Sounds like you are looking at a Competition model, Norm. I have two from 1 972, both have different lugs but are black with Huret drop outs.
Robert St.Cyr
davis, Ca. USA> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:39:28 -0500> From: nvlafleur@veri
zon.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]Mystery Raleigh,
What am I looking at?> > I spotted a funky looking Raleigh at a local bike
shop but I'm unable to > identify the model. It caught my eye because of th
e 531 decals on the > fork. I assume that a 531 fork means a 531 frame but
there is no > detectable trace of a seat tube decal. The frame is black wit
h Raleigh > down tube and chainstay decals. The seat tube has a Carlton dec
al, gold > stripes, and a ghost of triangular decal at the botton end. The
> headbadge is the usual Raleigh heron. The chainstays are the rapid taper
> variety and there is a bazed on cable hangar for the rear cp brake. The >
lugs are fancy but not heavily filed.> > The S/N is G7299 with the G layin
g on it's side not vertical like the > numerals. If I'm reading this correc
tly it should be a '72. However the > '72 catalog doesn't show any black 53
1 bikes. When I start looking at > the details it gets more confusing. The
fork has a sloping crown like > the pro but the dropouts are Huret with eye
lets. The seat post is 28.6 > or 28.8 which makes me wonder about the frame
tubing.> > Dearailleurs and levers are Huret, crank is TA 3 pin, and brake
s are > Weinman 999.> > What am I looking at? Is this a legitimate model or
sombody's > Frankenbike?> > Norm Lafleur> Ashfield, Ma.> USA> > --- StripM
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