This beautiful Raleigh Classic has been completely restored as close to original as possible.
This bike is a real joy to use and ride super smoothly. It is slightly modernised with 3 speeds at the front and 7 at the back with modern freewheel, all indexed shifting with ratchet shifters.
The...
For sale is my 1990 Overbury's Pioneer frame, forks and stem. When I bought it the seat post was stuck, so I used caustic soda, and then got Argos racing cycles to ream the seat tube. They also cold set the rear end to 135mm.
Reynolds 531 tubing - Reynolds dropouts (someone on here will...
1981/2 Dawes Galaxy large 60cm frame and forks. Reynolds 531 tubes. Reconditioned bottom bracket and headset. Some small dents in the seat tube due to over enthusiastic removal of a stuck seatpost. Needs paint or leave ratty. £40 plus post and packing or collect from Southampton.
Last week I got into a conversation with a neighbour in my village, who is from the U.S. originally. He recently had a new bike built and he told me he gave his old Trek to the thrift store. I said it is probably worth something but he said he didn't want the trouble. I decided to go look for it...
Here’s some photos of my recent ’85 Dawes Ranger refurb.
Not one for the purists, this, as I decided to ditch certain original parts to make it a bit more enjoyable to ride and fun to use. Hence refurb rather than restoration.
I’ve owned it from new (still have the receipt!) although it’s done...
Hi, after some advice. We’ve received this Tony Oliver Bike in our recycling workshop and we’d like some more information about it. It had been modified by its previous owner but we’ve removed that, cleaned everything up, replaced the chain and tyres along with all cables and outers (including...
For Sale: FW Evans Touring Frame 21". Bought from Evans in c1980, been in storage for the last 25 years.
I removed the original Campagnolo gear levers, Suntour rear derailleur and brakes, but happy to include them in the sale if wanted. Serial number 033752
£190 ono for pickup from Catford...
Large Touring Bike
The frame is very similar to the British Eagle & Coventry Eagle but cannot confirm
23 inch Reynolds 531 Super Touristique frame and forks
700c wheel set, I think they wheels are Suntour branded, can't really make it all the letters on the hub
21 speed gears
Bike is very...
For sale is a vintage Paul Donohue 531c bike. Circa late 1980's
Full Campagnolo Chorus group set as follows:
Campagnolo Chorus gen 1 crank set, crank length 170mm, Stronglight compact 48/39t chainrings
Campagnolo Chorus gen 1 front derailleur
Campagnolo Chorus 9 speed rear derailleur
Campagnolo...
This was rescued from a cellar in scarbrough, it had a siezed seatpost that had been drilled to remove - unsuccessfully, took a white but I got it out and had it powdercoated, groupset came from a panasonic that was abandonned on the york-selby cyclepath = Mountain LX (one year only group)
Hi,
I'm a bit of a newbie in the classic bike world but been doing a little research into reynolds 531 and hearing good things. Ive come across this bike and wanted some opinions on the the specs around other components and the frame builder. It's going for around £365
Can anyone help?
S
Looks all there to me, very nice. late December 1948 so built as per the 1949 Catalogue.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165173387084?hash=item267519df4c:g:Q2QAAOSwHAFhiXRS
Firstly, many thanks to xxnick1975 who karma'd me the frame and forks, including u-brake and bottom bracket, from this ebay listing:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... true&rt=nc
I was pretty certain it was a Peugeot, and my initial guess of a 1989 model wasn't too far off...