Wow, this is a great interpretation of a Raleigh Superbe!
Ken Freeman
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of John Barry Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 12:47 AM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Chromed lug Raleigh Competition?
Bruce,
That's a 1970 Competition. Quite an interesting build.
Cheers,
John Barry
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
> I used to own one exactly like this frame...it had Nervex lugs, Zeus
> drops, a Zeus crankset, crummy Simplex shifters and Der., Luxe
> Competition hubs, sew-ups, the brakes were Universal 61's, Brooks
> saddle. It was also painted black. I wrote to Raleigh in Nottingham
> in the 80's to ask about the date of the build, and the letter came
> back stating that it was a late '60's bike. Oh, and they tossed in a
> set of transfers to boot. It also had the same headbadge as the one
> for sale.
> I still have the letter somewhere. I sold it because it was about
> 10cm too small.
>
> Pat Moffat
> Tempe AZUSA
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> Subject: [CR]Chromed lug Raleigh Competition?
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> I see an unusual Raleigh Competition on eBay (
> 280179774761 ) that has
> unusual chromed lugs for a Competition model.. the lugs seem to be
> one of the Nervex lines and they are chromed. This is the first
> Competition that I have seen with those lugs. Any idea on the date or
> time period??
> BT
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> Bruce Thomson Spokane WA 99204
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