Carl, for further info, you really should check out the RetroRaleighs website at:
http://www.speakeasy.org/
They have Raleigh catalogs from the early 60's to the late 70's. Oddly, there is no Competition in the 1972 catalog. The Competition MkII, which is the one I and others spoke of with Huret Jubilee/TA 3 arm/Normandy/ Weinmann 999, appears in the 1973 catalog, but only in black and chrome. I suspect yours is earlier than 1973, perhaps 1972 as you think, despite not appearing in the catalogs. We have all learned that catalogs are often neither complete nor accurate.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Carl Gonzalez wrote:
> Regarding my questions on the Raleigh Competition. Thanks to all that have
> tried to help me. The information was terrific. My mistake, I misread the
> Reynold decal. Yes, it is 531 tubing. I goofed. The Carlton decals are in
> tact. Also, the bottom half of the bike had been upgraded and I don't know
> if all of the Simplex and Maillard could have survived the years it has sat
> around anyway.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Carl Gonzalez
> bikecg@att.net