as they are spec'ed differently in different countries.
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25.4 post points to a hi-ten/gas pipe frame.
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Many thanks for replying. I have looked thru the catalog you sent and with the extended knowledge I have of the frame, I have a hard time seeing how it could be either a Touring 14 or a Reliant. The touring 14 has other breaks, and the Reliant seems to have come with Sun Tour gearing. Or am i seeing thing wrong. The brakes I took off were classic C clamps.
What has been throwing me off is the fact that the pump is mounted horizontally. Have not seen it in on any models.
For your earlier question It takes a 250 mm seat post.
Again, thanks for helping!
What has been throwing me off is the fact that the pump is mounted horizontally. Have not seen it in on any models.
For your earlier question It takes a 250 mm seat post.
Again, thanks for helping!
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