Re: [CR] Mystery-Year Raleigh Gransport

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Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 00:32:12 -0700
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Thread-Topic: [CR] Mystery-Year Raleigh Gransport
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From: "Mark Bulgier" <Mark@bulgier.net>
To: "Mark Bulgier" <Mark@bulgier.net>, "donald gillies" <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Mystery-Year Raleigh Gransport


On Sheldon Brown's shows the 1970 Gran Sport on his Retro-Raleighs page: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/gran-sport.html It's the same photo as the catalog shot I linked to a minute ago.

He added, "The model shown below was listed in the 1970 catalogue, but probably was never actually produced."

Looks like it was, but it was called Grand Sports not Gran Sport (?)

Mark Bulgier Seattle, WA USA


> Don Gillies wrote:
>
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> >
> > Can someone with shop experience speculate on the year? I'll
> > start it off by estimating 1970, because I have an all-original
> > Raleigh international with the 1970 'E' serial number, same
> > reynolds 531 decal, same headbadge.

& I replied:
> Looks like you nailed the year if this catalog (scan given to me by
> Ray Chong, possibly from Larry Osborn originally) really is from 1970:
> http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/Retro-Raleighs/70-Catalog.pdf
>
> It matches the ebay bike in just about every detail. The bike
> pictured in the catalog is a different color but they mention
> it also comes in chrome with black and gold trim.
>
> One big difference is the catalog calls it a "Gran Sport", but this
> ebay bike's toptube decal clearly says "Grand Sports". The catalog
> photo isn't near good enough to see if the bike's name matches what
> the catalog title says.
>
> Also the ebay bike has the extra-long Huret downtube shift levers,
> like the Super Course. Catalog shows the normal-length shifters.
>
> That's the US catalog, and offerings in the UK and elsewhere were
> often different.