Tom Dalton wrote:
>Interesting indeed. MAY suggest early 753, but I have a friend who once owned a straight gauge 531 Raleigh that looked like a Team Pro (paint and decals) and it had a smaller than normal seat tube. Overall, the bike was obviuosly of lower quality than the 753 bikes of it's day, so absent the paint etc., it would be hard to mistake for a real Team Pro.
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>Tom Dalton
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531 straight gauge, could of been worse. Last week I was driving by the LBS on my way to a meeting and I noticed what looked like a Team Pro in the used bike rack out front. Red, yellow and black team colours. I finally freed myself from the meeting, got back home hopped on the grocery bike to go take a look. About half a block away something didn't look right, I caught the glint of suicide levers, closer still I saw the word "Record" on the downtube. I stopped the bike short of the initial destination, turned into the bakery a couple of doors away and bought a bag of fresh buns instead.
Marcus Coles
London, Ontario, Canada.