Raleigh Sprint

[biggs682]

It was a tough decision this morning walking around local car boot .

First find was tired 70's Falcon Black Diamond at £75 , then a sad looking Henry Burton that had just sold for an un disclosed amount and then this "Alloy" According to the seller Raleigh Sprint with all its gold trimmings .

So after a bit of bartering it came home with me .

Looks ok no stuck post or stem hopefully a quick wipe down and some lubricant .

 

[Cycleops]

Very nice Martin. Record Sprint wasn't it? Must bring one of the earlier ones by the look of it, they seemed to lose the gold as the production ran.

 

[woodbutcher]

It was a tough decision this morning walking around local car boot .

First find was tired 70's Falcon Black Diamond at £75 , then a sad looking Henry Burton that had just sold for an un disclosed amount and then this "Alloy" According to the seller Raleigh Sprint with all its gold trimmings .

So after a bit of bartering it came home with me .

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Looks ok no stuck post or stem hopefully a quick wipe down and some lubricant .

Nice one, the "bike magnet strikes again"

 

[Drago]

Nice to find one with all the yellow bits still present.

 

[biggs682]

Thanks guys .

Yes I believe the earlier ones had all the gold trimmings and as they evolved they lost the gold .

This one has the aero shaped seat tube and hellimatic RR hub .

 

[raleighnut]

Nice.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Stick to a wipe and lube, this bugger cost me a small fortune when I restored it, but it was rather nice when I'd finished it, just wish I'd never sold the bugger

 

[EltonFrog]

@biggs682 that looks to big for you.

 

[tom73]

 

[biggs682]

@biggs682 that looks to big for you.

Do you know i never even measured it , oh well too late now it's found a new owner

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

@biggs682 that looks to big for you.

Doesn't look huge to me. I'd say it was a 23 1/2" frame, which is my ideal size at just under 6 foot. Don't forget the stuff that has any pretensions to being "racy" tends to have a shorter wheelbase than general purpose or touring frames. That often results in a taller head tube for a given size since the main triangle of the frame is truncated. Sometimes the BB height may be greater, to avoid pedal strike. Lots of variables that can give a misleading impression of the size of a frame if you don't factor them in.

 

[biggs682]

I also have this later version as well in the ever growing awaiting work pile .

 

[Drago]

Urgghhh, unicrown forks on a lugged frame. The road bike equivalent of mixing stripes and checks.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Funny you mention Henry Burton, I was talking to a holiday making lady in Goodwick on Friday who was riding one of those. I'd never heard the name before.

 

[biggs682]

Funny you mention Henry Burton, I was talking to a holiday making lady in Goodwick on Friday who was riding one of those. I'd never heard the name before.

Shop is still going but not sure to what degree

Urgghhh, unicrown forks on a lugged frame. The road bike equivalent of mixing stripes and checks.

Totally agree but hey ho