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I'm studying it also, the lugs (and the seat tube lug in particular) all remind me of a Tecnos I used to own. As I remember the front end is chromed. This looks like an original paint Colnago, but there's no tubing decal on it, which is odd. It may be a repaint, but it's definitely NOT a Master...

Some more very excellent vintage Raleigh posters. The Reg Harris is class!

The pearl anodising on Huret top end parts was way better than Campagnolo (sorry Campagnolo!)

I love those Whirlwinds, if I can find one in my size definitely a winter project!

This is my Marotias, Spanish artisan builder who produced frames for Delgado, Luis Ocana, time trial frames for Indurain and notably Eddy Merckx. When the entire Molteni team were riding Kessels Colnagos, Merckx rode a Marotias. Always sceptical of Colnago frames he would often ride artisan...

Yeah I had a Ribble 653 back in the day when I was racing and it did seem really light, shame I got rid of it.

Not a Master then. This site has some excellent guides to Colnago identification: https://cycling-obsession.com/how-to-identify-a-colnago-master/?origin=serp_auto

Wow. NOS from 1984. That's a proper find.

Pretty much 100% it's a Master. If you could post a few photos of the seat tube could say for sure. Hard to see the tube shapes on a black bike!

I wonder if there are any specialist requirements for frame builders to put together an Ultimate tube set? There don't appear to be any weight limits on it either. Interesting.....😲

That's very nice 👍 My brother in law lives near Lyon and there's a ton of this stuff up in lofts and hidden away in barns and garages. The French don't seem very interested in it, but the Spanish collectors come up regularly and bargains hunt for it. A lot of it goes into museums, but I would...

Obviously it's Japanese, by Yasujiro Svelte. I reckon if this was marketed right it could compete with a whole swathe of carbon bikes. Steel, what's not to like!

Lightest Steel bike in the world: 5.42kg, Tange Ultimate tubing, .35 thinnest part, not too bad compared to 753. Frame weight 1250gr. All the lightweight stuff is mostly Taiwanese from a new manufacturer BKing, the gears are SRAM Red eTap. I like it! The guy reviewing it (a hill sprinter)...

I've always liked the Raleigh posters, clearly they hired some very accomplished artists. Especially like the ones targeting the African market: You can escape a lion, on a Raleigh 🤣🤣🤣

The 853 lemond frame has been purloined by my wife, she knows a good thing when she sees it... I've given it a whirl around the lanes even though it's too small, you can tell it's stiff and very responsive. With the right stuff on it you could easily get it down to fifteen pounds plus. It's...

8kg is decent, but a double chainring, front changer, lever and extra length of chain would probably put another kilo on it, which is about normal for a 531 road bike.

I'm sure I read that Jan Raas had a 753 Raleigh under 1500gr, that would be a small frame though. Probably a 21.5in

Yeah, but it says on the advert 7kg 900 gr, so 7.9kg, which is 17.5lbs. Not bad for a single chair wheel, 5 speed Steelie, of the era

Ah, you're not familiar with the French numbering system, it's 7.9kg... Still pretty good though for a single chainwheel set up with Giards

Quality! I think I might make a few Rebour tees myself 👍