Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
Wow! That is beautiful! This RRA paint scheme always struck me as really great looking. The contrasting head tube panel and seat tube bands are a winning combination, imho. That's probably why I like the Raleigh Pro paint scheme from the 70's so much too.
Like the others, I'd love to see more photos! Can you tell us who did the paint work (assuming that this isn't a pristine RRA with original paint)?
edit: a quick follow-up question... what's the story on the rear dropouts? I just noticed that they are vertical (vertical-ish?), instead of the standard horizontal dropouts of the day. A quick web search suggests that this is the norm for that model RRA, so it's not a modern tweak or mod. How did the RRA get these dropouts when every other road bike of the day was sporting horizontal dropouts??
thanks for sharing!
Steve in Peoria
Thanks. I do plan to post more photos but want to use a better camera so they are not so grainy. I did the paint myself. Having restored several bikes now I have become fairly proficient at it. Not sure what the story is on the vertical dropouts. They are Campy Gran Sport and they were available in 1973. Why Raleigh decided to use them would be interesting to know----- if anyone has info on this it would be helpful.