The Thin Man 

For sale is a Raleigh Super Course within the year range of 1968 or 1969, as best as I can tell.

This bicycle was acquired from the original owner, who purchased it in high school, complete with wonderful stories of club rides and lots of tooling around California and Oregon.

The beauty of this bicycle may also be looked upon as its detriment as it has clearly seen better days. Nearly every component on here would need a massive overhaul to be considered road worthy again. The frame is no exception with sun scalding and time doing its damage in crucial areas such as the downtube where the Raleigh scripting was once prominent.
Essentially, what is for sale, is a frame that needs a ton of love. However, I am absolutely convinced it has the bones to be glorious once again. This is the type of project I revel in, usually. Meaning, lots of planning, frame prep work then building it back to its former glory.

I simply have too many projects to take on another, likely, multi-year journey. So, I am offering it up to my vintage brethren in hopes that one of you will be the keeper of the flame and give it the attention it begs for.

Overall, the frame is in fine shape other than the paint degradation. It seems straight and there appear to be no dents or deep cuts. The rear triangle is chromed with one spot that looks concerning to me (non-drive chain stay; photograph in link below). Also, the seat stay area, where the stays wrap around the cluster, comes together looks a bit curious to me. Usually, they fully wrap or come to graceful points. This one does neither and I’m not sure why. If it was me and I was restoring it, I’d farm out some brazing work here to bring together the seat stay integrity.

Frame size is: 60cm (C-T) seat post & 57-1/2cm (C-C) top tube

Photographing this one was a joy as I usually am working toward making the image look as impeccable as possible where this one was perfect in its imperfections! I mean, just check out the near-blowout of the front tire and the threads straining to hold on to integrity. Or that rear derailleur. Nothing but some chewy bits and eye candy on this one!

More images of this bicycle can be found here.

Price: Sold - I'd remove this posting but Admin doesn't allow one to delete posts which then just yields digital clutter, which is a waste of space and your click time.
Admin: Please delete this post or allow us to do it on our own. We're big enough kids, I promise.

Ideally, this would be an in-person exchange as I’d rather not ship. However, if you are interested in shipping, please let me know and I will start a list as a backup plan.

I am located in Corvallis, Oregon, 90 minutes south of Portland.

Please message me offline if you are interested.

ascherer 

That's going to make someone happy. Yes, great bones.

cudak888 

That ought to clean up really well.

GLWTS!

-Kurt

nlerner

I acquired one of those late 60s Super Courses from the original owner some years back (one of those CL listings with no pics that sounded interesting and was close to home, so it was worth a look). As found:

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Seat stay treatment was similarly sketchy:

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Cleaned up well:

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GLWTS!

The Thin Man 

I'm digging that internal hub with top tube mounted shifter. Well played.

And thank you for posting about your seat stay treatment. I'm guessing quality control wasn't as top notch as it is now on an assembly line. Even so, you give proof to the overall diamond in the rough credo!

Thanks for posting.

beicster 

What is the serial number and where is it located? I have what I believe to be a 68 with the serial number on the left rear dropout.

The Thin Man 

The Thin Man 

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