[CR]Raleigh Lenton Touring

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 01:26:34 -0700
From: "Tim F." <fricker61@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Raleigh Lenton Touring

Hey folks-

I'm in the process of acquiring a Raleigh Lenton Tourist, and I'd like to know if anyone here knows anything about it. It's the classic Raleigh green color, with the heron headbadge that says "The Raleigh" on it. Rear hub is a 1951 Sturmey AW, front is a Dynohub of some flavor, with the wide part on the left. Seat tube has a very plain looking "531" decal. Rims are Dunlops, EA1 sized, not sure of the model. Bars are narrowish, and sort of a modified North Road... not much sweep up or down to them, nearly flat, but curved forward from the stem, then back. Grips look like some really thin, really cheap, plastic replacement. Saddle was gone, so I don't know what it's supposed to be. Anyone know? Oh, crankset has a single replaceable ring, don't know just yet how many teeth.

So, anyone have words of wisdom on this bike?

Thanks!

Tim