Raleigh Competition town bike - local pickup in Portland, OR
10-31-23, 11:22 AM
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Raleigh Competition town bike - local pickup in Portland, OR
SOLD in Portland, Oregon.
Circa 1973 Raleigh Competition frame with Nervex Pro lugs and Reynolds 531 double butted tubing. Size is 58cm center to center seat tube.
Built as a 5-speed town bike with some nice components. Original headset and TA bb/crankset, 42 tooth front chainring. Specialized sealed bearing BMX hubs laced to Araya 700c rims sporting 32c Gatorskins. Freewheel is a wide range Suntour 14-30. Upright Nitto bars with new Rustines grips, Avocet saddle. Shifting on the stem is very smooth with a modern Shimano Altus long cage "shadow" derailleur. Velo Orange aluminum fenders. Rough paint, very good mechanically, nice rider.
Circa 1973 Raleigh Competition frame with Nervex Pro lugs and Reynolds 531 double butted tubing. Size is 58cm center to center seat tube.
Built as a 5-speed town bike with some nice components. Original headset and TA bb/crankset, 42 tooth front chainring. Specialized sealed bearing BMX hubs laced to Araya 700c rims sporting 32c Gatorskins. Freewheel is a wide range Suntour 14-30. Upright Nitto bars with new Rustines grips, Avocet saddle. Shifting on the stem is very smooth with a modern Shimano Altus long cage "shadow" derailleur. Velo Orange aluminum fenders. Rough paint, very good mechanically, nice rider.
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10-31-23, 12:27 PM
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Wow, beautiful bike and very versatile. Great price too. GLWS
10-31-23, 12:57 PM
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A couple of centimeters too big & I live in Salem, but dang that’s tempting!😮
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Van
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seems like a very good price for a nice bike.
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If I could somehow sneak it past the wife I'd be there today, but she watches me like a hawk after the last bike purchase......
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That's nicely done.
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Not my style, but that's a very well-executed build. The frame and fenders alone on this bike are worth the asking price -- maybe even just the frame.
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Those must be Huret dropouts... how'd you get that Altus on there? asking for a 'friend' (with two of these built as sportabouts)...
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Fantastic. I own an International from roughly the same period and plan (someday) a similar build.
Nice touch with the stem shifter. I will likely use that idea.
Raleigh built my International with generous clearance for fenders and mondo tires.
Slightly surprised to see that on their Competition.
Never seen that headset before. Fortunately, my frameset came with a Campagnolo.
Nice touch with the stem shifter. I will likely use that idea.
Raleigh built my International with generous clearance for fenders and mondo tires.
Slightly surprised to see that on their Competition.
Never seen that headset before. Fortunately, my frameset came with a Campagnolo.
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That looks like the same headset that's on my 1969 Competition.
I had to buy a new adjustable wrench to adjust it because the biggest one I had wouldn't open wide enough (42 mm).
I had to buy a new adjustable wrench to adjust it because the biggest one I had wouldn't open wide enough (42 mm).
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Thanks for all the compliments. This was a fun project, one I've wanted to do for a while. Got the frame, HS (think Brampton, maybe TDC - it's quite smooth), TA BB and TA crankset, kitted up the rest from mostly what was around. Particularly wanted to do a 5-speed town bike with understated but quality components and a reasonably easy gear range, with the 42-30 low. Don't overlook the wheels, built these long ago for a single speed - Specialized sealed bearing BMX hubs, DT spokes and Araya rims have stayed smooth and true for many years. Respaced and dished the rear to accept the 5-speed freewheel. Decided on a stem shifter as that makes reaching the shift lever easy for the most novice or distracted of riders, very natural action - it's a old Shimano shifter sourced at the local bike non-profit - it's very smooth in operation, coupled with the Altus derailleur, shifting is very sure and easy.
Yes, it is a Huret dropout, so most derailleurs wouldn't work with the forward location of the stop. This Altus is the "shadow" design that lowers the pivot, but also has a long "c" screw, screwed all the way in, the cage clears the chain stay and all cogs - note how forward the rotation is, makes for very positive shifts, almost like a Nivex.
Yes, it is a Huret dropout, so most derailleurs wouldn't work with the forward location of the stop. This Altus is the "shadow" design that lowers the pivot, but also has a long "c" screw, screwed all the way in, the cage clears the chain stay and all cogs - note how forward the rotation is, makes for very positive shifts, almost like a Nivex.
