Please identify for me

[ifrankwood]

I have this inherited Raleigh bike in my garage. It’s been kept inside forever so in reasonable nick. I don’t want it but maybe someone will want to redo it. I would like to know what model it is. The manufacture stamp is covered with a gear cabling connection so I don’t want to disturb it

 

[Cycleops]

No idea I'm afraid but it would have been made for the youth market as a starter bike in around the seventies. Basic gas pipe 18-23 tubing and double chainset.
Have a look online at the various Raleigh catalogues I'm sure you'll find it.
Looks in nice condition. Check the seat post moves. Largish frame (23.5" ?) so for someone 5'10" plus. Tyres probably perished but apart from that ready to roll I would guess.
You could offer it on here after a few more posts.

 

[classic33]

What's the decal, in full, at the top of the seat tube?

 

[Threevok]

Raleigh Solo

My brother had one

He had it the same Xmas I had my Chopper, so it must be late 70's to early 80's

 

[Drago]

I believe also it to be a Solo, friend of mine had one in 1983ish. At that time Raleigh had a thing for different paint, decals and bar tape on identical bikes and giving them different names, Solo being the metallic burgundy version.

 

[Dogtrousers]

It looks to be in beautiful nick. Not worth a vast amount, fairly basic in its day, but a very nice bike. You can see the word "Solo" in fancy script on the seat tube in your third picture.

 

[Cycleops]

Those 'shorty' mudguards were very popular then. Absolutely useless.

 

[simongt]

Those 'shorty' mudguards were very popular then. Absolutely useless.

Disagree, as I cut a pair of old metal mudguards down a few years back to similar proportions simply to keep dust and other road detrius from building up on the caliper brake pivots on my Dawes Fox. Works for me.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Those 'shorty' mudguards were very popular then. Absolutely useless.

I remember them, I used to end up with a cold wet arse and a brown streak up my back in bad weather.

 

[T4tomo]

Those 'shorty' mudguards were very popular then. Absolutely useless.

No, actually very effective at what they were designed for.

 

[Cycleops]

Might work for brake calipers @simongt but won't do much for keeping your arse dry as @dave r documents

 

[simongt]

but won't do much for keeping your arse dry

Which is why I avoid taking my beloved Dawes Fox, the bike in question out when it's wet or likely to be - !

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Which is why I avoid taking my beloved Dawes Fox, the bike in question out when it's wet or likely to be - !

I didn't have a choice in those days, my bike was my transport.

 

[simongt]

I didn't have a choice in those days, my bike was my transport.

As with myself, but now as an old twat, I now have the luxury of three bikes to choose from - !