Re: [CR]Final Raleigh Team Pro Question

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:54:07 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Final Raleigh Team Pro Question
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


snipped: On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:00:29 -0400 "Eric Elman" <tr4play@cox.net> writes: <Has anyone on this list ever seen, let alone owned, a Raleigh Team Pro with the fastback stays and fully sloping fork crown (regular Pro frame painted in team colors)? Anyone? The reason I ask is that I've had a lot of off list correspondence on the Team Pro's and there is a general consensus that the 1974 Team Pro pictured in the catalog was never offered for sale; that by the time Raleigh was selling them they were like the 1975 Team Pro with seat stays attached to the sides of the seat lug and a more conventional semi sloping fork crown, no chrome and black headtube (versus the yellow one as in the 1974 brochure> > > Eric Elman Somers, CT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eric these versions were regularly raced all over the east coast, most prominantly by crca-raleigh team members before the 753 bicycles were imported. refering to: http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/catalogs/Raleigh74/02TeamPro.jpg

e-RICHIE
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