1999 Raleigh RSP 250

[LIFE BEHIND BARS]

Hi all, thought I'd share my current project.

I'm currently in the middle of restoring my 1999 Raleigh RSP 250.
I have owned the bike since 2001, I came across the bike when looking in my local bike shop, the shop was selling it for a customer. I didn't have any intention in buying a Raleigh but I was immediately taken back by the looks of this bike, the colour scheme was unlike any other bike I'd seen! Very bright! At £300 I thought it was a good buy and took a chance, I was more than happy with it, the bike rode so well.

It also had a Amp/Rockshox front disk brake with White industries front hub, the brake needs some attention but I'm hoping I can sort it.

I rode the bike for about three years before going down the full suspension route, my younger brother then used the Raleigh for a couple of years before it being placed in the corner of the shed to gather dust. As little bother's do, he gave the bike a bit of a hard time, lots of scratches, fortunately no dents!

As the bike had a few upgrades when I bought it, it will be difficult to get it back to standard spec so I'm just looking to get it back to how it was when I first bought it.

Just doing it a bit at a time and will post updates as and when they're done.

Here's a list of jobs done so far.
Frame resprayed in two pack.
Wheels cleaned up & WTB Velociraptor tyres fitted.
Stem rubbed down & resprayed.
Forks stripped and currently respraying/rebuilding.
Cranks rubbed back & polished.
New Wellgo pedals sourced.
New Dia Comp headset sourced.
Stickers recreated, printed and applied.

Here's a few pics of the progress.

 

[kyle888]

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Really like that. Nice colour and decals.

 

[LIFE BEHIND BARS]

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Thanks, I love the colour scheme. I'm just in the process of painting the forks. I'm keeping them the stock Rockshox Blue to keep it as original as possible, although I did think they'd look good in Red.

 

[kyle888]

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What forks are they?

 

[LIFE BEHIND BARS]

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Forks are Rockshox Judy XC. Looking at the original pictures of the bike the forks should have rubber boots on them, trying to find a set for when I put the forks back together.

 

[neebsta]

That's really nice - I like the square chain stays versus the rest of the frame tubing which is round it looks very industrial. These RSP frames really are great - Raleigh really did produce some top end kit.

 

[LIFE BEHIND BARS]

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Thanks Neebsta. I like the fact it's a Raleigh, and a bit unusual looking.
Build it progressing nicely. Forks have now been primed and one coat of top in the original Rockshox Blue, another rub back and one more coat tonight should do the job, new fork stickers are printed. Slowly coming together!

 

[kipperthedog]

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Are you printing your own decals?

 

[LIFE BEHIND BARS]

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Yes, one of the perks of working for a sign company!

 

[LIFE BEHIND BARS]

Bit more progress made with my Raleigh, getting there slowly!