Re: [CR]Raleigh-dating Low-end raleighs

Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:58:06 -0500
To: "Michael Schmid" <schmid@zunterer.com>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh-dating Low-end raleighs
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At 7/13/2006 10:46 AM +0200, Michael Schmid wrote:
>I am now puzzled too...
>I dated the bike according to Sheldon Browns retro-raleigh site and that
>gave the manufacturing date 75. There is another stamp in the top-tube
>seatbinder lug just reading 73.

Many lugs are stamped with the angle. Most likely the angle between your ST and TT is 73 degrees.

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com