I believe that the term "creativity" is a nice way to describe Raleigh kit and framesets in the early 1970s. My black Competition (can't find either a II or a GS on it) has sloping crown with chrome on the fork legs but not on the rear stays. Has 531 DB; Carlton; and Worksop decals on seat tube. S/N H1899 on the right side of bottom of BB.
harvey sachs McLean (VA) eua
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I had thought that the early 70's black Jubilee-equipped Raleigh Competition, which I think was the Competition MkII, had a Cinelli-type full sloping fork crown, whereas the Competition GS in the mid 70's switched to a flatter more conventional lugged crown. Yet recently I've seen a couple of frames marked Competition, not GS, with the flatter crown. One of them has the Ti Reynolds frame decal suggesting the late 70's. I had thought the Competition MkII was discontinued in the mid 70's when it was replaced by the Competition GS. Am I wrong? Were the MkII and GS produced simulatneously in the mid/late 70's? If not, what is the story behind black Competitions with a flatter fork crown and Ti Reynolds decal?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Republic of Texas