The British bike thread

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

i think i asked before - where'd you get this pic? My LBS BITD.

I pmd you

 

[grantoury]

1980 Raleigh Record Ace. I have a real soft spot for Raleigh. Long gone.View attachment 827531View attachment 827532View attachment 827533View attachment 827534View attachment 827535View attachment 827536View attachment 827537View attachment 827538View attachment 827539View attachment 827540

Beautiful RRA, what size was it?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Beautiful RRA, what size was it?

23 1/2" a touch large for me.

 

[Kempes]

My early 70’s Condor

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

My early 70’s Condor
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Looks tight and time trialy, is that a word

 

[grantoury]

23 1/2" a touch large for me.

I thought it was

 

[jim haseltine]

Thanks to the Lentons in this thread I'm at last getting a lead on what model my father's old Raleigh was. I'm almost certain that it was a late 1940s Super Sport. Orange, Dynohub, 4-speed Sturmey.

Confirmed this afternoon by my father, it was a Super Sports. He would have bought a Lenton Clubman but couldn't quite afford it. He changed the drop bars for flats pretty quickly. Photos to follow sometime maybe if my mother finds the correct album.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Confirmed this afternoon by my father, it was a Super Sports. He would have bought a Lenton Clubman but couldn't quite afford it. He changed the drop bars for flats pretty quickly. Photos to follow sometime maybe if my mother finds the correct album.

I'm actually very excited to see your fathers bike. Quite rare I've not see one in the flesh @3wheeler7

 

[Gtpulse]

@chickendrumsticks @KermitGKona88 local bike shop.
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Love the Muddy Fox branding in the window. Must be early to mid 1980s?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Love the Muddy Fox branding in the window. Must be early to mid 1980s?

I think so, good spot