my 1951ish Raleigh Lenton Sport

Frame bought at the Cirque '03 for $10

Left in knoxville with G when I left in trade for some Shimano XTR cranks.
  • Covered with green house paint over orignal paint and decals
  • 52 cm st, 57 cm tt, really slack, rides much smaller than the top tube
  • Phil BB cups and UN 72 bb
  • Drivetrain and wheels off of Beakham, my main track bike (now upgraded to dura ace track wheels and crank)
  • DeRosa flat crown fork
  • Cinelli Townie bars and stem, 26.4 diameter
  • Mafac brake lever, modolo flash brake
  • No more HT badge (boo hoo)
  • wrights black leather saddle, marks light color shorts
  • Red sparkly schwinn MTB grips with reflecto bar plugs from riv
  • steel tange headset
  • Saeke quills with christoff metal toe clips
    Bike rides great, almost too stable. It is too small for me, despite the long top tube. Its ride manners are more three speed than fixie. Easiest bike to trackstand ever.

    A whole buncha photos, minimally edited:

  • My other Raleighs:

  • 1974 Raleigh Comp
  • 1951 Raleigh Lenton Sport
  • 1973 Raleigh Twenty

    • Go to the Retro Raleigh Page for more info on these puckies, including the 1951 Raleigh Catalog

    Words and photos copyright Tarik Saleh 2003 - tsaleh at rocketmail.com

    Posted 6/30/03