This Grand Prix is a 64cm model, he's one tall bike. I found this one on craigslist and had kept my fingers crossed when I found it that the seller still had it. When I started doing my searches for a bicycle I was originally looking for a Mercier to match my girlfriends. After a great bidding war on ebay I came out with out a bicycle. So off to looking for another. I hadn't originally given the fit a thought and I'm really glad I lost that bidding war now. The ebay bicycle was a 55cm model, it most likely wouldn't have been comfortable to ride.
After purchasing the Raleigh I swapped the seats with the Mercier. I knew that neither one of the bikes had the proper seat and the seat that came on the Raleigh was to wide for me, but perfect for the GF. Though the seat on the Mercier was the proper width it was extremely uncomfortable. It's a plastic saddle covered in vinyl made by Daiiwa of Japan so it really needed to go. I really would like a honey colored Brooks Flyer, but haven't gotten around to it. I think I'll let Santa buy it for me. The Daiiwa did get replaced by a Specialized brand saddle, I forget which model it is though.
As with the Mercier the tires were cracked and have been replaced with Continental Ultra Sports. I love the tires personally. I've also found a Cateye packaged deal for the headlight, taillight, and computer. I've also mounted a Planet Bike bottle cage, and Topeak frame mount pump.
The Raleigh also happened to still have a sticker from the original bike shop that it had been purchased in. Though it has faded I was able to peel back the top portion of the sticker and make it out. The shop was in Houston and after some searching on the web, the shop is still open.
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