[CR]Re: 74 Raleigh Pro is 6 speed Masi spacin.............

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

From: <DTSHIFTER@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:51:31 EDT
To: gillies@cs.ubc.ca, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: FujiFish1@aol.com
Subject: [CR]Re: 74 Raleigh Pro is 6 speed <was> Masi spacin.............

In a message dated 8/6/04 1:25:25 PM, gillies@cs.ubc.ca writes:

<< I can tell you that the stock 1974 raleigh international came with simplex 14-24, and the 1973 competition came with a 5-speed atom 14-24 freewheel. >>

I bought a Raleigh RRA in 1973, and the stock freewheel was an Atom 6 speed (13x23). I know it was an Atom as I had to buy a freewheel remover for it. I also am quite certain the spacing was 120mm, so the freewheel would have been an "ultra" design. I think in my mind I believed the bike to be faster than my PX-10 because it had the six cogs on the back!

Chuck Brooks
Malta, NY