Originally Posted by TheOtherGuy
All were HECHO EN MEXICO ! I'm sure the Fraysee & Raysport were both "house brands" built for US shops, and they're made of 531. Windsor used Columbus SL/SP tubes. BTW, if your frame has the serial# stamped in the side of the seat lug, it's a most likely a Windsor. Windsors used the 26.8 seatpost on early models, and 27.2 on later ones.
The raysports rode VERY nicely. I still love mine but it is on the donor waiting list. I cracked through the bottom bracket lug all the way around the seat tube. so it's waiting for me to donate the money to have the lugs and tubes replaced.
mine looks very much like the picture but it was alllllll chromed. not just the lugs. I've heard that the chroming process may make the parts brittle. But it rode like a dream till I cracked it. Part of the problem may be that I was 180 lbs and had it fixed out, with no other way of braking other than to back pedal. I'm not sure the frame was designed for that stress. Also I once (unknowingly until was too late) rode over a piece of debris in the road that popped up into my crank spider and crimped my chainstay. So I have 2 tubes and a lug to replace when funds arise. But it still looks pretty, just hanging on the wall in my basement. Oh the reason I'm posting in the first place, other than to reminisce, is to mention that if yours was/is a raysport and perhaps doesn't have the stickers, it would might have the letter R cut out of the bottom of the bottom bracket.