Re: [CR]Raleigh Invalid - RRA ??

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From: "Stephen Barner" <steve@sburl.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh Invalid - RRA ??
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 07:01:10 -0400


I don't know what model this bike is, but I don't think it is an RRA. The RRA did not have any chrome on the frame itself, and it had forged dropouts. Raleigh seemed to have some different models available across the pond. This may be one of those that migrated over here. Looks like a cross between a Competition and a Super Course. The current bid is still $5--should be worth at least twice that ;-)

Steve Barner, ex-Raleigh mechanic who did 60 miles on a Pro Friday, Bolton, Vermont


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> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 00:05:03 -0700 (PDT)

\r?\n> From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>

\r?\n> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

\r?\n> Subject: [CR]Raleigh Invalid - RRA ??

\r?\n> Message-ID: <200306010705.h51753w2013458@newcastle.cs.ubc.ca>

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\r?\n> Wow, the "Raleigh Invalid" has a paint scheme to match the early

\r?\n> 1970's Raleigh Record Ace (RRA), one of the rarest of the rare

\r?\n> raleighs - not even sold in the USA, but i have seen stuff on the

\r?\n> internet that some are chrome and and it was only offered in england.

\r?\n> it was offered every few years to honor the historic raleigh racing

\r?\n> bikes (as opposed to carlton "pro" and "international" models, which

\r?\n> merged with raleigh.) it was a non-campy competition-level bike with

\r?\n> a flavor very similar to the "Raleigh competition". very rare if

\r?\n> thats indeed what the bike is.

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\r?\n> http://www.retroraleighs.com/rra.html

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\r?\n> where did this bicycle come from ??

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\r?\n> - Don Gillies

\r?\n> San Diego, CA