Raleigh Blue Streak55cm center to center seattube.
55 center to center toptube.
it was a short lived model from the early 1960s.
Missing the characteristic "Electric Blue"(translucent blue) celluloid fenders.
Cyclo Derailleurs front and rear.
Cotter cranks, steel rims.
Brooks b-15 saddle.
GB Brakes and levers.
The finish of the paint and decals are excellent. The chrome has to be cleaned up.
$500
some history-
" "In 1960 Raleigh brought out the five or ten-speed Blue Streak to push sales in the teenage sports enthusiast sector. Complete with twin bar mounted bottles it certainly was popular!"
"It took the name from the UK Government ballistic missile project that started development in 1954. Blue Streak was part of the British effort to become the third World power in the Cold War arms race. It was a vain attempt to construct a missile that could head East without resorting to buying Thor / Atlas missiles off-the-shelf. Interestingly 6 years and £60m later it was abandoned - the same year that Raleigh launched their own project "Blue Streak" (but at least it crossed continents.)" - Bob Reid on Classic Rendezvous website
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The Blue Streak was my boyhood dream,I would have given anything to have one.Today I ride a Trek Madone with all the bells and whistles(actually it does not have a bell).I live in NZ now so chances of finding a Blue Streak here would be zero.
I have the opportunity to buy a Raleigh Blue Streak that is in rough but restorable condition. It is missing the original handlebars, stem, brakes, and brake levers. Obviously, the tires and tubes will need replacing. Does anyone have any idea what a fair price would be for this bicycle?
I have a blue Streak it was my uncle,s then he got his first car I got my first job and the bike became mine I was 17 it was great I am now 59 still got it only thing is it's been in a garden shed for 18 years it's still in one piece but worst for wair I keep kidding my self am going to get it out and get it back on road but u got to draw the line at how much to spend or am I just to old lol
Yes, at the time the blue streak was the bike to have as a boy of 10 or 11. Looking back though, it was an expensive pile of rubbish, all show without any racing characteristics. Cheap Benelux gears and a 46 - 49 steel chainwheel which made hardly any ratio difference. Cash for Flash, that's all it was.
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