Originally Posted by jimmuller

I have a friend who raced on a Raleigh Pro. He likes them, also the Raleigh International. (I wouldn't know either one.) But then he got a Masi and says that's when he learned what a great bike felt like.

He told me a story of having a chance to do a training ride with a bunch of Olympic team candidates. It was a 2 laps around a big course through the Adirondacks, closed to the public and marshaled, maybe 50km per lap. He hung with them for half a lap then got dropped. So he had to run the remaining lap and a half by himself. As he slowed he noticed (finally) the mountains and forests, the scents, the bird sounds, etc. He said that's when he realized he hated racing.

Of course this has nothing to do with a Raleigh Pro, only that he raced on one.