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Old 02-26-09 | 02:01 PM
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Bikes: '73 Raleigh RRA, 1986 Trek 500 commuter

I still have one (RRA). They were only built one year, although Raleigh has recycled the RRA or Raleigh Record Ace model name a few times (going back to the '50s). The 1974 ones were as you say all white with the 5 goldenrod yellow stripes on the seat tube and the head tube painted the same color. Nervex lugs, campy vertical dropuots. Originally they were equipped with all French components: Stronglight 99 crank, Stronglight headset, Simplex metal deraileurs, Maillard hubs, Weinmann 500 sidepulls, etc. There was no Professional available that year for some reason (that was what I had wanted). I traded my International frame to a guy for mine (frame swap), and built it up with the Campy stuff from the International Pics in the classic and vintage rides section from last year; must be archived now as I can't find them?

EDIT: Found them: http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.p...postcount=1538

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