'92 Raleigh Peak

[al]

I think this is one of the best 501 Raleigh buils I've ever seen! congrats mate.

Thanks.


al.

 

[Muddy paw]

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This bike came with a 'Champagne' colour seatpost that didn't colour match the silver stem which in my world is a kin to smearing the whole bike with dog sh1t!!

How on earth could anyone when designing and building a bike spec mismatched components! they should be taken out and flogged... firm but fare I think.


al.

According to the Raleigh off road catalogue that colour seat post is Gunmetal Grey and tbh these fancy colours have always looked a bit weird :| .


I suppose the designer at Raleigh thought it would add a modern twist to the look at the time but i reckon he was to colour blind to notice how crap it actually looked :facepalm: ..

Ian..

 

[al]

Re: Re:

This bike came with a 'Champagne' colour seatpost that didn't colour match the silver stem which in my world is a kin to smearing the whole bike with dog sh1t!!

How on earth could anyone when designing and building a bike spec mismatched components! they should be taken out and flogged... firm but fare I think.


al.

According to the Raleigh off road catalogue that colour seat post is Gunmetal Grey and tbh these fancy colours have always looked a bit weird :| .


I suppose the designer at Raleigh thought it would add a modern twist to the look at the time but i reckon he was to colour blind to notice how crap it actually looked :facepalm: ..

Ian..

More like the far east component maker sold them 5,000 for a good rate. If they had asked Zoom to do the same colour it would have worked a treat... This mass produced bike thing is new to me!! I'll be building a Trek next time.


al.

 

[Muddy paw]

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More like the far east component maker sold them 5,000 for a good rate. If they had asked Zoom to do the same colour it would have worked a treat... This mass produced bike thing is new to me!! I'll be building a Trek next time.


al.

Well if manufacturers cut cost's by making deals like that then you can't expect good results but like you say if Raleigh had done a deal with Zoom then the results would of been something to shout about ..

I've never been able to afford anything other than a mass produced bikes and i'd never thought of owning anything else due to cost but i would love a Ti framed Kona although i know theirs very little chance of that happening but any how Treks have made some lovely bikes in the past so what have you got in mind then ? ..

 

[al]

Re: Re:

More like the far east component maker sold them 5,000 for a good rate. If they had asked Zoom to do the same colour it would have worked a treat... This mass produced bike thing is new to me!! I'll be building a Trek next time.


al.

Well if manufacturers cut cost's by making deals like that then you can't expect good results but like you say if Raleigh had done a deal with Zoom then the results would of been something to shout about ..

I've never been able to afford anything other than a mass produced bikes and i'd never thought of owning anything else due to cost but i would love a Ti framed Kona although i know theirs very little chance of that happening but any how Treks have made some lovely bikes in the past so what have you got in mind then ? ..

I've got a 9000 series 'pogo stick' waiting to be built.

Don't be defeatist... you can have a Ti Kona one day.

What size frame do you ride?


al.

 

[Muddy paw]

Re: Re:

More like the far east component maker sold them 5,000 for a good rate. If they had asked Zoom to do the same colour it would have worked a treat... This mass produced bike thing is new to me!! I'll be building a Trek next time.


al.

Well if manufacturers cut cost's by making deals like that then you can't expect good results but like you say if Raleigh had done a deal with Zoom then the results would of been something to shout about ..

I've never been able to afford anything other than a mass produced bikes and i'd never thought of owning anything else due to cost but i would love a Ti framed Kona although i know theirs very little chance of that happening but any how Treks have made some lovely bikes in the past so what have you got in mind then ? ..

I've got a 9000 series 'pogo stick' waiting to be built.

Don't be defeatist... you can have a Ti Kona one day.

What size frame do you ride?


al.

1992 or 1996 model with green or orange swing arm as i quite like the orange myself with the black frame .

I'm not being defeatist one bit mate as i just know that their are very few out there and the mrs would kill me if i mentioned getting another bike atm :shock: ..

Oh yes frame size well my 89 FireMountain is an 18" and the Ravine is 19" and they both feel pretty comfy although i did have a 17" 1996 Hardtrax bitd and that was a little cramped so i'd say my ideal size bike for all round use would be an 18" .

Ian