hopkintonbike
Finally riding a big boys bike
Someone donated this one to the holiday rummage sale at my mother's church in Sudbury, MA and I was there early to donate stuff including a couple of raleighs and ended up bringing this 1 home for $30. The serial no stamped into the bottom bracket shell starts with "WM" and the 3 holes (2 filled) on the head suggest a raleigh badge, is that what this is? The only thing on the frame is a 531 diagonal decal, lug work is plain but looks well done, pretty sure there is full chrome under that fork paint which does not seem right to me for a 70s raleigh but others might know better, the ride is built up with some decent late 70/early 80s stuff like a raleigh labelled SR crank, shimano 600 stuff, SR North Road bars on an unmarked stem, Gipiemme low flange hubs laced to Wolber Super Champion 27x1 rims, Dia Comp "G" calipers, etc, thoughts? Todd