Vintage Raleigh Royal Reynolds 531

[PHL67]

Raleigh Royal in fantastic condition.
60cm frame.
open to open to sensible offers.

 

[Oldhippy]

Very pretty indeed.

 

[Paulus]

A lovely looking bike.
Shame it's just a tad too big for me.

 

[raleighnut]

Nice

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Very original, too. As far as I can see, only the mudguards changed, and perhaps the brake levers?

ETA
Looking again, a rear wheel too, and maybe front also?

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I'm surprised you want to move on such a nice tidy Royal. Mine isn't nearly so immaculate as that and I spent well over a year looking for the right one to come up.

 

[PHL67]

I'm surprised you want to move on such a nice tidy Royal. Mine isn't nearly so immaculate as that and I spent well over a year looking for the right one to come up.

I was thinking of keeping it but a tad to big so moving it on to a deserved home.

 

[PHL67]

Very original, too. As far as I can see, only the mudguards changed, and perhaps the brake levers?

ETA
Looking again, a rear wheel too, and maybe front also?

Mudguards we’re all broken so replaced. Brake levers were on it and align with weimann calpiers. Wheels were odd when I got it so replaced. Will work well for someone for touring.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

No need to be a tourist to own a Royal. They can be ridden as a very comfortable and predictable handling road bike for all sorts of purposes. Mine is purely a fair weather fun machine and is run as light as possible minus it's rack and mudguards.
I wouldn't want to use an immaculate one as a beater to commute on, but it would do the job much better than all the silly modern stuff lacking in mudguard clearance and mounting eyes.
I'm sure they were also available in a 22 1/2" frame, like Raleigh's other 531 offerings.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I'm sure they were also available in a 22 1/2" frame, like Raleigh's other 531 offerings.

Yes, they did make 'em smaller than this 23 1/2, but as I've commented before, they're like RH Poo for some reason.