• A very nice Raleigh 531 C Luxe frameset . Built in 1987 at the Raleigh lightweight products division , these were only available as frames ,not complete bikes ,not to be confused with the massed produced stuff , this is a true hand built frame.

    Measurements;
    seat tube centre to top 62cm ( 24.5")
    top tube C-C 57.5cm
    rear width 126 mm (7 speed)

    Being the 'Luxe' model this frame has a top spec;

    531C main tubes with 531 Pro fork blades and back stays
    Cinelli cast bottom bracket shell
    Bocama cast seat lug and fork crown
    All braze on's , including chain retaining pip and double bottle bosses.
    Gipemme forks ends with adjusters

    Includes Shimano headset

    This frame was professionally refinished in 1991, but has seen little use since then , a few marks , but no rust , absolutely no dents or dings and is dead straight .

    Frame has been professionally prepared , all threads have been chased , the BB shell has been faced , the seat tube and steerer have both been honed.

    honest description , fair price as well

    £129 collected from London NW9 or £139 ( pay pal ) posted
    .

  • Thread #100 000! Congratulations!

  • Great price for what you get.

  • That's a real bargain.

  • [strike]Do you have the serial code? Interested as I have a re-spray, badged as 531, which has the exact same lugs/fork crown, which I've not seen on another frame before this
    (I have not looked much to be fair!)[/strike]

    N.M. couldn't have looked very hard! apologies for the brief de-rail! Good price people!

  • That fork crown was pretty common on mid-80s/early-90s Raleighs; at least, I've seen a few of them. Don't remember anything about the lugs though!

  • Dibs. I've been waiting for this. Pm in coming.

  • SOLD , thanks

  • That fork crown was pretty common on mid-80s/early-90s Raleighs; at least, I've seen a few of them. Don't remember anything about the lugs though!

    If you're wanting to tell whether a frame is 531c or not, a 531c frame will always have a 27.2 seatpost (or more correctly, a 531c (or comparable quality) seattube will always take a 27.2 seatpost, and a frame with a 531c seattube will almost certainly be 531c throughout).

    That seems a bit general. Are you saying that if a frame takes a 27.2 seatpost, then it is 531c throughout?

  • I had one of these Raleigh babes and it was shit hot to ride. t'was equipped with Campag chrome dropouts though and a silver fade to purple colour scheme.

    I see yours still has the Gerald O'Donovan transfer on the seat tube.

    Brings back happy memories

    nice.

  • That seems a bit general. Are you saying that if a frame takes a 27.2 seatpost, then it is 531c throughout?

    No; 531c = 27.2 seatpost, but 27.2 seatpost =! necessarily 531c. There are other tubesets that take 27.2 seatposts, and a 27.2 seat-tube is not necessarily indicative of the quality of the other tubing (although it usually is).

    That said, I did just discover a frame with 26.4 seatpost and an original 531c sticker from a respected builder. First time I've ever seen that. Mind = blown.

    Not that it really matters, to be honest.

  • Hi, in the interests of me trying to id another frame, similar:
    Could you please post the frame number?
    Ta

  • bump for 100,000th thread

  • Nice looking frame. I have the 653 version from 1988 - yours looks like it it was from around the same year. If you decide to sell it please let me know as it is my size.

  • beautiful frame

  • nice frame

  • Talk about reviving a dead thread but £129!! christ on a bike that was a deal!

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For Sale: 62cm Raleigh lightweight products division 531 C Luxe frameset

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