Who's Got a Raleigh ! ..

[Muddy paw]

Didn't any one tell you the Peak wasn't a jump bike :facepalm: .
The Massif lacks appeal to most i guess due to it's gate like appearance and hi ten tubing but i on looks alone i quite like them and your Summit is at the top of my want to see list so can you get a pic up please mate ..

 

[Kona-Ian]

Didn't any one tell you the Peak wasn't a jump bike :facepalm: .
The Massif lacks appeal to most i guess due to it's gate like appearance and hi ten tubing but i on looks alone i quite like them and your Summit is at the top of my want to see list so can you get a pic up please mate ..

Only have pics of the Peak and my first Kona.
Sorry, first Kona I was 15 I think.
Didn't own the Summit for much over a year, bought the Kona frame from a mate, put all the bits on the Kona frame and then sold Summit frame to another mate.
Then my Dad's mate who owned a bodyshop painted it and we got new decals.
It was only a Hahanna frame...but I spent £200 on a wheel set.
X-Lite brake bolts and camlocks and bar ends, Paper round money, had 2 paper rounds.
Sorry for yapping, carry on.

 

[gerryattrick]

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I have had this Raleigh M-Trax 700 Ti in the shed for three years. It was a tip find that I am planning to finally get round to building as a winter project.

 

[Kona-Ian]

Our local tip wont let anyone take stuff anymore.
Not sure if it's down to them or other authority.
Selfish really.

 

[Muddy paw]

That looked great in that colour and it practically matches your hair colour to ;o so why get rid of the Summit after only a year was it not what your mates had eh! or did you just think the Kona looked cooler at the time although i pretty much admire your determination at that age to earn money on 2 paper rounds to get get everything you wanted for the Kona ..

 

[Ghosty]

Unfortunately some Raleighs were made too cheaply imo so what happend to the Turbo saddle then ? ..

Raleigh were going downhill (ironically) all through the '90s...
The Turbo ended up on a 531 Peugeot singlespeed road bike of mine, that got sold on eventually and I deeply regret doing so - but I have my Charge now, so not to worry. Was a black leather one with the yellow Selle Italia stitching on the flanks.





Here it is in a couple of guises. I prefer the first one...
I see a women's Lizard parked up in Manchester some days!

 

[Kona-Ian]

That looked great in that colour and it practically matches your hair colour to ;o so why get rid of the Summit after only a year was it not what your mates had eh! or did you just think the Kona looked cooler at the time although i pretty much admire your determination at that age to earn money on 2 paper rounds to get get everything you wanted for the Kona ..

It started life as a 1993 Hahanna in red and silver.
Silver at front and red at the back.

Few mates had Konas, it must have been destiny as I still love Konas now.
The Sloping top tube and the name just looked cool.
One mate had a 1992 Explosif.
Another had a 1993 Lava Dome.

 

[jari]

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This...

Raleigh highlander. local to me and all of £10.50 a week ago. Just been fiddling tonight.

Biopace chain ring, 200Gs shimano. canti brakes. Still has the stickers on the headset and cranks... tyres still have some nobbles on. clearly not had a lot of use. Saddle is not original - took that original one off for now.

 

[Muddy paw]

Re: Re:

I have had this Raleigh M-Trax 700 Ti in the shed for three years. It was a tip find that I am planning to finally get round to building as a winter project.

Nice find mate and it should make for a really nice build with a bit of paint touch up and a T cut an polish it should look more than up to the job so have you got everything for the build or just searching for parts as you go along ? ..

 

[Muddy paw]

Unfortunately some Raleighs were made too cheaply imo so what happend to the Turbo saddle then ? ..

Raleigh were going downhill (ironically) all through the '90s...
The Turbo ended up on a 531 Peugeot singlespeed road bike of mine, that got sold on eventually and I deeply regret doing so - but I have my Charge now, so not to worry. Was a black leather one with the yellow Selle Italia stitching on the flanks.





Here it is in a couple of guises. I prefer the first one...
I see a women's Lizard parked up in Manchester some days!

I bet that saddle made riding Peugeot a real pleasure as well as looking the part .

That yellow could do with a bit of a clean but yes i prefer the setup in the 1st pic even though i'm a fan of purple i think the silver bar ends looks better and that saddle looks real comfy ..

I've never seen a Lizard in the metal after all this time since they 1st came out i'd only ever seen them in mtb magazines so maybe one day who knows and what part of Manchester are you in as i'd like to meet up sometime after i've got my Ravine on the trail again ? ..