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Have sent you a PM
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That's lovely! If anyone is looking at this and doesn't know who Mike Mullett is - Mike was the foreman at Raleigh’s Special Products Division at their Ilkeston works which produced the 753 frames for the Ti-Raleigh team. He knows a thing or two about proper frame building!
Good luck with the sale.
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Brilliant event. Great atmosphere. Thousands of like-minded people having a magical time. Challenging route, great weather, fantastic organisation.
What's not to like about all that?
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Bargain for someone. Good luck with the sale.
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Half man, half bike?
That's the one.
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Being an old git, I followed Eddy Merckx's career from his first days as a pro for Peugeot. I've just read this book which served to remind me of how incredible this man was as a rider. The best ever - and I do mean ever. Read the book, I implore you.
Re Merckx frames - when he was a pro, most of his frames were built by Colnago - as many as 27 in one season. The frame on which he broke the hour record in Mexico was 200 hours in the building - by Colnago himself. When Merckx retired from racing, De Rosa helped him set up his frame factory in Belgium.
It's all in the book - read it and prepare to be blown away at the magnificence of the man and the athlete.
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Fantastic viewing. Hats off to Guy Martin and all the team. More bottle than a Coca Cola factory. Stunning bike build by Jason too. Love Rourke frames!
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I'm glad you said that. The Carlton was the cheapest to buy when new, by a long way. The Tony Oliver I specifically ordered in a low-key, single colour with no maker's decals (other than the tiny one on the head tube) to deter thievery - having already had one very nice touring bike nicked.
The Raleigh Randonneur is in just as good condition as the Carlton, if not better - see below. Sadly, it just doesn't get used, so come next Spring, I may decide to sell it. How many touring bikes does one man need?
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Custom frame built for me by Tony Oliver. Reynolds 708 main tubes, Columbus SP forks & stays, 26" wheels.
1990 Raleigh Randonneur. Reynolds 531ST frame. All original equipment.
Still have all the original bits and pieces supplied when new
Just like the sales brochure.
Carlton Corsair. Reynolds 531 main tubes. All original equipment. On loan to a local bicycle museum.
Interesting to hear Phil Liggett talk about the low gear some of the riders were having fitted to their bikes prior to the stage. 34 chainring, 32 sprocket. That's more like a touring ratio. Mind you, a constant near 20% gradient for 2 miles at the end of a mountain stage........you'd need it, especially if you were a big lad. Some of those Spanish climbs seem to go on forever (I speak from experience). We've nothing like that in this country.