Raleigh recycled the Record Ace model name many times over the years.

Sticking to the 1970's - 1980's time frame, Raleigh introduced a limited edition RRA (Raleigh Record Ace) model in 1973-74. It had a full Reynolds 531 frame with Campy vertical dropouts and mostly top of the line French components. They came in white with mustard trim.

I suspect that the RRA model may have originally been designed for the French and UK markets as a less expensive alternative to Campagnolo equipped bikes.

Earlier this year I picked up an all original 1973 54cm Raleigh RRA "barn bike" - see pictures below. The 5th picture is Sheldon Brown's restored RRA.


In 1977 Raleigh introduced their Rampar line of Asian made bikes for the US market. They were kid's models, BMX bikes and entry level 10 speeds made in Japan and Taiwan. Rampar models were priced to compete against the slew of other Asian made low end bikes taking over the entry level market.

The 1978 Raleigh catalog introduced the "Record Ace" model which was actually a Raleigh Rampar bike. The down tube decal said Raleigh of England but they had the Rampar "R" logo on the forks and seat tube. They were low end gas pipe bikes. Rampar bikes cheapened the Raleigh brand!

'The Headbadge' - Vintage bicycle information

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Around 1982 Raleigh offered a Record Ace 12 model with a nicely made Reynolds 531 frame probably of Japanese manufacture. The one shown in this link was probably made for the UK market and has a mix of European and Japanese components - scroll down to the catalogs. There are several different ones posted:

Raleigh Record Ace 1982 | CycleChat Cycling Forum


There were some other iterations of Record Ace models too. This should get you started. Post some pictures if you need more info. The last picture shows circled areas for close-up shots.