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Old July 30th 05, 01:39 PM
RNK
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Hello all, I've been riding this old Raleigh Rapide road bike for a
year, which I picked up for €40. Out of curiosity, I was wondering
whether it has any vintage value at all, or it's just an old bike like
1000 other old bikes.

It's an early or mid-80's Raleigh Rapide in the Team Raleigh red/yellow
colours, with Reynolds 531c tubes. Front is a double crankset (dunno the
brand) with Rigida cranks and a Sakae BB.

Rear derailleur is a Campagnolo Nuovo Gran sport. Rims are Mavic Module
"E2", although the rear wheel has been replace because it was damaged.
(Downtube) shifters are Suntour power shifters.

The (sidepull) brakes are a bit of a mix-up, rear is Shimano 600 and
front is a Weinmann. I'm guessing the Shimano is a replacement for the
Weinmann rear brake that was on there before, the brake handles are
Weinmann. Seat is a San Marco Supercorsa.

So, what's the lowdown on my bike? Potential vintage or 150-in-a-dozen?

Robin
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Old July 30th 05, 01:46 PM
Zog The Undeniable
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RNK wrote:

Hello all, I've been riding this old Raleigh Rapide road bike for a
year, which I picked up for €40. Out of curiosity, I was wondering
whether it has any vintage value at all, or it's just an old bike like
1000 other old bikes.

It's an early or mid-80's Raleigh Rapide in the Team Raleigh red/yellow
colours, with Reynolds 531c tubes. Front is a double crankset (dunno the
brand) with Rigida cranks and a Sakae BB.

Rear derailleur is a Campagnolo Nuovo Gran sport. Rims are Mavic Module
"E2", although the rear wheel has been replace because it was damaged.
(Downtube) shifters are Suntour power shifters.

The (sidepull) brakes are a bit of a mix-up, rear is Shimano 600 and
front is a Weinmann. I'm guessing the Shimano is a replacement for the
Weinmann rear brake that was on there before, the brake handles are
Weinmann. Seat is a San Marco Supercorsa.

So, what's the lowdown on my bike? Potential vintage or 150-in-a-dozen?

=
Bits of it are worth something as a "rider". A 531 frame is always
saleable (being double butted and reasonably light) and the rear mech
will be attractive to some people. I don't think it has any value as a
"classic".
 




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