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P!N20
Then there's the details around the dropouts/fork tips. Blobs of weld/braze is far from what I'd expect of a professional bike company (even if they haven't been doing steel frames for a while.) Finally the tabs on the fork tips - surely it's frame building 101 to file them flush with the fork blades?
Agreed 100%. While the modern-day reinterpretation of the vintage concept is interesting, in this case the execution - particularly at this price point - is laughable. This thing just doesn't hit my personal value for money sweet spot with "workmanship" like that...
Edit: It wasn't too long ago Raleigh had its heart in the right place when it came to nostalgic flights of fancy; the quality difference is night and day:
DD