Hi Lou,
I've always been a bit confused at the names too.
I have a Raleigh Team, that has a "PROFESSIONAL" decal on the top tube. Mine has a serial number that shows it was build in late 82 from Worksop.
My frame:
http://www.campyonly.com/
Catalog:
http://www.bulgier.net/
Grant McLean Toronto, Canada
Message: 9
Raleigh Team Professional framesets did not actually carry the name Professional or Pro anywhere, but their publicity literature, some of which I have in front of me so I guarantee its accuracy, referred to them as Raleigh Team Professional - both with respect to bikes out of Worksop and frames out of Ilkeston.
I believe, on the basis of all the photos I have seen, that bikes out of Worksop had "Team Raleigh" on the top tube and frames out of Ilkeston just had "Team" on the top tube. I cannot say for sure whether this is consistently so, just that it is my observation from all that I have seen. I have seen refinished frames that do not follow this rule.
Hugh Thornton Cheshire, England
In a message dated 19/07/2006 19:13:24 GMT Standard Time, loudeeter@aol.com writes:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
At the Classic Rendezvous website, in the British Isles, Raleigh
listing,
there is a Reynolds 753 model that is titled Team Pro. Looking at
it, I see
TEAM prominently decaled. But, I don't see the word Pro or
Professional on
it. Is the work "Pro" assumed because it is a TEAM model? I'm a
bit confused.
I know in other makes, such as Miyata, they had a Miyata Team and
a Miyata
Pro. Some of the Italian models had Professional on models
available to
anyone, but I've heard others refer to the name "TEAM" only to
denote those that
were actually issued to riders that they sponsored, not the general
public.
Regarding Raleigh, what is the correct usage of the two terms? Lou
Deeter,
Orlando FL