artdavidson

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...2#post10842392

The photos of my bicycle are contained in the posted link above (uploading the photos again seemed useless), which is the introduction post to BikeForums. Of course I know it's a Raleigh, and the seller knew it was from the early 1970's, but I cannot find any info on Snipe (as the sticker on the bike suggests) model for Raleigh bicycles.

Any suggestions?

Cheers all,
Art

nlerner

Not a model I've ever heard of or seen in catalogues, but the style of the Raleigh font on the downtube and that decal on the seat tube is consistent with the 1960s bikes.

Neal

elcraft

Quite an interesting hodge podge! It looks like a '74 Super Course that had additional decals applied! There is a '72 stylized "Heron" on the seat tube, earlier Sixties-esque "Raleigh" Downtube decals and that interesting "Snipe" on the Chain stays.
Is there any evidence of a Carlton rear Brake cable hanger that spanned the seat stays? The fork has a Wagner crown; generally found on Carlton-made Grand Prixs and Super Courses,and Gran Sports; but not on models above or below these. Could this have been purposely re-decaled?

elcraft

Was this bike listed in Norfolk CraigList on May 4th,2010? There was a listing;

model-snipe 1972. Will need front rim and tire and handle bar tape ...
norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/1724805622.html

sailorbenjamin

Might be a Snape, named for the master of potions at the Raleigh Carlton School of Wizardry.

RaleighComp

Clearly it's a 1966 or 1967 Raleigh Albatross.

artdavidson

Yes, that was the one. Why?

As for the model name, I guess it is still indecisive.

artdavidson

I found a similar looking bicycle:

https://www.bikecult.com/works/archiv...hSCMKIIss.html

the Raleigh Super Course MK II.

Looks to be my model. Any suggestions?

shelleym

Hi - I found this site because I did a google search of raleigh snipe as that was the model name of my first bike in the mid 70s. It was a red and white girl's bike with a white satchel - nothing like your pictures.