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Skülly
For sale.... 1935 Raleigh Sports. Bought from this site about 3 years ago. Specs are unchanged and 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. I've used this bike for sunny day rides and the Tweed Run: a rare bike indeed.
Priced at £395 which us what I paid. I'm in Hornsey if you'd like to take a look.