Try not to overthink it, a small blob of weld on the small crack on the thick steel lug with localised heat shouldn't be a problem and would certainly get you out of the shit, that's the beauty of steel...it can be fused back together 👍
Al... what joke 🤣.... I'm more concerned about being on the road with my bike or motorcycle with bleeping driverless cars. I'm far more comfortable seeing an idiot at the wheel as you can usually predict and prepare for their next move 😉
Yeah the same guides used on Raleigh's SBDU Aero bike built for the Dutch market. Same as yours... not an aero tube in sight just aero shifters and bidon 👍
Looking at the difference in colour of the paint around the cable guide would suggest that it's a later addition by a previous owner rather than using a clamp on 🤔. I particularly like this style of paint and decals used for 83/84 and would suit my late 82 SBDU Aero Fastback much better than...
Got one of them long cage thingies in me French Fancy collection...just waiting patiently at the local Household Recycling Centre for the RH frame to show up..
It's a Huret Success rear mech, frame built with a braze on especially for the front mech...
https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/huret_success_2460_1st_style_derailleur.html
Time to get the Dynaflite ready for some summer rides and get rid of them mudguards holding back it's full aero potential. Also time for a new set of Continental Grand Prix Classics, luckily I bought a few extra pairs at the start of the restoration. Continental have stopped making them for some...
Lots of catalogues to look through, looks like the frame design had a long production run. The Ops bike has probably got the holes in the mudguard 👍
http://threespeedhub.com/catalog-category/bsa/
Very nicely built frame for very little cash 👍
Thread 'Ribble 531 Competition Raw Steel' https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/ribble-531-competition-raw-steel.419928/