At 01:01 PM 8/12/2008, you wrote:
> I have yet to see one of these in anything but 56CM is
> that the only size they came in? RRA of a couple years ago was
> being sold by the Wife of Barry Graff ex Raleigh rep
>
> BOB FREITAS
> gray day in MILL VALLEY, CA USA
Greetings campers and Raleigh sufferers.
For years I thought they were all 56s, until I accidentally purchased a frame that was 54. Oooops. Until very recently I thought those were the only two sizes, (despite 21, 22, 23, and 24 being listed on the dealer price list) but a recent one on ebay was claimed to be a 58, and might actually have been, judging by the size of the headtube. But that's the first of the "many" I've seen or been aware of that was a 58. The size might also explain the wild bidding that followed. That was the $1100 + one that didn't meet reserve back in mid-June.
Another one on craigslist now <http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/792885635.html>http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/bik/792885635.html
As for there being only 200 made, I too find that difficult to believe. I've seen too many of them, and owned four over the years. Raleigh certainly would have made a marketing stink about any limited production model, and maybe even done a better job of assembling them. Last thing Raleigh wanted to do back then was limit production on anything. They were selling stuff as fast as they could push it out the door. There were just over 500 "1970" model Pro MKIIs built and they made a big deal about that. I've come across fewer of those over the years than I have 1973 RRAs. However, judging from the high mortality rate of RRAs in the hands of novice criterium racers back then, it's quite possible there are only 200 survivors.
A fun bike. A fun project. Provides an interesting diversion from "full campy".
Larry "RRA (Really Really Annoying)" Osborn Morgantown West Virginia - USA