Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 18:36:12 -0400 From: James G Allen <jgallen@lexairinc.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] Curious Raleigh Competition?
Take a look at this Raleigh
Item # 7161439866
URL
http://ebay.com/
I guess it's a Competition? No chrome on the stays or forks? The lugs aren't right, are they? And the components? Nuovo Record (except for the pedals)? Is this a Comp? A Comp GS? Did they paint over the chrome? It's right down the road from me so I may go have a look.
George Allen Lexington, KY
I have a frame just like this one (in a 61 cm. size) - they were made in Japan. There should be a decal attesting to that on the bottom end of the seat tube. Midnight blue metallic paint. Chromed-face Suntour dropouts, domed & slotted stays. cutouts in the lugs, decent workmanship, if somewhat bland-looking. I think it's somewhat of a transitional frameset, circa 1980 or newer, and I'm not sure how it was marketed by Raleigh (as a Competition or Pro, I'd wager). Mine was just a frameset when I purchased it used, and has no model name on it anywhere. Headbadge says "The Raleigh." Is this an early Raleigh USA product, maybe? Greg Parker Ann Arbor, Michigan (counting 531 tubes from the newly-acquired truckload...).