Kurt Sperry wrote:
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> Thanks for the replys! That squares with my recollection.
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> I can still remember a mild disappointment having gotten a copy of this '74 Raleigh catalog,
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> http://tinyurl.com/
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> showing the black anodized chainrings on the Raleigh Team Pro, when the first Team Pro arrived at the local Ann Arbor shop with "silver" rings. I wonder if any of the pre-production black rings are still kicking around. They would be ridiculously easy to fake I suppose.
I black anodized Campagnolo hubs, headsets, chainrings, seatpost cradles, front derailleur arms, brake levers and calipers. Never gave a thought to making "fake" parts.
Chuck Schmidt L.A.
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