As Bob Reid can confirm, Reg Harris was mighty taken by the Scot and had Rattrays build one for his wife but they couldn't make use of this for publicity purposes because of Reg's contract with Raleigh. Rumour has it that Reg approached Rattray's to see if they could build him a bike that could be badged as a Raleigh for his competition use. Rattray's told him they didn't want to go that far downmarket. ;-)
I haven't heard Dale's theory about Reg's bikes before but it seems unlikely to me. I can't believe Raleigh wouldn't have been able, considering the resources at their disposal, to build a frame to Reg's exact specification using the best materials and expert craftsmen. Who knows though?
Cheers,
Bruce
Dundee
Scotland
> From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> << And surely the RRA was a
> worthy mount? If it was good enough for Reg Harris... >>
>
> I always heard that he rode bespoke frames by others, painted as Raleighs
and
> special care taken to replicate the Raleigh-look fork crown...