Mystery eBay purchase: a Raleigh Record Sprint

[DCLane]

@smokeysmoo - Given the (lack of) description, would you have bid?

@Soltydog - don't resist! I'm not into making a fortune off CC members. eBay punters, now that's a different matter. What's more I'm in York (and Humber Bridge/Brid/York) on Saturday for an audax so could bring it with me ... well to York anyway

 

[Soltydog]

cheers DC but I really must resist. I've just off loaded 3 bikes inc the CC bike. I reckon i'd only have it sat in the garage gathering dust, so i'll let someone who will ride it take up the opportunity

 

[smokeysmoo]

However, given the (lack of) description, would you have bid?
I'm not into making a fortune off CC members.

I wouldn't have bid blind TBH but I would have asked some Q's if I'd seen it, fortune favours the brave it seems
As for not making a fortune off CC members PM me a price and I'll have a word with SWMBO

 

[DCLane]

@smokeysmoo PM sent. the Raleigh Record. I asked but the seller didn't respond to my questions so I took chance. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't! This time it worked.

 

[smokeysmoo]

@smokeysmoo PM sent. the Raleigh Record. I asked but the seller didn't respond to my questions so I took chance. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't! This time it worked.

PM replied to. I really hope we can sort something out with this

 

[smokeysmoo]

Excited about this being my new steel n+1, roll on Tuesday DC

 

[stinaV8]

Tuesday should be a good day this week , My Coventry Eagle should turn up then too
Well done looks nice .

 

[DCLane]

@smokeysmoo - I hope you like it; en route shortly.

 

[smokeysmoo]

@smokeysmoo - I hope you like it; en route shortly.

I'm setting off myself in a minute. You can't mistake me as I've been DIYing all day am as dressed accordingly

 

[DCLane]

Sold to @smokeysmoo - someone who's better sized to ride it than me! Hope you like your new Raleigh.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Sold to @smokeysmoo - someone who's better sized to ride it than me! Hope you like your new Raleigh.

Cheers DC. Just finished staining the fence so hopefully I'll be able to start fettling v.soon

 

[bigjim]

I think there is a lot of them about because they were such a good bike. Light and fast but made a good tourer, Clubmans bike etc. They also has a long production run.
I used this one for everything in standard trim.

But I modernised this one.

 

[raleighnut]

Comfy ride too, real good mile-eaters. Glad to see this one ain,t gonna end up fixied. ( not that I have anything at all against fixed gear riders or bikes, just that there seemed to be a rash of people taking classic cycles and hacking bits off to convert them into fixies pushing up the price of retro frames)
BTW my next project bike is a 3speed Raleigh which will be able to be changed to a SS just by swapping the rear wheel and removing the SA shifter and cable (no dropout on the frame) Just got to wait til I can walk again to do it.