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Private Classified => Bikes For Sale => Topic started by: in4 on December 07, 2020, 09:01:48 pm

Title: eBay Lime Green Raven 54cm
Post by: in4 on December 07, 2020, 09:01:48 pm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Raven-Rohloff-touring-bike-54cm-/184569730579?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Not mine but might have interesting provenance
Title: Re: eBay Lime Green Raven 54cm
Post by: Danneaux on December 08, 2020, 04:21:57 am
It certainly has a unique color scheme. It appears the fork might be a replacement, as it doesn't match.

It'll be interesting to see how this one goes.

Best,

Dan.
Title: Re: eBay Lime Green Raven 54cm
Post by: leftpoole on December 08, 2020, 09:22:49 am
It certainly has a unique color scheme. It appears the fork might be a replacement, as it doesn't match.

It'll be interesting to see how this one goes.

Best,

Dan.

I actually know who is selling this. I am not going to say though.
I can tell you. It is nothing to do with me.
Good provenance .....
Title: Re: eBay Lime Green Raven 54cm
Post by: brummie on December 08, 2020, 07:46:20 pm
It certainly has a unique color scheme. It appears the fork might be a replacement, as it doesn't match.

It'll be interesting to see how this one goes.

Best,

Dan.

Hi Dan, Not sure there ever was a matching fork on these Mk1 Raven Tours, I recall both the Red 'Celtic band' ( as they were known ) and the 'True Blue' (? ) colour options all had black forks. There was a black frame too with the celtic bands as far as I can remember...
Title: Re: eBay Lime Green Raven 54cm
Post by: Danneaux on December 09, 2020, 01:01:51 am
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Not sure there ever was a matching fork on these Mk1 Raven Tours...
Ah, Brummie; good info and thanks! It would be cool if it was complete from original. I always liked the Celtic band trim.

Mind you, a fork replacement isn't a bad thing. I have a choice of two Sherpa Mk2 forks I can swap into my non-Thorn enduro-Allroad bike, converted from a MTB. One gives 40mm of (low) trail while the other results in a perfect neutral geometry of 57mm trail. Both are black. ;D Sure beats the oversized original for comfort and compliance and of course I love the long uncut steerer.

Best,

Dan.