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>There are far more of these bikes than than there are buyers.
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>But the ride is sweet.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I needed to chime in on this one. No this bike isn't really worth $300+ shipping, unless you REALLY want it. First, the frame is not built in England. If you look at the seat tube and see that angular gold "R" that is a Rampar built fame from Asia. An English built one will have the Heron sticker instead. These bikes were built specificly for the noststalga market and are of really questionable quality. I saw many of these bikes when I worked for The Bikesmith in Seattle and we would be lucky to get $200 for one. Sometimes we would see "the real deal" and those usually sold in the $300-$350 range if all the parts were there and it worked alright.
I must add that I did own one of these Rampar built Raleighs and it was a really fun bike to ride for crusing the bars. If you look around at swap meets and antique stores you should be able to find one for less than $200.
enjoy, monkeyman
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