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Old 07-28-03 | 10:14 PM
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From: New Hudson, Mi
I had handed to me (no, I mean rally handed to me) a '73 Raleigh Competition that is straight and ridable, but:

A. Is UGLY!
B. Does not have it's Huret, Campy GS gruppo in place. Early Dura Ace, Suntour Cyclone bits are in their place.

So, since it's not original, why not personalize it? I want it to be instantly recognizable as a Comp Frame (and show off those Crown lugs), so I'm going to do it up in a couple of colors. Black will definitely be the base color, but I'm waffling between yellow and red accents or turquoise lugs and stays with the rest being black (gotta make those Carlton stickers look good!).

I've got a source for the decal set (a local legend framebuilder is an acquaintance of mine, he has them for restorations), I need a headbadge of the proper vintage and a few months of love to devote to stripping, priming, painting, masking, sanding, painting, sanding, painting, sanding painting, decalling, painting, painting, painting, sanding........
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