1975 Raleigh Sprite

[jungleterry]

Bought this from original owner but tires where dry rotted so believe it or not found a set of NOS Raleigh s just like the original . Bike rides like new . Love the carmine red

 

[slowride]

Beautiful. Has to be the nicest Sprite 27 I’ve ever seen! Deep lustrous paint. Recommend you lubricate the chain ; look at the pictures : portion on top side is arched.

 

[kostnerave]

I always thought a cool feature on this era of Raleigh bicycles was the self adjusting caliper brake levers.

 

[jungleterry]

Yes really like that option ,adjusting brakes from the top is great .yes I had to brake that chain lose before I rode it ,had a few links that where stiff .

 

[Goldenrod]

Beautiful. Has to be the nicest Sprite 27 I’ve ever seen! Deep lustrous paint. Recommend you lubricate the chain ; look at the pictures : portion on top side is arched.

GOOD EYE !

 

[juvela]

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derailleur guard evidently a consumer add-on

not shown in catalogue illustration for the 1975 model Sprite 27

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[3-speeder]

Beautiful machine. My coffee colored 75 is my commuter bike. Not nearly as nice a shape. Mine is the 5-speed with a 25" frame and does not have the rd-guard that juvela noticed.

 

[jungleterry]

Yes he had that and the lights added when he purchased it new from dealer .

 

[HARPO]

I just remembered...I used to have a 1973...

 

[juvela]

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An odd Sprite 27 10v from 1972 was posted today over at BF.

It sports a drop bar & metal pedals - features which render it perilously close to a Record model cycle -

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