FS: 54cm Raleigh Gran Sport Randonneur 650b modified

[Christopher J]

Hi everyone,

I'm selling a nicely-done 650b-converted early 70s Raleigh Gran Sport randonneur. 54cm. It has dynamo lighting, nice fenders, and generally looks great. Reynolds 531 tubing minus the replaced seat stays. I'm selling it because I have too many bikes, and two little kids in my life means time is hard to find to ride it. It's in Portland, OR.

$2200 plus bikeflights shipping (or whatever shipping method you prefer).

Minor issues right up front!
-   There’s a little dent on the downtube. Hard to see. It was there when the frame was originally picked for conversion, and powder coated over. You can see it in the linked photos, it's hard to take a photo of, but I tried to point it out in the photo.
-   The Nitto seat post has some scratches on the back. If that is a major bummer for you, I could swap in a Thomson silver straight post.

Photos of the bike currently: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hpsodvamqzc1jhz/AADv1NfDDqGOuO6Ix1cZlBzRa?dl=0

History on it being modified by the great Mark Guglielmana: https://flickr.com/photos/gugie/albums/72157677428172710

Measurements:
- 54cm ctt seat tube
- 55.5cm ctc top tube 

Frame and fork modifications:
-   Frame and fork have canti studs for 650b front and rear
-   Fork braze-ons for a front rack
-   Fork has a tab for fender mounting
-   Fork has wire guides on the drive side leg
-   Frame has vertical dropouts with fender stay mounts. Original were semi-horizontal.
-   Through-frame wiring for rear light
-   Chainstay bridge and seatstay bridge moved for 650b fender mounting
-   Rear non-drive side chainstay has a tab for light mounting
-   Powder coated a red-silver, looks great.

Details:
-   90mm vo stem. 26.0 clamp. On a quill adapter.
-   Nitto soba bar. 40cm ctc at hoods. 42cm ctc at barends. 
-   Tektro long pull levers
-   Shimano dura ace 9spd barend shifters 
-   Shimano ultegra front derailleur
-   Shimano deore rear derailleur
-   Shimano 11-36 9spd cassette
-   Kmc 9spd chain in great shape.
-   Nitto 65 seatpost (with scratches, seen in photos). I can swap this for a straight silver Thomson if the scratches really bum you out.
-   Shimano xt vbrake front. Pads are in excellent shape. 
-   Shimano deore vbrake rear. Pads in excellent shape. 
-   Easton ea90 170mm cranks with 46/30 rings.
-   BSA Easton external bearing bb
-   Nitto mark’s rack front rack
-   Lone peak micro rack pack
-   Front light: B&m luxos b, mounted with a drive side nitto lamp holder. 
-   Rear light: B&m secula, mounted on a tab brazed to the chainstay
-   Rear light wire runs through frame to non-drive side chainstay

Front wheel: 
-   Silver sp pv-8 32h on a silver 650b velocity a23. Dt competition spokes. 

Rear wheel:
-   Silver shimano ultegra fh-6600 32h on a silver 650b velocity a23

Tires:
-   Panaracer gravelking 650bx38 tires. Frame and fork can clear 650bx42 rene herse babyshoe pass. I borrowed some from a friend and checked.

Fenders:
-   Aluminum vintage French fenders, mounted with VO stays. I used aluminum tape to cover up old holes, I think it looks pretty good.

Does NOT come with brooks b17 or the pedals shown.

Questions? Bug me!