• For sale, a frame I had powdercoated three months ago and have done nothing with since.

    1983 Raleigh 'Road Ace'
    Reynolds 531c tubing
    53cm c-t-c seat tube
    55cm c-t-c top tube
    126mm rear spacing
    Prugnat lugs with cut outs
    Gipiemme road ends
    Aero crown fork

    Good stuff:

    • Rare and collectable Raleigh high end model (600AX Groupset as standard, top mounted gear lever boss on downtube for aero gear levers)
    • Freshly powdercoated in gloss white
    • No stickers apart from NOS 531c stickers on seattube and forks
    • Looks super clean and has tough new paint
    • Will supply with a NEW seat post binder bolt
    • Will also supply a correct Raleigh Headtube badge.

    Not so good stuff

    • BB is stripped, so needs a threadless BB (easyish to source - velosolo)
    • Ding in top tube (wasn't found as had been filled and filler removed when shot plasted prior to painting)
    • Road end adjusters are broken off, leaving the remains blocking the drop out adjustment
    • Seat post has been stuck in the past leaving a few off marks where idiots have tried to sort it, its OK now, but there is an odd dimple and a small crack on the tubing where the lug meets - nothing fatal at all, providing you use a 27.2mm post as it should have.

    Will post up some pics shortly, but its a tidy frame that needs to be built up and ridden, not sat around my office.

    I'm looking for £125, at this price I am loosing a great deal of cash as I bought the frame in good faith before noting all the above issues, and have since paid out to get it re-finished. I can help with period correct parts if you want to restore to original spec, or cheap options to help build it up generally.

    Thanks!

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