Ti-Raleigh Team 753 40th anniversary replica review

Raleigh is reliving the glory days of its 1980 Tour de France win with a remake of the iconic Team 753 bike, but how does it actually ride? We've been tightening up its toe straps to find out

Ti-Raleigh Team 753 40th anniversary replica
(Image: © Guy Kesteven)

Cyclingnews Verdict

A safe and thoroughly enjoyable ‘Sunday best’ ride whether you remember the original or not

Pros

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    Iconic aesthetics

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    Steel glide ride

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    Super surefooted handling

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    Reasonable ratios

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    Powerful brakes

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    Unique retro-styled rims and mech

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    Limited-edition investment

Cons

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    Down tube shifters are an acquired art

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    Toe Clips seem suicidal these days

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    Cloth tape and skinny hoods

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    Near solid stem and seat post

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    Basic dropouts

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When I was nine years old the Ti-Raleigh team were the dominant Classics squad and took Grand Tour stage wins by the armload every year. 1980 was by far their most successful Tour though. Dutch legend Joop Zoetemelk took the win in his first year on the team by nearly seven minutes after Bernard Hinault retired and, between them, the squad scooped over half the stages of the race. The Team 753 bike they were riding became even more of an icon in the process so Raleigh has dug deep to recreate 250 limited-edition bikes and frames for the 40th anniversary. The result is a really sweet riding Sunday best bike in its own right.

Ti-Raleigh Team 753 40th anniversary replica

The 753 tubing has been recreated for this replica bike (Image credit: Guy Kesteven)

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