Raleigh 753 - all by SBDU?

[Midlife]

Ohh! Some nice kit there

I see the Raleigh Time Trial Special has an EG Bates sticker, I've got an advert from a 1978 Cycling Mag (I think it's a Harogate sepcial edition) showing them for sale........6-8 month wait if memory serves me right !

Here's my Falcon San-Remo in anger in the mid 70's at a hill climb. Running a single chainring and campag stuff..

http://i45.tinypic.com/11lju3r.jpg

Here it is now in the garage, Special order delivered by Billy holmes in pink !! as you can see I raced it with Shimano Dura Ace black stuff, you can just see the black downtube shifters LOL

http://i54.tinypic.com/a4bzt3.jpg

I'll see if I can find the Advert for your raleigh from summertime 1978

Shaun

 

[Rogerrabbit1964]

Nice to see another Falcon rider. Funny thing is that I also originally rode mine with a Dura Ace black groupset, and it is now fitted with a NOS DA black groupset as I originally raced it. I just don't have photos of it with the DA bits.

I have the original receipt of sale of the Raleigh TT special. This bike is also documented at http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/raleigh-sbdu-builders.html. I have changed the seat as the original could not be set level, fitted new bar tape to prevent further corrosion, and changed the RD to a Campag one (sorry. I still have the original). The frame was originally sold with the TA cranks fitted.

I have just posted pics tonight on Flickr of my Carlton TT Flyer, which has just been built up. This is a much more practical rider than the fragile and super light 753 TT Special.

 

[nammonk]

^^ You don't appear to be suffering nearly enough in that hill climb shot Shaun...
Nick

 

[Midlife]

Playing to the crowd

Shaun

 

[Midlife]

Is this a bit better on the suffering front then Nick? ........ February 1976, copper plated Woodrup with chrome forks, big holes in the seat post (Engers), houses so It's a Hull Thursday Road Club 10 on Beverly Road, coming to the end and in oxygen debt ...... Change up for the big sprint for the line LOL

Shaun

 

[nammonk]

That's more like it. But hang on: Hull, February, and ... sun. Something doesn't seem right there. I know 76 was a scorching Summer, but February?
Nick

 

[rusty bodie]

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bu ... lders.html

malcolm elliott - the only man EVER to have a sun tan...in THE SNOW!!!

ps was steve jones segregated from the other because he was a GING-ER?!!

aye, them were the days..

 

[roadking]

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/raleigh-sbdu-builders.html
malcolm elliott - the only man EVER to have a sun tan...in THE SNOW!!!
ps was steve jones segregated from the other because he was a GING-ER?!! aye, them were the days..

Does make you wonder why they ever took that shot in the snow - couldn't they afford a studio!

Ford supplied the cars...they certainly had one.

Rk.

 

[hazeyblue]

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/raleigh-sbdu-builders.html
malcolm elliott - the only man EVER to have a sun tan...in THE SNOW!!!
ps was steve jones segregated from the other because he was a GING-ER?!! aye, them were the days..

Does make you wonder why they ever took that shot in the snow - couldn't they afford a studio!

Ford supplied the cars...they certainly had one.

Rk.

Good to see a younger Dave Lloyd. I used to photograph his bikes back in the 90's... always enjoyed looking at the photos of his past endeavours upon his workshop wall.

 

[David B]

malcolm elliott - the only man EVER to have a sun tan...in THE SNOW!!!

Do Peter Hain, Dale Winton and Robert Kilroy-Silk not count [1], then?

David

[1] Disclaimer: in all 3 cases, may not be an actual suntan.