Touring the darkside.

[baldyonabike]

I've, um, I've bought a road bike.

It's a really nice Raleigh Touriste, I am thinking '90 because it has Exage kit on it, and Biopace chainrings. Nice 531 frame, good brakes by Dia-Compe and even decent tyres.
It needs some work, but all the bearings - headset, BB, wheels and running smoothly. And it's light, and feels great to ride. Paint is really good too.
This is the first grown up road bike I have owned for ...er...since 93ish. I have a 91 catalogue and the Touriste shows up in that but in a different spec and colour.
Can anyone point me to some more info?

Oh and does anyone make Gravel bars that will fit?

BOAB

 

[legrandefromage]

I have a bigger version and they ride ok, they need very little to make even nicerererer

 

[baldyonabike]

That IS nicerererer. I'll have a look at your thread to see what you did to it.

 

[hamster]

For bars have a look at Nitto ones from PlanetX. You can shim any 25.4 ones out to whatever stem you have.

 

[baldyonabike]

Ah, thanks!

 

[non-fixie]

Just curious: why don't the current bars work on gravel? Other than the brake levers having been mounted in a, erm ... , unfortunate position, I see little wrong with them.

Nice find, BTW.

 

[baldyonabike]

Thanks: nice chap sold it on FB marketplace. They probably are fine but I like the flared position on Gravel bars ( as you say, aside from the positioning of the brake levers ) basically I am just being contrary.

 

[non-fixie]

In that case, may I suggest the Nitto B135 randonneur bars. They have the flare, the slight rise for comfort and look good on an eighties touring bike.

 

[bagpuss]

I would leave as is . If it ani't broke don't fix it . Just repostion the levers and adjust the H/B 's

 

[baldyonabike]

I could always try that and see if I still feel the need for gravel bars.