Re: [CR]Raleigh Pro Blue

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <200804230412.m3N4CSLA013576@cascade.cs.ubc.ca> <002001c8a53e$446e16c0$2f01a8c0@LAFLEUR>
Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh Pro Blue
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:13:59 -0400
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From: "Norm and Val Lafleur" <nvlafleur@verizon.net> To: "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Cc: <carltonflyer@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Worse color for a classic bike/ Raleigh Pro Blue


>I think the term "blue mink" is a misnomer. I bought an NOS '79 Pro in '81
>and along with it some touch up paint which was labeled "Pro Blue". The '79
>and '80 catalogs list the color as steel blue. The earlier catalogs list
>the brown bikes as "mink".
>
> Norm Lafleur
> Ashfield, Ma.
> USA

I have to disagree here. see: http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/Raleigh74/03Pro.jpg http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/Raleigh75/05-Professional.jpg Clearly they refer to the blue as "Blue Mink"

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa. USA