Peter Kohler wrote:
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> All this talk about prices and value... I guess it's worthwhile to recall
> or find out how much you'd pay for these machines NEW thirty odd years ago.
> Unfortunately very few cycle catalogues had prices and the "suggested
> retail price" sheets seem elusive as well. All I know is that a) I couldn't
> afford to buy these beauties then and b) I sure couldn't afford to buy them
> now at 1970s prices adjusted for inflation. Heck, I think Raleigh
> Professionals cost just shy of a grand in 1976!
I bought my Raleigh Pro Mark IV (full Campagnolo) from Cycle World bike shop in San Marino, California, April 1976 for $506.00.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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