MSA <
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> "A.Lee" <
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> > mtbill <
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> > > I bought this older, (I think 1980's) Raliegh 10 speed race rep. bicycle @ a thrift shop for
> > > $25. It was bought in England for it had the decale of the shop where it was purchased. The
> > > serial number start with a "NP". It has italian derailers etc. It is called Raliegh Winner.
> > > The bike is in almost new condition. Is bike rare?,
> >
> > It is rare now, because almost all others like it have been thrown away. $25 is about right for
> > a 'shite old bike'! Alan.
>
> That's it Alan, make everyone feel welcome.
What am I meant to say? Its a really cheap old bike, that was poorly built? Or something a bit more
positive: It will be good for going to the shops/leaving outside work all day,as old bikes like this
are rarely stolen?
I had a Raleigh from the early eighties, and they were rubbish.The only good things Raleigh did then
were the true 'Competition' models, that were put together with quality components, with decent
frames. The basic models had very poor quality hubs,those awful spokes that rust after 6
months,steel rims probably,frames that were made of thick plain guage steel pipe, a saddle that was
a one piece plastic moulded to the rails(which also invariably rusted after being in the rain
twice),steel handlebars.I could go on.The best thing I ever did was buy a Dawes in 1984 - it cost me
4 weeks wages then, which was a sum unheard of in our area for a bike, and it lasted in good
condition for years, even though the quality of the bike was nowhere near the good quality of todays
'decent' bikes. Alan.
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