Rick
I'll try to find that catalog over the weekend. I think I have it somewhere, but I don't have it scanned, so it never got to Retro Raleighs or Bulgier's catalog site. I think the Prestige was the top or near the top of the Raleigh USA model lineup, which was different from the Raleigh UK models during that period.
Larry Osborn Morgantown WV
At 09:56 PM 3/2/2006, you wrote:
>I have an opportunity to buy a 1983 Raleigh Prestige in near-mint
>condition. If I buy this bike, it will give me something to ride while I
>rebuild my other bikes, but afterwards, it might be a bit redundant,
>unless I collect it for its own sake (it's a beautiful bike).
>
> I'm curious about it-- can anybody tell me about this bike? I already
> know that it's 531 butted tubing throughout, and that it was sold as a
> frameset only. What else should I know about this bike? What was it's
> purpose in the Raleigh lineup (i.e., was it a racing frame, sport touring
> frame, etc.)? The fact that it's butted rather than double or quad butted
> tells me it's probably a little more heavy-duty than other road bikes,
> which may lend some insight as to its purpose. Comments?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick