I bought it as separate parts over time and put together a whole bike so i cant see the problem with selling off the same way also there are many collectors looking for one or two parts to complete there machines so this is a way them to complete their machines.
I have put the notice on this list in the hope that RRA collectors could get the rare bits they are missing and create a few more complete bikes so i cant see how that is sad in any way, like i said i purchased all the parts separate over a long period of time. As an RRA enthusiast i know these parts are only of use on an RRA so most likely will go to someone who really wants them for a project and it will finish off their dream bike.
I agree that 100% original bikes of the era are very rare and i have a number of them i my collection and feel very different about them they will remain as the came from the shop floor but a bike that I put together from a collection of parts is a different story.
Doug Gardner
Reading, England
On , oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
> Doug:
> This is one of the most depressing eBay auctions I have seen. Stripping
> bikes into separate parts for sale has always been a troubling thing to
> witness, but this one seems worse to me as this RRA is one we don't see
> as often complete and mostly original.
> I am surprised you outed it here on this list, as I would have thought
> you would sense the reaction might be negative?
> If there was a way, I might invent a rule for this list against offering
> stripped bikes, just so I don't have to learn about it, although I know
> it happens all the time.
> In the end, it just seems a sad thing...
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug.G999@googlemail.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Sun, May 2, 2010 10:38 am
> Subject: [CR] Lots of very rare Raleigh Record Ace, RRA items listed on
> Ebay
> Hi everyone,
> Just wanted to let any collectors of late 40's to early 50's Raleigh
> Record Ace (RRA) that i have listed a number of very rare and hard to
> find parts on Ebay. I wanted to let everyone know since these are not
> just nice vintage bike bit but some super rare items that any RRA owner
> would really love to have.
> The parts come from an RRA i am breaking to make way for a new one i have
> just purchased I have really fallen for the RRA's something about them is
> very special the one thats going took me two years to get all the parts
> so i know how impossible some of the bits are to find so please have a
> look every thing listed with the words Raleigh Record Ace and RRA my ebay
> id is MOJOMOUNTAINBIKE.
> The items going are as follows:
> RRA alloy mud guard wing nuts - Not sure if anyone has ever seen these
> they were the impossible bits to find made just for the RRA out of alloy
> they were a quick release wing nut for the mud guard most were lost since
> so tiny but i have a set of 4 listed.
> RRA bag support - This is the original RRA specific support it has the
> correct mountings to go over the 4 braze on's and lock into place, very
> rare and this one is in good conditoin.
> RRA alloy seat post - This one is the correct size 25.4 and is the
> reynolds domed top one i have seen some steel ones that size mostly just
> standard raleigh but not seen the alloy one like i have listed.
> RRA Chain set - Very nice good chrome with the Heron logo on the chain
> rings.
> RRA front wing nuts - A set of proper RRA front wing just these slot into
> the drop outs and haver the Raleigh R they are unlike other standard ones
> with the big washer that clamps on the outside of the drop out.
> RRA pedals - These again are super rare not seen many RRA's with the
> correct pedals most have the lenton type the ones i have listed are well
> used but can be restored again super rare and hard to find.
> RRA stem - I have a re chromed correct stem again specific to the RRA has
> the same lug pattern as the frame some pitting under the chrome but in
> hard to polish areas.
> There are other items that came off my RRA that are going up also.
> I hope everyone finds this useful knowing how long it took me to source
> the RRA only parts i thought it would be good to tell you guys so you
> dont miss the chance to get the bits if you are restoring, have restored
> and own an original RRA.
> Doug Gardner
> Reading, England
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