Raleigh Randonneur 708 1997

[Waterford 45]

I think tyres are mad prices at the moment so I go with whatever is on offer or the odd thing that come up in a package on ebay. I'm agnostic about what i use as long as it is slick and not too rigid.
The front is a Vittoria Corsa Graphene - 30c (measures 28 ) I don't know what iteration.
The rear is a WTB exposure - 30c (measures 31)
Really impressed with the Vittoria btw. I've abused it and it's fine.

Fenders I think are some sort of Jamis thing - probably this - that someone must have stripped off a bike, again eBay - metallic blue alloy mudguards mere not easy to find. I got these a long time ago and they have been repaired quite a bit I'm surprised they are still intact. they are nowhere near as light as a honjo or the old french ones. also had to add another stay to the rear because it bounced about to much

Thanks. I've bought one of these framesets so just planning parts - I think they will take 35mm tyres.

 

[gilmo789]

Easily, I've put a 38c pasela in mine. Too tight with mudguards

speaking of offers - https://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-corsa-g20-folding-road-tyre-700c-142938.html

 

[bikeworkshop]

speaking of offers - https://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-corsa-g20-folding-road-tyre-700c-142938.html

If that's a £65 tyre then I'm Shozaburo Shimano himself.

It's ok at £35 - Vittoria are prone to this halfords style retail pricing/ special offer.

 

[gilmo789]

If that's a £65 tyre then I'm Shozaburo Shimano himself.

It's ok at £35 - Vittoria are prone to this halfords style retail pricing/ special offer.

like I say... "mad prices"

 

[bikeworkshop]

like I say... "mad prices"

That's like "twenty-seven five" prices on a seven hundred!
We sell quite a lot of vittoria tyres, but not many over £30. Over that, I often reach for the panaracer.
Marathons are popular with us but horrible to ride on
I think if you're riding home from a night shift in a&e, not getting a puncture scores higher than a smooth light ride.

 

[gilmo789]

Prices seemed to go way up after 'tubeless compatible' started to appear on everything. I guess the tolerances are tighter or something

FWIW - I really rate that tyre, I've had 1 puncture, tread is really good and my cycle to work involves about half a mile of downhill farm track.

 

[bikeworkshop]

It's reasonable that a tubeless tyre should cost more at a given quality point, as it's got to be airtight, a great fit and a sealable material.

And then when any new product comes along, the prices jump at least 20% because of both development costs and a declining margin on the previous model in a competitive market.

Throw in a global pandemic and that 20% reached 100% in places

 

[winjohn]

I assume you have seen these Vittoria Graphene Pros at £10


https://www.bananaindustries.co.uk/...aphene-700-x-30mm?_pos=6&_fid=26c8da624&_ss=c

 

[bkharrison]

Easily, I've put a 38c pasela in mine. Too tight with mudguards

speaking of offers - https://www.merlincycles.com/vittoria-corsa-g20-folding-road-tyre-700c-142938.html

I’ve squeezed 38s and mudguards on my 1997 Randonneur. Mudguards needed trimming around the fork crown and chainstays but otherwise a nice fit.

 

[Waterford 45]

Doea anyone know what size stem the 22.5 inch frame came with?