raleigh rsp200

[CrossFred1978]

hi, my latest project just arrived today Raleigh rsp200 hardtail, £70 won it, bit of a punt really got a soft spot for the nicer raleighs and this one sounded ok. d.b 7005 frame and mostly deore throughout with a pogo stick manitou magnum fork. paint is in fair condition its one of those bikes thats not really been used but picked up a few scratches and alot of grime from storage. not as light as i though it would be but a few choice parts should sort this, geometry looks spot on though.
will post more pics when ive changed a few things.
any suggestions? any love for the raleigh?

andy

 

[Gerard]

Re:

Yes plenty of love for theses Raleighs. i have a similarly virtually unused 250 in my garage. (A bit to big for me) I used to have a 150 which I had modded with better parts until it was nicked.
Great frames. Very under rated, even though the mags rated them when they reviewed.
Enjoy.

 

[Lacuna]

Good buy. I thought about getting it myself as the seller is pretty much just around the corner from me iirc. Decided I didn't really have a use for it though. Enjoy.

 

[CrossFred1978]

rsp

cheers, to be honest i wasn't looking for one of these i just happened upon it whist looking for a ravine or similar. anyway got it now, shes in the workshop in bits and i will be rebuilding in a slightly different guise (paint stripper at the ready) . its a really well built bike its just rsp didnt catch on with riders at the time,shame.

andy

 

[Gerard]

Paint stripper......pity. Not sure bare alloy will look that great. I always liked the RSP colour schemes, but appreciate they're not to every ones taste.

 

[mk one]

Paint stripper......pity. Not sure bare alloy will look that great. I always liked the RSP colour schemes, but appreciate they're not to every ones taste.

+1 i like the colours too and it would be a shame to strip it off. I would have the headtube badge though if you do decide on a different route

Mark

 

[CrossFred1978]

rsp

cheers for the comments guys, i do like the paint although it does look a bit 'standard raleigh' but ive just got an itch ive got to scratch i have been meaning to acquire a nice alloy frame to strip and polish for a while and this is the perfect candidate. i do have a 1995 giant atx in polished finish which looks cool but is a bit big for me.
anyway no going back now will see how it turns out and and will post pics when done.
i love the smell of autosol in the morning

andy

 

[CrossFred1978]

rsp 200

hi all, so last few days spent removing paint, sanding and polishing alloy but got there in the end.
i think its come out ok im a big fan of raw/polished finish aluminium frames.
anyway ive built her up from some of the parts i inherited with the bike and some of my own from the parts bin.
she rides really nice,great position, very agile,
im not finished yet will be looking for some red panaracer fires, new saddle and maybe some m750 shifters.
spec:
Y2K Raleigh RSP 200 7005 db aluminium frame
Y2K Marzocchi bomber Z4 80mm
Mavic 231 rims/ Shimano m750 deore xt hubs,db stainless spokes,Michelin country mud tyres
shimano deore xt m750 rear mech
shimano deore xt m760 front mech
shimano deore m510 chainset sq taper,UN52 bb, HG70 chain/cassette
Shimano deore M510 shifters
Shimano deore m510 brake levers
shimano deore xt m760 vbrakes
truvativ wavo stem 100mm, truvativ bars
stock alloy seatpost
Diatech 1 1/8th headset
all new shimano sis sp and msystem cables in xtr grey

cheers
andy