Originally Posted by
the sci guy
Ah true enough - but I was referring to the colors that came on the bike when I got it - see below. This came from the daughter of a Raleigh dealer, and he switched it up for her. It had tan Carlton hoods- though cleaning them has reduced the tan to a very light tan. I suppose I was just trying to match those. Maybe they're light enough that white housing will look just fine. I thought the tan would look better agains the green & black as well, but, who am I to argue with originality, right? Is there another company that makes cable housing besides jagwire?
...and those "tan" hoods were originally white!
Here's a catalog pic of a Grand Sport. Other Raleigh models from that time period used the same levers/hoods - they probably swapped them at some point:
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