At 4:40 PM -0700 10/6/01, Ron Gurth wrote:
>I have come across a Raliegh GP and would like some
>help in dating it correctly and maybe a guess as to
>the value. If I have some thoughts to these
>questions, I will see if I can aquire it, and offer it
>to interested CR listers, or if no interest, stick it
>onto Ebay. here are the particulars:
>25 inch (63?cm) frame,
More likely 25 1/2"
> 23 inch top tube, c-c;
You sure? 22 is more common.
>transfer
>says it is "2030" tubing. serial number 2734986 on
>bottom bracket shell. Simplex mechs, front and back,
>the cheaper Delrin style (I forget what they were
>called); cottered crank; Weinmann 750 "Vainqueur 999"
>center-pulls; original Weinmann levers have white
>Carlton hoods. Wheels are steel, high flange hubs, no
>quickrelease. Stem is alloy, I think, 11.5 extention,
>and has a "GB" embossed on either side. Handlebars are
>alloy, and about 40 cm, with translucent blut plastic
>tape. Paint is a very good looking bright blue, with
>black panels, and the lugs are gold lined. Paint is
>overall in good condition, as are the transfers, but
>there are scratches. I personally know that this bike
>has had very few miles put on it for the last 25
>years. It has been in dry storage, so there is no
>rust to speak of.
>Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>Ron 'too short for this one' Gurth
This sounds like early '70s. Later '70s would, I believe, have extension levers on the brakes, probably stem shifters too. Leather saddle?
Sheldon "Raleighphile" Brown
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