Early bird gets the worm... Or the Raliegh in this case.

It was sold to me as a '75 Raleigh Grand Sport touring with full Reynolds 531. Seat cluster is stamped 73 though. Does that indicate a year?
1 owner, lots of miles. A repaint at some point, with the addition of a few braze ons.
Does anyone know of a frame builder that used to operate (years ago or so) in Carboro (spelling?) North Carolina?

The bike is flithy, so I'll have a thread for the cleaning up process sometime in the near future.

Dure ace headset and brake setup with Mathuaser pads.
Campy bar end shifters.
Campy hubs.
Suntour cyclone FD
Suntour V-GT luxe RD (Any info on this?)
Stronglight triple with Phil Wood BB

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...o/IMG_1008.jpg
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No, that is not the year. It's on a lot of Raleigh lugs.

Sweet score nonetheless!

If I'm not mistaken, it indicates the seat tube angle.

WOW! look at that old Dura Ace! Fantastic!

^^ that bike was very tastefully put together. I bet after a clean up / overhaul it will be a fantastic rider.

Edit: and ditch that Magna seat ASAP!! That baby is crying for a Brooks

^ I almost put the Ideale I had kicking around before pictures, but the seat post put up a bit of a struggle, and I just wanted to get it posted.
Also leaving the magna seat on the before shots will make the after shots with a leather saddle look 100x better!
It's going to be a long journey turning this bike around.
The Alpine I own is very similiar to this, so one of them will end up having to go. I've got to determine which is going to be sold/traded.
The Raleigh has a bad bubbling rust spot on the top tube that I hope does not turn into a hole.

The seller briefly told me about riding this bike from southeastern, VA to Nashville, TN , and also from here to DC a few times.
He was also president of the local cycling club at one point in time.

Very nice! Gotta give the price...

this Bilenky frameset
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c1...y/IMGP2562.jpg

No, that indicates the lug angle.

The V-GT Luxe is a wide range derailleur, steel body so it's heavy but like all SunTour units it works like a champ.

But why is there a TA dustcap in your Stronglight crank?

Wife called from Goodwill that she picked up a Schwinn Worldsport mixte w/ a few rusty bits but in overall good shape. I was stoked since I wanted a mixte project. But turned out to be a step-thru ladies frame. :(
It has Suntour Alpha 3040 6-spd Accushift, Sugino crank, Araya 27" rims, average Joytech hubs. Upright bars and a big seat for cruising.
Wonder what year it is? I suspect it's a Giant made bike, not Panasonic.
Wasn't a loss at $14.98, so I'll fix and flip it.
Sorry no pics, tore it apart already. ;)

1989?

^ That's it! In aquamarine paint. Looks like previous owner switched the bars.
Thanks tugrul, you're quick to the draw!

1$ for the pair. Probably over-paid...

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...3-26181019.jpg

and...

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...3-26180926.jpg

btw, nice Pug find a few posts back!!

Overpaid?!

Heck, I'll give you $5.00 for the Varsity by itself :D

I actually picked up a Continental and a Varsity to flip today, I only wish they were that cheap.

and I'll give you $5 for the Reflex ;)

anyone know anything about Reflex? Below the rusty chain and general neglect it's a nice bike. Interesting horizontal dropouts too, so there are many possibilities for it.

I see your front derailleur, and I envy it. :P I can't seem to find one anywhere!

This was a good weekend for me...

Scored all of this at a single garage sale for $30. Couldn't believe it. This isn't even all of it. It's just what's worth showing.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...or_Sale331.jpg

What front d is that ?

realestvin7 is that stuff cool to the touch? lol

btw if one of those seat posts is 26.8 you don't want to get of it do you :)

Wow! Amazing score! The thudbuster alone is worth 4 times that.

One of those Shimano Deerhead ones. It's got the all-silver look, the 28.6 clamp size, and the mountain triple cage shape going for it, and it's pretty, to boot. Not many front derailleurs seem to meet those specs. :/

My netbook does not display things well enough and was not sure that was a Deore Stag's Head... I come across those from time to time and once... I even found a set of these attached to a bike that had the rest of the group attached.

One of my best catches ever that I passed along to a friend who could really appreciate what a beautiful bike this is.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikep...adriveside.JPG
1985 Kuwahara Siera Grande

banjo - If I come across any of these will let you know... the last fd/rd set I found was beyond redemption and these rear derailleurs were not known to be all that robust although they do shift like buttah.

This is probably why they are a little rare and were the last friction group Shimano offered before they went to indexed shifters.

Wow... That Kuwahara is cool. I really like most of the old mountain bikes a lot. They're so practical for touring and commuting and off-roading, I mean, suspension is nice, but it's really only necessary for pretty intense MTB stuff, which I see as more of an extreme sport than actual cycling. This, of course, is just my opinion. Rigid MTB frames, all the way!

And thanks for keeping your eyes peeled! That, or any other FD that meets those req's would do.

And the rest of the group is so much fun, too. I had a set of those shifters, and they were great.