> From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
> Subject: Re: [CR]sold on ebay: RALEIGH RECORD ACE 1948
>
> >> From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
> >> Nice bike but over a grand by the time you get it to your door?
> >> ebay Item number: 6527610726
>
>> Oh, I don't know Pete... that's a pretty fair price for a 1948 RRA with a
>> decent restoration and a lot of the rare RRA spec components. That's a
>> lot
>> less than what a '70s Cinelli Speciale Corsa fetches and they are a lot
>> more
>> common. As to which is a better bike, I happily can't say as I own and
>> ride
>> both quite contentedly!
>>
>> Peter Kohler
>> Washington DC USA
oops........excuse my twitchy finger.
It is a nice bike. Sometimes I'm surprised by the prices. If it were me buying I'd have hoped for nice original paint. I think the exceptions/excuses to the original parts are what bothered me the most.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa