Raleigh Quadra or Scirocco?

[spartacus 68]

Stumbled across this forum, but glad I have looks great!

I've got a Raleigh Quadra that I've had (I'm assuming since the mid 80s). It's still in use. Cycling a 100 mile charity road route tomorrow.

Back to the bike. The reason for my question and whether I have a one-off. I'm sure I bought a Scirocco, Reynolds 531 tubing, which came in the multi colour tube set. I lent it to a friend as I had another lightweight Harry Quinn bike. Now this guy was no lightweight. He wasn't overweight, but at 6' tall and a black belt in judo he was built like a **** brick house.

Some weeks later I noticed the top tube lug at the headset had a hairline crack where the lug had opened up. I think at the time Raleigh either had a 25 year warranty on the frame so I claimed for a new frame.

When the bike came back it was badged as a Quadra, but from memory was in Scirroco paintwork?

Can anyone set the record straight as to what it actually is? It's 7-speed, Shimano Exage index gears, brakes, etc. Wheels were long since changed, but everything else is original.

Any help would be welcome.

 

[mdvineng]

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Sirroco was 501 tubing from memory and I wouldn't be surprised if the frame was swapped out instead of repaired

 

[roadking]

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Sirroco was 501 tubing from memory and I wouldn't be surprised if the frame was swapped out instead of repaired

Main tubes only.

Rk.

 

[spartacus 68]

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Thanks for the replies. More pictures for reference.

 

[legrandefromage]

Sirroco was 501 butted cro-mo which is not bad tubing

did it look like this?

 

[roadking]

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Early one's were all red and 501 main tubes only...I'm old enough without referring to a brochure ! Red and white livery is later.

Rk.

 

[legrandefromage]

You should have looked at the catalog - the red ones were the same as above: 'Double butted Frame tubes' - 501 cro-mo.

 

[legrandefromage]

Sooooo, you have a Quadra frame badged as a Sirroco which made for a nice replacement and upgrade - depending on the quality of the '531' used which could have been plain gauge to double butted super lightweight trouser wowser club sport

 

[spartacus 68]

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Found another link. Apparently in this paintwork it could have been a Corsa but is badged now as Quadra?
viewtopic.php?t=115947

I'm sure it had a white saddle which made me think it was Scirroco.

Still rides like a dream. Got a few odd glances at the charity run this time last year with folk with their titanium or carbon frames and I'm riding something circa 1989! Anyway looking forward to tomorrow.

 

[G60MAT]

Looks like a hybrid of the two, I had a new Sirocco (then stolen) and replaced with a new Quadra back in the day. Sirocco was deffo 501 like the red and white frame posted above. Quadra was 531 but different paint to yours - pitched as a triathlon style bike - I have the brochure somewhere I can dig out...