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1977 Raleigh Rampar R-5

Having 1 is cool. 2 is freaking awesome.

I've been wanting one of these since I was 6 years old and now I finally have one!!!!! I mean two!!!! And this one didn’t cost nearly as much as my other one. Most everything on the bike is original. The tank is cracked so I’m trying to find another one along with a rear fender. The original bars are trashed so I just have some newer SE bars on there for now. I also swapped the 145mm cranks for some 175's. A bit to long. Need to get some 165's. Now I can put my other Rampar "away" and ride this without fear of trashing it.

FRAME: 1977 Raleigh Rampar R-5
FORKS: Original; ?; 1" threaded
STEM: Original; Double clamp; direct mount
HANDLEBAR: SE; 27"W x 7.5"H
GRIPS: Hunt Wilde
HEADSET: Original; 1" threaded
CRANKS: Bulletproof; Cro-Mo; 175mm
PEDALS: Primo Super Tenderizers; 1/2"
CHAINWHEEL: Original; 46T
CHAIN:
RIMS: Original; Kinlin; 36H; 20x1.75
HUBS: Original; Front: Femco; Rear: NK coaster brake w/20T cog; 36H
TIRES: Cheng Shin; 20x2.125
SEAT: Original

Benny1 · 2008-09-22 8:37am

The two of them together just look like a green light for the fun to begin

shivadread · 2008-09-23 5:27am

Liking these, very lucky to have 2

freedo · 2008-12-31 12:47pm

very nice. ever consider parting with one?

swbruni · 2008-12-31 12:47pm

very nice....

comay · 2008-12-31 3:54pm

freedo wrote:
very nice. ever consider parting with one?

Thanks. I might. Just not anytime soon.

Ollie · 2009-01-13 5:09pm

WTF?? how have i never even seen one of those?? its late at night and ive drank a lot of wine, but they are crazy cool!!!

prince86 · 2009-06-23 3:45pm

Can anyone help out looking to find replacement parts for mine. The clamps which hold the handle bars to the frame are cracked & I can't repair it. Thanks

mah1115 · 2009-07-07 6:57am

We used to stack wood, bricks, and a piece of ply wood and jump a friends bike just like this over and over. Ah the good old days!

gumpit · 2009-10-18 9:36am

God I hated my Rampar when I was a kid. Bought it brand new and it was like pedaling a tank down the road. Felt like it was in 10th gear if it was a ten speed. Only problem was,that it wasn't... Short cranks. I could do wheelies on anything but that stupid thing.It weighed a ton.... Sure it was nice to do jumps off the wood leaning against the milk crates we set up in the street.At least landing was nice.But I would be so out of breath from pedaling to get to the jump. Was also great for riding down stairs. But again I hated that thing so much it has left a permant scar on my childhood memories. I mean how could anything that looked so cool be such a disappointment... But when you beg your dad for one and he buys it.You feel obligated to ride it. I don't know what ever happened to the old tank. I am pretty sure I have blocked what I did to it out of my memory...

Quadzilla vs. · 2009-10-18 10:10am

gumpit wrote:
God I hated my Rampar when I was a kid. Bought it brand new and it was like pedaling a tank down the road. Felt like it was in 10th gear if it was a ten speed. Only problem was,that it wasn't... Short cranks. I could do wheelies on anything but that stupid thing.It weighed a ton.... Sure it was nice to do jumps off the wood leaning against the milk crates we set up in the street.At least landing was nice.But I would be so out of breath from pedaling to get to the jump. Was also great for riding down stairs. But again I hated that thing so much it has left a permant scar on my childhood memories. I mean how could anything that looked so cool be such a disappointment... But when you beg your dad for one and he buys it.You feel obligated to ride it. I don't know what ever happened to the old tank. I am pretty sure I have blocked what I did to it out of my memory...

You really do not have to post this on EVERY R5 post.
We get it.