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Old 08-07-13, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Matariki
Geontemp: You got an incredible deal on this bike. It would be a bargain at 3 times the price. Congrats for finding a seller to exploit. This appears to be a 74 to me as well, primarily because of the sloping fork crown. The lugs are not right though so it may be a 75. I was thinking that the 75s had half-chromed stays, though. The stem appears to be correct. The bars would have been either GB or Raleigh. The hubs would have been high flange, too.
Yeah, I bought a competition mk2 new in 1975 and it had the half chromed stays, so I too think this is a 74.
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