My husband is a trash hauler. Just found this. She’s a beaut. He can’t find the serial number. Anyone have any feedback regarding this bike?
by haveagoodoneguysssss
My husband is a trash hauler. Just found this. She’s a beaut. He can’t find the serial number. Anyone have any feedback regarding this bike?
by haveagoodoneguysssss
2 Comments
It is a lower-end Raleigh racing bike from the 1970’s. It looks in pretty good shape. Perhaps because you live in a desert? Still you will run up a bill buying all new rubber for the bike: tires, tubes, rim strips, brake pads, bar wrap . . . Don’t refurbish it expecting to make a profit. Also if you are not familiar, look up tutorials about how to pop-out the cotter pins without ruining them.
A solid ride in its day, this has a decent frame that, outfitted with some modern components, could serve a commuter or casual rider well for many more years. I volunteer at a bike salvage nonprofit that ships bikes to partners world wide—in response to partner preference we’ve stopped sending bikes with cotter pin cranks like those, but a vintage bike enthusiast with an interest in modernizing a good mid-range frame might be interested for a low price in the 50.00 range depending on your local market.