The Retro Raleigh Rocket....

[andySC]

Rouleur & burriana, following on from the "if you could" thread here are some pics of my beloved Raleigh. If you are into such things i guess this may represent the holy grail (to some maybe). It's a genuine ex team bike built in 86/87. It was never raced & was built as a training bike for the a team rider. It's Ilkeston built with the all important SB serial number. The bike had covered next to no miles when I got it about 5 years ago. It weighs about 20lbs so no heavy weight & rides beautifully. You kinda forget the joy of riding steel bikes these days & riding this almost makes me hanker after a Pegoretti....maybe one day.



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Edited by andySC on Saturday 20th October 15:41

[Coco H]

Lovely. I ride a an 80s Claud Butler and love it.

[burriana]

Lovely. Still have a soft spot for the original red/black/yellow

The chain sets these days all seem to manage to be half the weight of yesteryear, yet look twice as heavy!

[MadDad]

That sir, is stunning, classic, bike porn!

[offendi]

That's lovely and glad to see its not fixied !

[Rouleur]

Cool. I would have been 11/12 when that was built and I remember looking through my brother's Raleigh brochure over and over again dreaming about riding stuff like this. Look after it.

[andySC]

Easier to bump...can't post pics from phone.

[castex]

Fabulous, and looks 100% correct.

[2volvos]

burriana said:

Lovely. Still have a soft spot for the original red/black/yellow

The chain sets these days all seem to manage to be half the weight of yesteryear, yet look twice as heavy!

I'd say the same about the whole bike!

Superb bike by the way. You deserve to be very proud of it.

[Sods Law]

Love it, reminds me;
I must get round to it in the summer but I have a late 1940s Raleigh I will be restoring. The wheels are like flywheels

[2volvos]

Sods Law said:

Love it, reminds me;
I must get round to it in the summer but I have a late 1940s Raleigh I will be restoring. The wheels are like flywheels

Excellent, three turns of the pedals and roll the rest of the way!