At 4:42 PM -0600 18/12/03, Steve Kurt wrote:
>From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
>"....
>A lot depends upon the condition of the bicycle. If the bicycle looks
>brand spanking new-from-the-box, then I think that weirdo original
>equipment authenticates it. I myself am struggling with the thought
>of making some very strange raleigh seat bolts in stainless :
>
> http://www.retroraleighs.com/
>
>
>I reply:
>hey, that seatpost bolt looks familiar! Isn't a T.A. model? Looks a lot
>like the sketch in the Cyclo-Pedia catalog:
(snip)
>that link is a bit awkward... goto:
>http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/catalogs/cyclo-pedia-74
>and click on page 21 "TA cage n bits"
>item 365 looks like what's shown on the Raleigh Pro.
This seems to be TA's ref:365 seatpost bolt -- according to Joel Metz's online listing, it's chromed steel:
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
more specifically, see the line illustration at:
http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
For the original poster, perhaps Bicycle Specialties in Toronto:
http://www.bikespecialties.com/
has these bolts in stock -- it might be easier than trying to fabricate replicas in stainless.
Hope this helps!
Jeff Noakes
Ottawa, ON, CA