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For sale is my beloved 1935 Raleigh Sports. This has been an ongoing project for me but one that now has to be moved on - I had a nasty accident with the fixed cog on this and can no longer enjoy riding it. Specs are as follows:
Frame: 1935 21 inch Raleigh Sports with very slack geometry and lovely lugs
Forks: original Raleigh slack forks
Crank: Williams Raleigh heron crank (very rare nowadays)
Wheels: early Racelite rims with early flip-flop Normandy high flange hubs
Tyres: Schwalbe 26 x 1 1/4
Bars: period 1930s chrome Lauterwasser (again, rarer than a hen's teeth)
Freewheel: 16T Sturmey Archer (almost new)
Fixed cog: 17T period no-name
Chain: KMC Z510 HX (again, almost new)
Brakes/levers: 80s Weinmann (dismantled originals will be provided)
Saddle: 80s Condor (original leather saddle will be provided)
Headset: Raleigh Industries
Stem: Raleigh
BB: Raleigh
Grips: Britannia repro
Pedals: MKS Sylvan Track (nearly new)
This is a really special bike that needs a new custodian, but can be ridden as-is. The paint is not amazing but certainly serviceable, and is not at all bad when you consider it's been used for 80 years! I've spent about £600+ on getting it as it is now, so all that's left really is a £50 powder coat if you fancy it. Otherwise, this is a properly rare bike that you won't see another of.
See here for more pictures
Pried at £395 to reflect my costs/my reluctance to let it go, and if the price is sufficient I'll throw in a pair of black spearpoint celluloid mudguards from the period. I can deliver to London in person this coming Friday or Monday, or can make other arrangements if necessary. Cheers!
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