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Raleigh Grand Prix
I have been riding my GP (white/black) for 36 years. Bought from Frank Kirby Cycles in St Benedicts, Norwich, UK in 1975. Changed the original rear tyre last week as it looked a little threadbare. Original brake blocks still in but compared to modern brakes pretty ineffective. Sadly, the bike was stored in a damp shed for several years and the paintwork and chrome has suffered.
Must comment on the bottom bracket info given above. I recently replaced the original steel cottered twin crankset with an aluminium cotterless triple (need the lower gearing nowadays) and used a standard modern £6 bottom bracket replacement to fit.
I replaced the original Simplex derailleur (still have it somewhere) with a SunTour VX in the early 1980s ready for wider ratios. An excellent changer.
As I recall, Frank mentioned at the time that these bikes were actually made for the US market but he got mine because regular UK models were in short supply.
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