RE: [CR]Mystery Raleigh, What am I looking at?

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From: "robert st.cyr" <rpstcyr@hotmail.com>
To: Norm and Val Lafleur <nvlafleur@verizon.net>, classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Mystery Raleigh, What am I looking at?
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:45:57 -0800
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Sounds like you are looking at a Competition model, Norm. I have two from 1 972, both have different lugs but are black with Huret drop outs.

Robert St.Cyr davis, Ca. USA> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:39:28 -0500> From: nvlafleur@veri zon.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]Mystery Raleigh, What am I looking at?> > I spotted a funky looking Raleigh at a local bike shop but I'm unable to > identify the model. It caught my eye because of th e 531 decals on the > fork. I assume that a 531 fork means a 531 frame but there is no > detectable trace of a seat tube decal. The frame is black wit h Raleigh > down tube and chainstay decals. The seat tube has a Carlton dec al, gold > stripes, and a ghost of triangular decal at the botton end. The
> headbadge is the usual Raleigh heron. The chainstays are the rapid taper
> variety and there is a bazed on cable hangar for the rear cp brake. The >
   lugs are fancy but not heavily filed.> > The S/N is G7299 with the G layin g on it's side not vertical like the > numerals. If I'm reading this correc tly it should be a '72. However the > '72 catalog doesn't show any black 53 1 bikes. When I start looking at > the details it gets more confusing. The fork has a sloping crown like > the pro but the dropouts are Huret with eye lets. The seat post is 28.6 > or 28.8 which makes me wonder about the frame
   tubing.> > Dearailleurs and levers are Huret, crank is TA 3 pin, and brake s are > Weinman 999.> > What am I looking at? Is this a legitimate model or
   sombody's > Frankenbike?> > Norm Lafleur> Ashfield, Ma.> USA> > --- StripM ime Report -- processed MIME parts ---> multipart/alternative> text/plain ( text body -- kept)> text/html> ---> _______________________________________ ________> Classicrendezvous mailing list> Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> h ttp://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_0120 08