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picked her up used for 50 bucks hanging in an covered carport for years... so i took her home cleaned her up and gave her new rubber a new saddle and painted the forks

Frame:
85 raleigh prestige gran sport, cromoly

Fork/Headset:
cromo stock

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
crank set is aenox?

Pedals:
vintage pedals with built in adjustable toe clips mks is the brand stamped into the aluminum

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
has superbe front and rear derailers

Handlebars/Stem:
aluminum/aluminum

Saddle/Seatpost:
till today i had a really nice bontrager saddle but in a really bad endo it was wrecked! now i have a turbo? made in italy its old, it will do till i can scrape up some cash. the seatpost is a SR laprade fluted heavy aluminum

Brakes:
A gc

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
front wheel is a araya rim 700c the hub is a suntour superbe and the rubber is continental ultra sport 700x23c

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
same as the front

More Info:
had to pic her up from the evidence yard at the sheriffs dep. was in a nasty hit and run with a truck... R.I.P

Added by itchybeard. Last updated over 14 years ago.

As of almost 15 years ago, itchybeard has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

10 Comments

cdupe

cdupe says:

nice find!

Posted about 15 years ago

itchybeard

itchybeard says:

thanks much:-) shes my baby!

Posted about 15 years ago

cdupe

cdupe says:

my buddy just got the exact same frame, though a conversion, and its a 65cm! hes a tall boy

Posted about 15 years ago

itchybeard

itchybeard says:

wow yeah i would say he's a big boy! i love this frame... one day i might make it a single speed?

Posted about 15 years ago

Moto_Club4AG

Moto_Club4AG says:

Nice! I had a Raleigh like in 1984... Yeah I'm that old... :)

Posted about 15 years ago

zip

zip says:

I'm curious to see a bigger picture, looks like a trusted workhorse. Regarding the Turbo: those saddles are pretty popular in some circles, it seems. I was able to trade an old turbo for a nice, newer lightweight saddle.

Additionally, I have heard that Selle Italia has recently reissued though, which may bring demand for the old ones down a little: http://hkfixed.blogspot.com/2009/08/tur...

Posted about 15 years ago

itchybeard

itchybeard says:

its not letting me put a bigger pic up but ill give you a link to my twit pic and you can see her there... shes my baby!

Posted about 15 years ago

itchybeard

itchybeard says:

http://lnk.ms/1ZhhM this is the link to the pic... enjoy.

Posted about 15 years ago

Coomer

Coomer says:

Looking forward to seeing it!

Posted about 15 years ago

itchybeard

itchybeard says:

http://lnk.ms/1ZhhM heres a link to a better pic of her it wont let me put it on here for some reason?

Posted about 15 years ago