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When I am racing, the only things I care about are to make it out of there alive and not to bump into someone or something and make sure that I have a couple of length's space from the bike in front so I do not get whacked for drafting (I don't even spend any time to see what everyone else is riding, too busy grinding gears; it's a kind of a zen moment... me and my bike see if we can make it happen and whether we can make it...

Originally Posted by unterhausen you can get a Park TS2 on ebay for less than $200 shipped. The front arm will fold up and it takes very little space. Your grandkids' grandkids will be using it. A lot of good wheels have been built on that stand. I've looked at the home built stands and the < $100 stands and they just don't seem worth it in comparison. I'll have to disagree on one point regarding the TS-2 - while it...

Ummmm....yes. [cudak888]those arent real Raleighs[cudak888]

Ok.. let's just have a fight over this already OR does it have a rectangular or a small round tail reflector. I have no stake in it, I don't care, I just answered the OP's question hours ago... twice. 1977s have the long reflector, other difs. too I guess.

Easy to do? Yes. Cheap, NO. Cheapest option is to find a donor bike, swap components (preferably entire drivetrain and wheels) and resell the donor. Buy the donor right, and you can make the swap for essentially nothing. But you have to find a worthy donor. I have picked up four STI bikes this year off Craigs List and at garage sales where such a swap would have been easy and free. But you would need to be shopping for bikes every day.... I...

Raleigh-Durham area is wonderful for cycling! I went down there a couple of summers ago and had a blast cruising around all the suburbs. You could use an Italian steel frame but if you're gonna stick with C&V bear in mind that will likely come with the standard Italian frame headaches regarding the BB and headset. Japanese, English (aside from the proprietary Raleigh stuff) and American mfg's are gonna be the easiest to...

Pretty neat. I guess it would be placed high in the Murray line but still lower than a bike shop offering. I think it's interesting that the frame is lugged and the drop outs are still crimped into place. The name cracks me up, and those grips are the best.

I would just clean it and ride it. I may change the brake levers (to get rid of the 'safety'levers). if everything works well why change it?

It's a 1985 Centurion Cavaletto. M-code serial numbers were quite rare on Centurion in the 1980s. Normally the serial number would be typical of the 1970s but those are definitely mid-1980s decals.

and just to share a little trivia: the "RS" stands for rubber seal, usually a bearing supplier will have the series number bearing available in either 1RS or 2RS, meaning sealed on 1 side or 2. if the number is followed by just S, it's shielded: metal shield that clips into the body but doesn't over as much protection from the elements as the spring-steel-rubber seal.