Raleigh Randonneur Special Products Division?

[ksvb5368]

Certainly looks like the same bike but I think he has even less info than me on it! He's written it has vbrakes.

I am not disappointed with the frame but because he has called it a randonneur I had mistaken it for the later red randonner but can see that they are not the same.

I have a triple RX100 groupset to put on it, which includes RX100 wheels and RSX shifters. I also splashed out on some BR-R500 canti brakes. I had a 1991 randonneur and the brakes were pretty terrible, so I had upgraded to these before and they were really superb in all conditions.

To top off the build I have bought a Brooks B17 Special, which is the one with copper rails and large rivits.

So all in all I think it will build up to a nice touring bike, I just wish I had more info on it!

 

[poweredbypies]

Pretty looking frame regardless of what it is.

 

[poweredbypies]

Pretty looking frame regardless of what it is.

 

[doctor-bond]

Mine's the green one in the first link you posted. First I'd say congrats, because these are excellent frames and ride beautifully.

I'd also say it looks all the world like a RSP Gran Tour frameset. As it was supplied as a frame only, perhaps the lack of spokeholders was a delete option?

Not sure on serial numbers, but mine looks like H yours is F: I'd hazzard H is 1998, F is 1996. Someone else will know for sure.

Mine is has been built anachronistically and gets used for the daily shopping run and day rides.

 

[Midlife]

I thought the RSP division products had a silver round head badge with the division name around it........ like the top one in this picture?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/74418119@N00/1255661937/

Shaun

 

[NeilM]

May have been a special order, as a friend has an RSP MTB with identical decals and head tube badge.

 

[one-eyed_jim]

I thought the RSP division products had a silver round head badge with the division name around it...

Only the last year or so of production. Prior to that they used the standard Raleigh heron badge, as I wrote above. The only Randonneurs I've seen with the circular stainless steel badge are the final series that came with the 9-speed XT group and Magura brakes. That would have been circa 1999-2000. A few were sold with a trekking bar and black paint as the "World Tour".

 

[Midlife]

Learn something new every day

Shaun

 

[ksvb5368]

On it's way . . .


CIMG2098 by ksvb5368, on Flickr


CIMG2104 by ksvb5368, on Flickr

 

[terryhfs]

Go easy on the stem length - it's a tourer, not a crit bike!