Re: [CR]Brooks Team Pro/Raleigh was Brooks Professional is GONE

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Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 08:42:28 -0400
From: "Peter Jon White" <lists@peterwhitecycles.com>
To: Eric Elman <tr4play@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Brooks Team Pro/Raleigh was Brooks Professional is GONE
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Eric Elman wrote:
> Just a small point of clarification re. Jerry's note below. The Brooks Team
> Pro was indeed spec'd as standard on a Raleigh but it was on the Raleigh
> Team Pro that it came on starting in early 1974, not the Raleigh Pro. The
> Raleigh Pro was always spec'd (to the best of my knowledge and experience)
> with the regular, smaller rivet Brooks Pro. I have seen a few Raleigh Pro's
> over the years with a Team Pro saddle on them but believe it more likely
> then not that the saddle had either been changed at one point or Raleigh
> just substituted that saddle due to a shortage of supply on occasion.
>

My 1975 Raleigh Pro track bike came with a Team Pro saddle. And I do believe that was as listed in the catalog.

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