Re: [CR]This Competition Appears in the 1969 Catalogue

(Example: Framebuilders)

Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 20:02:42 -0800 (PST)
From: "rocketman531" <rocketman531@earthlink.net>
To: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, kohl57@starpower.net
Subject: Re: [CR]This Competition Appears in the 1969 Catalogue
cc: gillies@cs.ubc.ca

Don,

My Brother-in-law (ex), who is NOT a bikie, had a purple Competition just as in the picture years ago. I almost beat him to death for that bike for YEARS, but it was never to be. I have no idea what happened to it. Still want one. It didn't even fit him. GOD, I wanted that bike. The bike is gone, and he is still fat and out of shape.

Pat Moffat in

Tempe, AZ, where it will be pushing 80 F. tomorrow. Way too cold to ride.

-----Original Message----- From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> Sent: Jan 9, 2004 5:54 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, kohl57@starpower.net Cc: gillies@cs.ubc.ca Subject: [CR]This Competition Appears in the 1969 Catalogue

Sheldon's Site needs some updating. He is missing half of the catalogues from the late 1960's. Also, Many of the 1960's Catalogues are missing important pages. I'm going to scan my 1972 catalogue (full version) and give it to Mark Bulgier soon.

http://www.bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/Retro-Raleighs/69-Catalog.pdf

Here on Page #3 is a picture of the mythical Raleigh Competition that everyone has been speaking of with chrome nervex lugs and zeus cranks. This bike is similar to the one on ebay, however, Simplex Prestige Derailleurs (ugh!) were the original kit..

I have a 1967 competition fram (also not in the online catalogues), 24.5", with campy dropouts, nervex BB, and nervex/chrome lugs, Zeus BB and Brampton headset in my garage.

The Raleigh Competition was arguably Raleigh's most boring bike, since it was the only racing bike with 1-tone paint. I for one thing that the coolest versions are:

The gransport-like white/blue versions (inverted carlton colors) :

http://ebay.com/<blah>

The 1971 purple competitions :

http://www.yellowjersey.org/RALCOMP.JPG

The Competition seems to have many versions that were not in the Catalogues. I'd say that the Competition is the closest bike in the Raleigh line to the American RRA - changing every year, only available in years when the RRA was not - same purpose & pricepoint, often botched in the Catalogues :-) :-)...

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA