^%£ Raleigh record ace moderne 89 full sante group - horizontal dropouts

the cull continues
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this was the best raeligh that was not a professional (custom ) model - i've been told (i can't find the 89 catalogue so can't confirm.) the bike was designed around the group asthetically white frame and grey pearl lugs - just the like the components.

around 56cm on top tube, 653, full sante equipment - headset, calipers, mechs, hubs, levers, shifters, cogs, cranks and rings (biopace). sante was positioned between 600 and dura ace of the two years it was made - pearl white and grey - very new age.unusual design on chainrins - etched brick pattern, rear of pedal threads are enclosed and bolts screw in from rear on the chain rin - giving the mirror finish to outside - crank bolt covers and chainring bolts - very slick

pretty standard - except the (NOS) 27.2 seatpost and the rear skewer is not Sante - i'm pressuming that's the OEM saddle - a little knackered but it's there and usable.

gitane dropouts (horizontal on rear for fixed conversion if need be)

14 speed indexed

need touching up aroun d the frame - especially where the cable has rubbed on headtube - see pic, and needs touching up in other areas too - there is some flakingon the crank paint on the end of one (polish this off is my advice). ideally the whole thing needs refurb or touching up.

alex alloy eyeletted twin skinned rims tyre OK

everything's full working order except i can't move the stem - (i'm including almost identicl item to replace with)

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Lovely stuff, should be in bike porn.

Washing up fail.

yeh i knew that would be mentioned - it's jeeves' day off

You should have googled them then.

Want the groupset... shame it comes with a bike attached!

yeh pretty sweet the sante - i like the sante so much it's on 2 of my 3 fixies (SEE PIC - -I have some sante levers on the way for the yellow one) - shame they didn't do a post and stem too - gippiemme do a nice set called white laser - all white group that looks good too.

nothing wrong with a nice steel lugged 653 frame - you could easy sell on.
if no real in iterest in a few days i'll pull the sante off and sell for the fellow conosueirs amongst you

king cutter do you still have the white hooded exage levers off that yellow 531 british eagle? if so i could do with them - i'm pretty sure the hoods should fit my beloved sante

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Dibs on the frame if you do split

just had a look on ebay.com the group alone is going for 191 gbp = 319 dollars

i don't know what 'dibs' means

ok - i'm going to wrap up this thread - i need to get rid of this stuff so i'm going to auction it off online somewhere or other this week.