Stuart A’s 1985 Canadian Raleigh Grand Prix

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Here’s Stuart A’s Tribute-a-ten-speed, a 1985 (Canadian) Raleigh Grand Prix done up to honor Dan Gurney and his Eagle MK 1.

Hey there,

I picked this up for a $20 bill last summer and ended up riding it as is for the rest of 2009. This year, I decided to overhaul it and do a spiffy new paint job in honour of the first American-built Formula One car to win a Grand Prix: The Gurney Eagle MK 1 from 1967, which won that year’s Belgian Grand Prix, driven by American Dan Gurney. (See here: 1967 Belgian Grand Prix)

This was a Canadian-built Raleigh from 1985 (Judging by the date stamp on the brake calipers).

The components I left as original were the Shimano rear derailleur, seat post, Sakae Royale handlebars, Weinmann brake levers and 730 calipers as well as the MKS pedals.

The crankset is a new Sugino XD track crank, VO headset, Brooks B-17 aged saddle and brown Brooks handlebar tape.

It really turned out better than I had hoped and hopefully there are some Formula 1 fans out there who know and appreciate just what a beautiful car inspired this. Keep up the good work, OTS. Cheers!

– Stuart, north of Toronto

Thanks Stuart

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  • grant

    Sharp bike and a nice example of the sort of results one can get with careful planning and quality workmanship.

  • jeanette

    Why not do it up like a super-cool, Canadian driven, marlborough Ferrari?

  • http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com Hugh

    I agree with Grant. Nice job, It all came together beautifully.

  • Cameron

    I was relieved to see that I’m not the only one who gets so excited to finish a build that they forget to trim the cables. 🙂

    • http://hughsbicycle.blogspot.com Hugh

      I usually forget the dust caps on the crank.

  • Doug W.

    Caution! Step away from the bike. Send the pit crew to remove the spoke popping stick from the rear wheel (last picture).
    Nice redo – love the detail.