Does anyone know what model Raleigh this is?
01-05-12 | 12:56 PM
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Looks quite a bit like my 68 Sports.
edit. Appears to say Superbe on the downtube.
edit. Appears to say Superbe on the downtube.
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01-05-12 | 01:13 PM
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Yeah, a Superbe, but the front wheel isn't original.
01-05-12 | 01:43 PM
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I do not fancy myself to be a Raleigh expert but my guess would be Sport also.
Though much of the componentry suggests Superbe, the brake levers do not. Any Superbe I have run across had the self adjusting brakes fitted...
However, an older Superbe might not have been issued with the self adjusting levers...
Again, I am no expert when it comes to Raleigh bicycles.
Though much of the componentry suggests Superbe, the brake levers do not. Any Superbe I have run across had the self adjusting brakes fitted...
However, an older Superbe might not have been issued with the self adjusting levers...
Again, I am no expert when it comes to Raleigh bicycles.
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01-05-12 | 05:05 PM
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Superbe it has a fork lock.
@randyjawa self adjusting brakes did not show up until 1973.
Is that a drum brake or dyno hub in the rear?
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@randyjawa self adjusting brakes did not show up until 1973.
Is that a drum brake or dyno hub in the rear?
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01-05-12 | 10:34 PM
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Yeah, that downtube decal is kind of a giveaway. Read more here;
https://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/index.html
The Superbe is just a Sport with all the fixins. Great bike either way.
https://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/index.html
The Superbe is just a Sport with all the fixins. Great bike either way.
