Here is the URL link to a 1978 Raleigh Pro on ebay that ended yesterday, but has the same 531 sticker as the "European" Raleigh Competition in a pic side panel. I maintain the Competition was made after 1978...
Regards, Steve neago
Cincinnati, OH
> I agree with Brad...
>
> The TI 531 tubing ST sticker is the same type & style used on a 1978
> Raleigh Pro. I believe this frame was made in 1978 or after.
>
> Now for the details... Raleigh made a series of bikes with custom decals
for
> the USA market and a separate set of decals for the UK/Europe markets. It
> appears that a small script "Competition" appears on the top tube.
> Therefore, I it seems this is a Raleigh Competition made for the European
> market and imported into the USA by the owner.
>
> Regards, Steve Neago
> Cincinnati, OH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad stockwell" <brdstockwell@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh date -- Reading Reynolds Stickers?
>
>
> > Regarding the date of the Raleigh Competition --
> >
> > The photos show Reynolds stickers with gold borders and the TI logo.
> >
> > It's my vague recollection that Reynolds stickers added the extra-wide
> gold border (at the bottom of the main tube sticker, and at the top of the
> fork blade sticker) circa 74, and added the TI logo circa 78, which would
> make this a late seventies frame if the stickers are original.
> >
> > Does anybody have better tracking on the changes in Reynolds stickers?
> >
> > Brad Stockwell
> > Palo Alto
> >
> >
> > Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > All lonely and misplaced in the Mountainbike Frames
> > area is this nice looking Raleigh frame.
> >
> > The Retroraleigh.com catalogs never show a Competition
> > in this color, maybe they are US market only. Can
> > anyone shed light on this- I asked but haven't heard
> > back from the seller.
> >
> >
>
http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tom F.
> > 1970 Raleigh Super Course
> > 1974 Raleigh Super Course Mark II
> > 1992 Bridgestone X0-2
> >
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