I bought one of these RRAs new in 1982. It was a metallic pale green (Fern Green comes to mind, but my memory may be playing me false). It was my first bike in 531 DB, so although it was a revelation compared to what I was used to, I didn't appreciate just how well it rode until I replaced i t with a more expensive machine in 531 DB by a famous small maker (still in business, so I won't name them) which was distinctly inferior in ride qu ality.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:39:36 -0500
> From: edvintage63@aol.com
> Subject: [CR] Unusual Raleigh Record Ace RRA (Ed Granger)
>
> It's always been my understanding that the French-equipped,
> white-yellow RRA's circa 1974 are the only worthy wearers of that name
> from the 70's-80's. Yet this is the second one of these I've seen on
> ebay (first was frame only):
>
> http://tinyurl.com/
>
> What do the Raleigh folks make of this? I bid on the first one, but I
> don't recall it generating any list discussion and I didn't discover
> any in the archives.
>
> Ed Granger
> Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
> (Apologies if anyone gets this twice but the first version I sent
> doesn't show in my 'sent" box for some reason.)
>
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