CR, Don is correct on the Windsor being cheaper. But there weren't any in N.Y.C. in 74-75 that I can remember. I think I first saw them in 77. I've never ridden a racing bike with a 100-lbs trailer with kids so I can't say.
just mho John T.Pergolizzi Brooklyn, N.Y.
> I'm sorry, but i cannot disagree with John Pergolizzi more on this
> subject. I have a raleigh pro, 1974, 24.5, and it's a screaming
> hoot to ride. Every time i climb aboard it brings a big smile to
> my face. I have heard that the later 1970's bikes w/o fastback
> seat stays were terrible bikes.
>
> I don't think it would be difficult to ride no-handed, and I often use
> the bike to tow a 100-lbs trailer filled with kids up some very steep
> hills !!
>
> And the cheapest all-campy bike in the mid 1970's was the Windsor Pro,
> not the Raleigh Pro.
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA