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03-08-17 | 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jPrichard10

Hi all,

I'm looking at getting a bike frame for a build (with some custom work done as well) and I found someone selling a Raleigh Competition frame that looks like a '75 or '76 Mk. II. I know that these usually have Huret dropouts, but I have heard some have Campy dropouts and can use "normal" (non-Huret) RDs.

The seller sent me some pictures of the dropouts. The fork has Huret dropouts but the rear has Suntour GTs?! Maybe this isn't as surprising to some of you as it is to me.

The lettering on the bike is faded, and the fork is definitely from a Raleigh Comp; sloping fork crown with 531 blades and tons of clearance. The frame looks just like a Raleigh Competition as well but the decals are faded. I know things were weird at the Raleigh plant around this time (pumping out bikes for the boom) so I guess I'm wondering if it's more likely that the frame isn't actually a Raleigh Competition (but with a Comp fork) or if Raleigh used Suntour GT dropouts on some Raleigh Competitions in the late 70s.

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