Just measured mine: 24" ctc seat tube and 22.25" ctc top tube (61cm x 56.5cm). That DOES seem a bit odd but having long legs and short torso it seems to fit my weird body pretty good. Oh well, it may be a poseur bike but it sure looks cool! ;>)... Anyone willing to admit they own one of these could you reply with year, seat tube and top tube length c-t-c measurements? I get the feeling Bob is right and all top tubes are gonna be the same length.
Eric Meddaugh San Carlos, CA
________________________________ From: devotion finesse <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com> To: CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:26:25 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Raleigh Professional
I briefly owned a '75 Pro that I too found to be a bit odd. Much too large for me (I bought it for the NR gruppo), the bike had something like a 62 cm seat tube...But the top tube was just fine for me. In the 56 or 57cm ra nge! Matthew BowneBrooklyn, New York
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> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:08:21 -0800
> From: eric.m@rocketmail.com
> To: freitas1@pacbell.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR] Raleigh Professional
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> Didn't the Raleigh Pro come before the Team bike? I thought the Pros (esp
ecially the ones with the Brampton "fast back" seat cluster) were an inheri
ted design from Carlton. Then when Raleigh killed off Carlton the Team bike
s showed up. I've probably got it all wrong but am sure you can help me wit
h the dates...
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> Eric Meddaugh
> San Carlos, CA usa
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> From: Bob Freitas
> To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 6:25:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Raleigh Professional
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> I am sure this has been hashed over before but my experience is that the
smaller frame sizes had longer top tubes so the 2 I had were something like
21''seat tube and 22 or even 22 1/2 TT
> also the head angles were slack so the had lots of wheel flop. The TEAM b
ikes were the real racers and the Pro s were more Poser bikes (not to offen
d anyone)
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> BOB FREITAS
> who owns a TEAM and a TWENTY but thats all in MILL VALLEY, CA USA
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