Back in the day, bikes had slimline tubes made from Reynolds steel, a horizontal top tube (or ‘crossbar’ in the argot of the time), and were UK-manufactured by the million in Midlands factories.
Times change, sadly. But with this gorgeous-looking Raleigh Ti Team Replica you can step back to the late 1970s and early 1980s when the Ti Raleigh pro team briefly dominated the cycling world like few outfits before or since, taking in victory – and multiple stages – in the Tour de France as well as numerous Classics and other one-day races including the world title.
- Highs: Beautiful-looking frame that’s straight out of 1980
- Lows: Average low-speed handling and a price the looks can’t quite justify
- Buy if: You want a genuinely classic-looking bike whose looks outscore its performance
Today’s Ti Raleigh Team Replica features the iconic red, black and yellow paint job, a Reynolds frame and fork, kit from Campagnolo, wheels from Mavic and a Cinelli cockpit. Whoa, those rose-tinted, nostalgia-tinged specs are misting up already!
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It’s a bit of a shame that the very neatly lugged frame is no longer made in England, though the Reynolds 525 steel at least comes from Birmingham. The original bikes would have been made from 531 or in some cases its more exotic spin-off, 753, and Reynolds reckons that chromoly 525 has similar characteristics to the manganese-molybdenum 531.
The down tube bears poignant reminders of Raleigh's glory days
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