Lugless Raleigh

[Marbo]

Anyone got any ideas what this may be?

 

[non-fixie]

It looks like a Vitesse, from the (early?) nineties. 4130 Cromoly frame, I think.

 

[Marbo]

Thanks. think you got that one spot on.

Seems worth a punt at £30

 

[non-fixie]

Can't go wrong for 30 pounds here. Heck, the vacuum cleaner alone is worth that. :mrgreen:

 

[Marbo]

Can't go wrong for 30 pounds here. Heck, the vacuum cleaner alone is worth that. :mrgreen:

The vacuum is for removing the rust particles from inside the tubes

 

[non-fixie]

On a more serious note: the reason I opened your thread was that one my Raleighs is this lugless '200'. I've never been able to find out much about the model, but I like it.

 

[Marbo]

Re:

Looks nice. Is it all original, or have you changed it?

I can't find much about the vitesse either

 

[non-fixie]

Re: Re:

Looks nice. Is it all original, or have you changed it?

I can't find much about the vitesse either

It was a trade-in my LBS offered me for a friendly price, five years ago or so. It came with drop bars and brifters and was apparently raced by the (female) PO, but at the time I still thought flat bars were nicer (and looked better) so I put those on, together with some new and cheap Shimano MTB brifters (Acera? Alivio?). It works really well, but I found out later that for longer distances drop bars have much more to offer in terms of comfort.

I'm sure the Rolf wheels are not original. I'm normally not a fan of low spoke count wheels, but I do think these look and feel great on this bike. The whole thing feels fast and zippy, but after 20k or so that gets a little tiring.

I'm looking forward to your first ride report with the Vitesse. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it turns out to be a nice ride.

 

[Marbo]

missed out on the vitesse, due to work I couldn't get to it quick enough.

would never have guessed yours didn't start out ad a hybrid

 

[non-fixie]

Sorry about missing the Vitesse, it seemed like a nice deal. On the positive side: Raleigh did build more bikes, I think ...