[CR]'72 Raleigh International Hd. Tube Chrome?

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Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:15:08 -0800 (PST)
From: "Don Wilson" <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]'72 Raleigh International Hd. Tube Chrome?

I'm pretty sure my mystery bike is a G series 1972 Raleigh International, but for one possible outlier. While exacto knifing away the blue respray from the chrome head tube lugs, I noticed a tiny paint chip on the steering head tube that reveals chrome. A bit more scraping reveals a bit more chrome. Do Inters have chrome head tubes?

Sheldon's catalogue pics suggest the head tubes were painted. Were they chromed underneath?

FWIW, my bike's main tubes appear to have no chrome. Test scrapes indicate fork lowers and seat and chain stay lowers are chrome.

Don Wilson Los Olivos, CA

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