Raleigh sprint ?

[woodbutcher]

No nothing about this but it looked interesting enough to share with you all..http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Velo-de-cour...161554?hash=item36162b2a12:g:iBIAAOSwhQhY7eC6

 

[raleighnut]

Where's the rest of it.

 

[midlife]

Where is the rest of the the gold kit lol

Shaun

 

[GuyBoden]

No nothing about this but it looked interesting enough to share with you all..http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Velo-de-cour...161554?hash=item36162b2a12:g:iBIAAOSwhQhY7eC6

I've got a mint condition 1986 Raleigh Record Sprint, that's hardly been ridden, they look nice in black and gold, but there were much better bikes around at the time. They have Reynold's 501, seam welded tubing, that's ok, but scratches the seat tube. My bike looks very nice and shines beautifully in the sun, I'll take it out for it's annual ride on a sunny day.

 

[Cycleops]

This was produced in the early seventies to try and cash in on the success of the John Player (cigarettes) F1 team who had black and gold cars. Ford also produced a car in the same colours. The Raleigh was nothing special being made from Reynolds 501 budget tubing and mid spec components. The bike in the ad has undergone a number of changes by the look of it. Should look like this:

 

[GuyBoden]

This was produced in the early seventies to try and cash in on the success of the John Player (cigarettes) F1 team who had black and gold cars. Ford also produced a car in the same colours. The Raleigh was nothing special being made from Reynolds 501 budget tubing and mid spec components. The bike in the ad has undergone a number of changes by the look of it. Should look like this:
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http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=328467

I think you'll find that they were built in the 1980's, I'm guessing that's 1984/85, it has the weak crank/chainset that snaps off the chainring. 1986 had the better quality Sugino chainset.

 

[raleighnut]

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I think you'll find that they were built in the 1980's, I'm guessing that's 1985, it has the weak crank/chainset that snaps off the chainring. 1986 had the better quality Sugino chainset.

I'd say mid 80s too.

 

[Cycleops]

Wasn't sure of the date, should of put a question mark, thanks guys.

 

[midlife]

Seem to remember the Record Sprint with all the gold arriving at the 1978 Harrogate Show but may be wrong

Shaun

 

[woodbutcher]

That was an interesting conversation thanks guys, and for more than one reason. When Cyclops mentioned John Player Formula one team l was transported back to a time (in the 1970's) when l worked in an advertising agency in London as a very young fella. We designed the famous or infamous cigarette"Black Pack" JPS ...John Player Special . Boy those were the days !

 

[biggs682]

Didn't Lotus do a special edition Europa as well ?

 

[Drago]

No nothing about this but it looked interesting enough to share with you all..http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Velo-de-cour...161554?hash=item36162b2a12:g:iBIAAOSwhQhY7eC6

A little bit of sick just came up.

I've got a 1978 Elswick Hopper in black JPS colour scheme. Lotus won the F1 championship in 1978, butni don't know if mine was a factory bike, a shop special edition, or if a previous owner had it painted and liveried that way.

 

[woodbutcher]

Yes thats true but the formula one all black Lotus that was sponsored by John Player was what we were concerned with. It all went horribly wrong when there were a number of bad crashes and sad to say, deaths remember Jochen Rindt and others. The JPS special cars and by association the black pack cigarette packs became bad news. End of story!

 

[woodbutcher]

A little bit of sick just came up.

That bad eh !

 

[Drago]

The bike that taste forgot Woody!