Thread: Raleigh DL-1 Bronze Green Paint
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Old 03-19-09, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by graywolf
Wheelbase and angles look like it is a Sport with 26 inch wheels. The Tourist has 28 inch wheels. However the Tourist was available in bronze green.
But that has rod brakes which I don't think they used with 26 inch wheels. I think it's a Tourist. My Tourist doesn't say "DL-1" or "Tourist" anywhere on the bike. Just Raleigh. But the consensus arount the forum is that it is, in fact, a DL-1 Tourist.
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