Re: [CR]Raleigh Competition 1972 Specs ?

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From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
To: "David G. White" <whiteknight@adelphia.net>, "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
References: <20040220050012.60868.qmail@web41014.mail.yahoo.com> <4035FE6E.1010203@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh Competition 1972 Specs ?
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:24:09 -0500
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "David G. White"
To: r cielec
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Raleigh Competition 1972 Specs ?

> Complete 1972 Raleigh catalog can be downloaded in pdf format from
> RetroRaleigh web-site (Thanks Sheldon!). Go to:
> http://retroraleighs.com/catalogs/Raleigh-Catalog-1972.pdf
>
> Unfortunately it does not list the competition model being offered in
> 1972. At a quick glimpse, the 1973 catalog appears to be the first one
> that shows the Competition. Are you certain yours is from 1972?.

These early 1969-72 Competition Mark Is were discussed at some length on this sit about a month or seven weeks ago as I recall. Best bet is to search the archives.

The concenus was that the model dated from 1969 and originally had largely Zeus components.

Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA