For Sale: Raleigh 531 Club bike, 54cms, 1989 catalogue

Edit: Having thought about it £125 might be a bit optimistic so £100 whole bike or I will split:
Frame, fork, bb and headset - £60 ONO
Wheelset - £30 ONO
105 levers - £10
Crankset - £10
Offers on other bits

This was to be my new project bike but sadly I am too busy and skint so offering her up here.

This is a Raleigh '531 Club' frame (54 c-t-t, 54 top tube) with 531C forks built up with a Shimano groupset from the time: 105 headset and brake levers; Exage 500 EX brake calipers; Exage 400 EX front and rear mech and levers (14 speed); and 600 (Ultegra equivalent) hubs laced to Rigida SHP600 semi-aero rims anodysed charcoal grey. It also has a useable-but-scruffy Turbo Gel saddle, pointy Shimano pedals with clips and straps (which also contain a fixing for some sort of clipless system) and decent enough Sakae Custom Road Champion alloy handlebars. Lovely Raleigh embossed seat stays.

This was available as frame-only from the 1989 catalogue (page 7). I removed the decals as they were tatty: http://www.cyclemuseum.org.uk/ncl/pics/Raleigh%20catalogue%201989%20(V-CC%20Library).pdf

The bike has always lived in the dry but has developed a few small rust spots, particularly on the underside of the down tube and around the lugs. I love the retro paint job so I was just going to treat with some rust remover and then clearcoat but it would obviously look great with an Armourtex, too. Everything runs smoothly and true. Brakes aren't amazing but usable. Frame has rear mudguard eyelets but forks don't.

From a very cursory glace I think that the inner ring would give a good chainline for the cog of a standard 120 mm track hub, so it might just need a new rear wheel/ hub to convert.

£125 or offers around that by PM, please. Best offer by 6pm tonight secures. Ideally collection from London SE14 but I can bring it central/ east if necessary. Cash on collection and I will donate £5 from this sale to the forum.

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great bike,
very very tempted, would be a great upgrade from my 501 Quasar, always loved the colourscheme and detailing of this frame
might not be able to confirm by 6pm but will have a serious think, prob most likely just for the frame and forks.
Speak soon
D

Hi Timmy,

Not sure if you got my message from earlier, just joined the forum to try to post to you! I've just noticed that I might not be able to PM peple yet, so you may not have got it...

I'll take the frame and forks at the price you state above if they're still available.

Cheers,

C

Okay, I have decided to split so:
Wheels and saddle - dibs to Gav
F & F - dibs to Chris Spaceman
Cranks and pedals - Muncie2
Bars, stem and seatpost - me

Still available
Brake levers £10
Brakes £8
Gear mechs and levers £15

I also have a Sugino 103 mm bottom bracket - £15
And a rear wheel off a Ridgeback hybrid with 8-speed cassette, hardly used, inc tyre and tube - £15

hmmmm how much for the brakes & levers and cranks and pedals as a whole

still for sale complete?

That brochure takes me back, I used to have a copy. Used to dream of owning a Raleigh Record Ace Moderne.

hmmmm how much for the brakes & levers and cranks and pedals as a whole

£30?

If you decide not to split it, and if still available I would be interested in whole bike/cash/collect tomorrow.

If you decide not to split it, and if still available I would be interested in whole bike/cash/collect tomorrow.

Email me: arnelius at hotmail dot com

Sorry to those who want parts but I have now had 2 offers for the complete bike and I really don't have the time to strip it and meet 4 different people.