Beautiful, but I don't think Raleigh put on the brake "safety levers!" In those days as today "discerning cyclists" did not thing those things were worth the weight and in fact detracted from good braking.
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Bob Hanson Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 4:12 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]On eBay now 1st Raleigh Professional Road Bike 1969
I always loved that color combination. I had a full page color ad for that bike taped onto my wall, for years... it finally came down when the Farah Fawcett poster went up (apparently my taste in attractive frames had changed by late 1970s).
I still think the bike looks lovely. Hope someone appreciative plucks it off eBay. Very classy looking racing bike. I think Raleigh should have made those colors their icon - like Peugeot had done with their white with black lugs PX-10s.
Frame is too small for me, but maybe I'll just borrow that paint concept for my next repaint and finally satisfy my unresolved desire for at least one bike.
Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Charles Nighbor wrote: 1st Raleigh Professional Road Bike seen in 1969 Catalog Item number: 260015636446 very interesting 1st Raleigh Pro not the seller
Charles nighbor
Walnut
Creek, CA