The International looks like a bargain compared to nearly two grand for this 1973 Raleigh Pro. This is as high as I've seen a Pro go on E-bay. It's also one of the nicest original condition ones I've seen. The kick-stand issue may be a concern and I thought this bike came with a six-speed freewheel but I may be picking nits.
Ebay Item # 7237375144
URL
http://ebay.com/
George Allen Lexington, KY
At 07:15 AM 5/2/2006, Ken Freeeman wrote:
>I agree with Dale. This bike appears to me (btw not the owner!) built as a
>really nice rider, useful to the owner. Perhaps "as original" is not always
>right for a practical rider. The replacements are all of high quality and
>high utility, keeping a vintage look as far as possible. If he needed such
>a setup to be able to enjoy the great design of an International, he
>couldn't have achieved it with original or period-correct parts.
>
>Ken Freeman
>Ann Arbor, MI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
>[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of oroboyz@aol.com
>Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:35 PM
>To: gillies@cs.ubc.ca; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Ebay: Raleigh Int 20.5" 1971 : New Market High ??
>
><< Subject: [CR]Ebay: Raleigh Int 20.5" 1971 : New Market High ??
>
> No saddle or pedals, chartreuse-green bike:
>
> http://ebay.com/
>
>Half of the parts are replaced (bars, stem, rims, brakes) and its listing at
>$795 (8 bids) with about $50 overhead tacked onto the shipping price.
>
>- Don Gillies
>San Diego, CA >>
>
>You know, that is a highish price maybe for an International but who is to
>say?
>I don't see a problem here.. Obviously this owner/seller cared a lot for
>this bike... the pics show a carefully setup bike modified the way many BOB
>type folks would do it with a lot of respect for it's age and character. And
>he took darn nice photos too.. I have to respect this auction and it's clean
>integrity. I hope the seller gets a nice price and the new owners enjoys
>that bike as much as the seller seems to have!
>BTW, the seller even by offes to refund any monies paid for shipping over
>the actual amount! He's a prince!
>
>Dale Brown
>cycles de ORO, Inc.
>1410 Mill Street
>Greensboro, NC 27408 USA
>336-274-5959
>www.cyclesdeoro.com
>www.classicrendezvous.com
>Giant, Specialized, Orbea, Bianchi, Felt, Litespeed, Landshark, Colnago,
>Townie and other exotica.
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Sent: Mon, 1 May 2006 14:34:19 -0700 (PDT)
>Subject: [CR]Ebay: Raleigh Int 20.5" 1971 : New Market High ??
>
> No saddle or pedals, chartreuse-green bike:
>
> http://ebay.com/
>
>Half of the parts are replaced (bars, stem, rims, brakes) and its listing at
>$795 (8 bids) with about $50 overhead tacked onto the shipping price.
>
>- Don Gillies
>San Diego, CA