Raleigh Royal(e)/Randonneur appreciation

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5MH8Y5uq3x/?igsh=MXBwMmw5NnNncjgx

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i think its a repaint, by the time they had canti's they had stopped that colour., also note the lack of chrome

Most definitely a repaint. Looks like the original paint was sky blue.

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Did you see this went for 52 quid? Mad!

Fitted honjos on my RRA. It really is a big of a pain in the hole as everyone says.

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Massive bargain.

My excessively-spec’d Royale is finally finally getting built up - waiting on some headset spacers and a longer BB but will get photos up once it’s in one piece. The green is way greener that I’d really planned but it’s still a vibe.

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I'll have you know it's not as ratty anymore, but yeah colour scheme checks out

Portages are the super rare 650bs, right? Would kill for one, although I kinda have one. I'll try a more up-to-date picture soon, got a rack, rear dynamo, and gutted campy levers recently.

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Haha meant with the utmost respect. Great bike!

:)
Are the fork canti mounts super narrow and the little steerer notch for the headset spacer on the front of the fork instead of the back? Those were the two annoying things about mine that could help ID

Are those Soma Highway bars? Bike looks fab...

Thanks! They are cheap Kalloy uno bars from Ali express. Not a massive fan, but need Need to sort out the hood position and see if that helps. The TRP leaves some with these wedge things that I didn't use. they might help.

I lied it's still kinda ratty but love this bike so much.
Amazing commuter+, shoutout @Ph1ll1p for the brazedness

I want to put on more compact bars and relace the front hub into a matching silver thorn wheel.
Damn my camera is just bad

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375358280187 £80 BiN

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326101027053

What a find, that paint.

£100 Royal on Facebook

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Saw a gent with a really nice randonneur on train from Exeter to Bristol today. On here?

Pricey, but in great nick:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355752372672

Talking about Raleigh Royale, I recently aquired one of the earlier version and done a full youtube video of the build, you can check it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUikiBWnNiM

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Just spotted a great looking one in Argos cycles, when I went to drop off my lemond. Nice porter rack on the front, anyone’s on here?

Pretty sure thats a 'Classic' not a 'Royal', I own one too.

Yes it is named classic 15 on the 1985 catalog:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54329998@N00/albums/72157663773417840/

Very similar to the Royale though :)