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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Oh cool. Thanks for that. And wow, they started in 1899.
If I remember right, they came to this country with the Professional first, to build prestige for the name. They filled out their line from the top down. Other bike companies did the opposite. It worked.
It turns out that the Professional wasn't all that well made a frame, for the price. However, their middle line bikes were an incredible value. Well made, durable, easy to work on, well designed, nice to look at, everything.