I've now received the eBay 1969 Raleigh Pro we discussed here a couple of weeks ago. Very cool bike, the mostly whiite color a study in tasteful understatement. I do have a couple of questions.
We discussed when Raleigh stopped placing Carlton decals on their top models. It was said they tried this soon after buying Carlton circa 1960, but then backed off and restored the Carlton reference for several years.
I find this 1969 Raleigh Pro seems to make no reference to Carlton or to Worksop. All the decals refer only to Raleigh and the headbadge says Raleigh Nottingham. Did Raleigh persist until 1969 in ignoring the Carlton heritage of the Pro, before restoring the Carlton reference for most of the 70's? Can I assume this bike was built at Worksop, despite the headbadge?
Is it possible the Lyotard Berthets are original, or woud it have had Campy Record steel road pedals? Would the brake levers have had the white Carlton hoods, despite the lack of any other Carlon reference? What was the original chain? It came with a black chain with no markings i can find.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Big Spring, TX