Are you sure it was gold? Didn't Raleigh sell a frame that was brass plated with a clear coat or chrome with a transparent yellow? I remember going on a ride with a guy that had one. If memory serves, it came equipped with mid level campy parts and Weinmann brakes. It would have been 80 or 81.
Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI
On Jun 12, 2006, at 3:44 PM, Doug Smith wrote:
> I remember quite clearly seeing a gold plated Raleigh lightweight
> model
> on show at our local bike shop in the 1980's At the time were
> awarded to
> Raleigh dealers in the UK for reaching the achieved number of sales
> in a
> given period. I now understand they are now among the collectors
> items
> as only a limited numbers were manufactured.
> Doug Smith
> North Dorset
> UK