Anyone identify this ?

[Soltydog]

A mate of mine saw this & bought it, hoping i'd take it off his hands
Didn't really need another bike, but I now have it

It's been repainted at some point & had Rick Powell graphics added

It has shimano 105 gears & the seat tube is 'ovaled' towards the bottom & the down tube is also ovaled
The serial no looks like N2 (these 2 characters quite faded) 4130213 if anyone can decipher that

My plan is to strip most parts off & add to another old racer I have for winters & maybe convert this to a fixed

 

[bagpuss]

Rick Powell is/was an ex Carlton frame builder .He started building frame under his own name during the early 1980's I beleive.So it could be one of his?Some Raleigh frames had oval tubes but I do not recognize the frame number.

 

[Soltydog]

Rick Powell is/was an ex Carlton frame builder .He started building frame under his own name during the early 1980's I beleive.So it could be one of his?Some Raleigh frames had oval tubes but I do not recognize the frame number.

I'm not convinced it is an original Rick Powell bike, as there are 3 mounting holes at the front where it looks like a maker's badge has been fit, but now just has a transfer/sticker there

 

[fossyant]

I'd go with a Raleigh - possibly a Pursuit

 

[fossyant]

Like this.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Pursuit-18-23-tubing-25inch-frame-very-nice_W0QQitemZ160313757212QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item160313757212&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318

 

[Soltydog]

I'm not sure if it is a Raleigh. I had a few raleigh badges for the head tube, but they were all only 2 pin, rather than the 3 pin that would have been fit on this frame