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It's a bit of a mashup for an early 753 frame but the fork tangs and probably the bottle cage bosses are original. I would say the shifter bosses and non Raleigh style top tube cable guides are later additions. The bold Raleigh graphic on the down tube didn't appear until 1980 and the two pin...

We know that ... hopefully we can highlight any hidden issues to the unsuspecting buyer who may be drawn in by the bright shining paint before they shell out a large lump of wonga👍

Gonna do a Craig on that one 🤣

Very tasty 😋

That will need a repaint with them dodgy decals 😉

And not the original fork, 531c didn't exist in 78, drilled dropouts on a 531 frame?, top tube cable guides wrong..I'm running out of space 👍

Or buy the real deal that looks fake!

You could always buy a fake Raleigh that looks real 👍 https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/raleigh-ti-replica-with-new-everything-/1474577059

Painted by Ti Raleigh experts??..who really should know what the original Raleigh Team livery looks like 🤔

For that money I'd want it actually looking like an original team frame so would need a repaint with the correct seat tube decals, can't believe people are still spending a lot of money on paint and getting it so wrong 😔 The decal on the left is completely wrong and never used by Raleigh.

Post some pictures of the frame and we maybe able to put a name to it 👍

Thought for a moment it could be a super rare 753 British Eagle MTB frame but seat tube decal is correct..Mmmm🤔

It's a 78 Gitane Nation frame, top of the range frame same as the Olympic Record frame but without the extra clearance on the inside of chain stay for a six speed block 👍

Yeah there's a link to Raleigh. Radiation cookers was bought out by Ti Tube Investments in 1967 and the Radiation name was dropped, not a good selling point having Radiation in the home during a cold war☢️and became New World cookers the name Radiation gave their range of cookers probably...

It's a fair bit, what does your fork weigh? Any pictures of the frame 👍

...and retrocookers.co.uk is worth a look 🤣

As you mentioned that your frame is French thought I'd dig out my top of the range 1978 Gitane Olympic Record in 531db size 21inch weighing in at a whooping 2080g. Think that the tube gauge was different for the French market, takes a 26.4mm seat post 👍

Just found the Pennine fork weighing in at 610g , the Ribble in bare metal 650g. 👍 Thread 'Ribble 531 Competition Raw Steel' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/ribble-531-competition-raw-steel.419928/

... and for comparison my 1980 Pennine (having a bit of an identity crisis) in Reynolds 531sl size 22inch weighs in at 1745g. It's had a repaint with some additional braze ons and has the later Reynolds 531pro decal. 👍

This is my late 80's Ribble frame in Reynolds 531c size 21¼ weighs in at 1750g back to bare metal, I was surprised how light it is 👍