I'm the fellow you bought the bike from Marie! It truly is a fantastic old bike. I would buy it back if it were a bit bigger, but I am in the same boat. Until I sold it to you, it had spent its whole life in Denver and was bought new at Collins Bike Shop, which is still there. I'm pretty sure they still sell Raleighs. Here are a few pictures of the bike when I had it. Note, there are a few things that Im sure Marie has corrected such as the brakes, so these are just reference of the bike a few years ago.
Pic.1 Link<http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/langsmer/?action=view¤t=DSCN0471.jpg> Pic. 2 Link<http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/langsmer/?action=view¤t=DSCN0474.jpg> Pic. 3 Link<http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/langsmer/?action=view¤t=DSCN0476.jpg> Pic. 4 Link<http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/langsmer/?action=view¤t=DSCN0479.jpg>
Luke Murray 1958vwbus@gmail.com Fort Collins, CO, USA
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, marie autrey
<ridingrabbit@earthlink.net>wrote:
> I bought a nifty bike off the Denver CL about a year ago, and I just can't
> get a good position on it. So it's time to go.
>
> The Lenton is a Reg Harris model with Racelite hubs and a Benelux rod
> derailleur on the front, Campy Gran Sport on the back. Lugged stem (or at
> least lugged -looking), heron's head crankset, tatty gold paint but complete
> decals. Mafac racers with Weinmann levers. About 56 cm, c-c, and short
> stemmed. Cool bike, but too small and I don't need any other projects. I'd
> include a Benelux rear derailleur and a set of wingnuts for the hubs. Oh,
> it has Bluemels Populars too. Brooks B15 in truly crappy shape. I'd throw
> in the anachronistic Weinmann CPs that came on it too. Front wheel is not
> original. All bearings are repacked and reballed, good tires, new cotton
> tape. It's a nice bike, but there's just not enough of it for the big-boned
> gal.
>
> I paid $475, and would like to get that back. Shipping at actual cost.
> Photos on request.
>
>
> marie autrey
> ridingrabbit@earthlink.net
> Decatur, Georgia (little country town enveloped by Atlanta)
> USA