Bike For Sale: Raleigh SP1000 56cm Titanium Frame - $450

Truly a rare bicycle with a lot of cooler goodies on it. It is an old team frame that came from the very last couple of years of the Raleigh Technium time in the early 90's (I think around 1993). I have ridden it only around 500 miles due to never getting comfortable on the bike. Near as I can tell the front triangle is bonded Reynolds 753 Titanium (also rare) while the rear is some sort of lightweight cro-moly steel (probably Reynolds 531). Try searching for it on the internet, it's like the unicorn of bicycles. You'll find the part spec's below, but I just wanted to include that this bike has a bunch of cool Rivendell - type parts like the old Avocet road pedals, Suntour adjustable downtube cable stops, Mavic Open 4 CD Rims laced to Shimano 105/Dura-Ace hubs, Shimano Bar-con Shifters among others. Frame paint is a very cool metalic blue-purple ever changing color thing.

Also, I am including the photographed Zefal x4 frame pump, an aluminum water bottle cage, and a spare set of Shimano 7sp downtube shifters. Would be a great bike to convert to a fixie or single speed because of the old adjustable rear wheel mounts and the rear hub using freehubs instead of cassette's. Lastly, the bike has had a complete tune up including wheels trued and bearings greased. Would consider a trade for a 53cm to 54cm Surly Crosscheck, Specialized Tri-Cross, or similarly spec'd and sized touring bike. Thanks for looking.

Extra pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30696350@N06/sets/72157618870684376/

Bike Spec's:

• Frame/Fork: Raleigh Titanium SP1000 55.5cm frame with Reynolds 753 Titanium tubing / 1” threaded Reynolds 531 Fork
  
• Headset/Stem/Handlebars: Tange 1” Threaded / SR Custom Quill 90mm Reach / Modolo Speedy Anatomic Bars 40cm wide, new black cork tape
  
• Brake Levers / Calipers: Shimano RSX Levers / Shimano 105 Brakes
  
• Shifters / Fr. Derailleur / Rr. Derailleur: Shimano 7sp Index Bar-Cons with Suntour Adj Downtube Cable Stops / Shimano 105 Fr. / Shimano Exage 400 EX Rr.
  
• Crank / Freehub: Shimano Sante' Crank with newer Ultegra 53/39 Rings / Suntour New Winner 13-26 Freehub
  
• Fr. Wheel / Rr. Wheel: Shimano 105 Hub, DT Spokes, Mavic 36h Open 4 CD Rim, Continental Sport 1000 (700c x 25c) Tire / Shimano Dura-Ace Hub, DT Spokes, Mavic 36h Open 4 CD Rim Continental Sport 1000 (700c x 25c) Tire
  
• Saddle / Seatpost / Pedals: Selle Stratos / Kalloy Lightweight Alum Post / Classic Avocet Road Pedals with clips and straps
  
• Also Included: Zefal x4 Frame Pump, Shimano 7sp downtube shifters, and Water Bottle Holder

Links to information on the bike, that I could find: http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?ItemID=43113&Type=bike

http://www.raleighbikes.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=257 (English version of the bike)

http://velospace.org/node/3010