Originally Posted by
mobile homeless
I think it remains such a landmark bike in that quite a few remember seeing it in the shop when it came out. It really looked ahead of its time in some ways ie that fastback cluster and was not your typical Raleigh. I always thought it was one of the more beautiful bikes made, even if it lacked some of the Italian mystique.
I agree; I missed the white 69 in the stores at the time, but when the brown fastback one came out, I was in love. I think they were $500. brand new at the time, still way out of my price range. I had to make do with a used 60s Carlton frame I slowly built up into all Campagnolo.
As I said before, the fastback stay feature had been a Carlton design among other British builders.