Re: [CR]raleigh bicycles of america, v2

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From: "Garrison Hilliard" <garrison@efn.org>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]raleigh bicycles of america, v2
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:41:56 +0000
Organization: Oregon Public Networking
References: <CATFOODAD9h5fL09hQz0000241d@catfood.nt.phred.org>
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On 30 Apr 2003 12:06:25 -0700, Steve Neago missived:


>I agree with Garrison,

Gee, thanks from across town (I'm in Westwood)!
>The frame was probably one of Raleigh-Huffy's attempts in 1983-85 to produce
>mass-markets bikes in Taiwan due to the frame serial number. Your frame
>likely has Tange tubing (please correct me if I am wrong).

You're half-wrong... those H-R products did use Tange tubing, but they liked to mark and market it as (falsely) a Raleigh proprietery alloy (such as "Raleigh 501 tubing").

Garrison Hilliard
Cin. city, Ohio