1973 raleigh record ace?

[slowride]

I believe I have a Brampton alatet that came on my ‘74 Super tourer shown here?

 

[juvela]

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Appears washer lacks tooth (key).

Is steerer unkeyed?

"Usually", in the Raleigh lineup of this era if a machine received the Alatet it also received a keyed steerer.

Models below Grand Sport had unkeyed steerers and untoothed headset washers.

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[slowride]

Steerer is keyed but washer is not. Might have anything to do with Super tourer having sidepull brakes (weinmann symetric)?

 

[juvela]

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CP vs SP brake should not matter.

Keying is odd for a Brit bike.

"Usually" flatted keying is a practice found on French produced cycles.

While rectangular keyways are the rule elsewhere in the world.

[headscratch emotikon fitteth here]

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[slowride]

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CP vs SP brake should not matter.

Keying is odd for a Brit bike.

"Usually" flatted keying is a practice found on French produced cycles.

While rectangular keyways are the rule elsewhere in the world.

[headscratch emotikon fitteth here]

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I checked steerer on competition (also sloping crown) and it too has flatted keying...

 

[juvela]

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The Sutherland Handbook refers to this headset as the "Raleigh Aletet." [Howard's spelling]

Velobase shows two "Brampton Alatet" which differ slightly.

http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=84462C94-5F46-455D-B4A6-355EA1A6313C&Enum=111&AbsPos=9

http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=5044678D-2729-44C7-ABC4-993CB82DEFE2&Enum=111&AbsPos=10

The recently posted Deane Toseland looks to be wearing an integral version of the Alatet.

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Simplex freewheel is gone. Suntour replacement.

 

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Prestige simplex script and other markings . Interesting that pulleys don’t have bearings while entry level heuret Alvit of same era did...unless these pulleys not original?

 

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4lb hammer, brass punch from inside head tube and many strikes later...
Is this a Nuevo record headset?
Brampton fork crown race has slop so must have been modified to 26.4.

How to shim Brampton or stonglight? Otherwise Reportedly this Tange levin has stack height of 33.4 mm. It is available in 26.4mm and 27mm https://www.amazon.com/Tange-Seiki-...gateway&sprefix=tange+levin&sr=8-2&th=1&psc=1

 

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I measure 35mm with this fork/frame using method I found in bikeforum.