Re: [CR] ebay find? Limited edition Raleigh Pro, #281/500

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:23:31 -0800
From: "verktyg" <verktyg@aol.com>
To: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20091118195401.266AA4F419@lvs1-r4.ece.ubc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20091118195401.266AA4F419@lvs1-r4.ece.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR] ebay find? Limited edition Raleigh Pro, #281/500


Pulsus a mortuus equus (to beat a dead horse). What does it say on the down tube? I photshoped the eBay picture but still couldn't read what it said?

Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA USA

donald gillies wrote:
> Just to add a thing or two - - -
>
> 2. The reynolds decal (TI) Reynolds Nottingham England was first used
> in _1976_ or _1977_. So definitely, this is a really LATE version of
> the Mark II Pro, because those were discontinued in 70 or 71. Now
> for a personal plug, check out my decal archive which has genuine
> photos of most of the Reynolds art from 1960-1990 :
>
> http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~gillies/reynolds/
>
> 4. If you look at the bottom bracket photo, there is no campagnolo
> cable routing clamp on the bottom bracket. So bottom bracket
> braze-ons were probably added during this repaint.
>
> =====
>
> If someone with a genuine "Limited Edition" decal would you please
> send a photo of it to the CR mailing list, I think we could also see
> how this (probably reproduction) decal differs from the original.
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA