Re: [Classicrendezvous] Swiss bikes and stems

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From: <kurtsj@mtco.com>
To: Jerry Moos <moos@penn.com>
Subject: Re: [Classicrendezvous] Swiss bikes and stems
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 11:26:49 -0600
Cc: Larry Osborn <losborn2@wvu.edu>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <43.c5d76f8.273bb705@aol.com> <3.0.1.32.20001109110135.006ed980@wvu.edu> <3A0AD2BE.F13DCC67@penn.com>
In-Reply-To: <3A0AD2BE.F13DCC67@penn.com>


Quoting Jerry Moos <moos@penn.com>:
> Do such Raleighs have a flatted washer or did they just let the keyed
> washer
> butt against the flat? (This does work but isn't very elegant). With
> the
> Swiss reputation for thoroughness (Swiss watches and all) you'd expect
> them to
> be a bit more exacting than the lads at Nottingham. Speaking of
> Nottingham,
> were Professionals and Internationals ever made there, or were they
> produced
> only at Worksop and Ilkeston? If the latter, are they usually free of
> the
> indifferent quality sometimes observed in other Raleigh models?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry "haven't owned a Raleigh since my wife's 1977 Grand Prix sold a
> couple of
> years later" Moos

My '71 International has the flat on the steering column, and I think my '74 International has a key (don't recall for sure). I thought all the Carlton models were done at Worksop. Were some of them done at Ilkeston?

Regarding Raleigh quality, I prefer to think of it as "character"! Or an import ban on small files. I can't decide which.

Steve "irrational Raleigh Lust" Kurt Peoria, IL