Sold: 1980 Rayleigh-TI Single Speed Conversion

I have to part ways with my pub bike as I'm moving abroad. It rides so nicely that I was looking into shipping it with me, but I can't justify the cost when I'm already shipping two other bikes.

Rides very fast on the drops (compared to my gravel bike anyway) and it is very light so it flies. On the hoods, it's much more relaxed and comfortable enough to take to do my weekly shopping with me. Beautiful red colour with some minor scratches.

Only minor thing to note is that, under heavy power, the bottom bracket creaks a bit. Never caused me any problems and the pedals turn very nicely so I've never bothered looking into it.

I originally bough from someone else here. It came with a wheel with a cassette but no derailleur, broken brake pads, and the chain snapped shortly after starting riding it (all of this I was warned about, no scams!). I took it as a project and converted it to single speed with a new KMC single-speed chain, new brake pads, and an Alexrims+Mavic hub rear wheel, fitted with a single speed cog adapter for cassette hubs. Now it just rides and stops as it should do.

Comes with white condor bar tape, a Bontrager stem and Weinmann center pull brakes. Both tyres are well used, and I have an almost new pair at home you are welcome to have.

I believe it's a 56cm. I am 181 cm (about 6ft) and it fits me like a glove. There's space to lower or bring up the saddle by a few cm and I have a short body, so it would certainly fit someone shorter, as well as someone taller.

Looking for £150
Collection from E2 or I can meet you somewhere convenient for you.

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Found this little bit of history about the frame which someone may find interesting. Looks like it won the Tour the France back in the 80s: https://retro.raleigh.co.uk/bikes/raleigh-t-i-team/

Price drop £130

Raleigh never held back when using the black and red Raleigh Livery.

Everything from the gas pipe Europa to the 753 actual team bikes. Usually the yellow seat tube panel was painted before the red and not a decal. If it is actually a Team frame it would be somewhere in the middle of the pack given the braze ons and lugs.

Stunning bike glws

Thanks, @Roaring_Scott, and thanks @midlife for the historic remark, it's so interesting knowing where these machines come from.

I tried to take photos of the lugs yesterday but I did a terrible job. I'll try again later today, in the meantime here's a photo of the head badge.

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Price drop £110

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