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Old 06-16-08 | 07:00 PM
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74 Raleigh Pro

I really like the ride of my Raleigh Sports 3 speed so I built this up with upright bars and wide Brooks saddle. The frame is a Raleigh Pro with an "A" serial number. I think this is a 1974. The chrome on the fork was terrible so I covered them with some vinyl sign strips. Found a Raleigh branded Suntour rear shifter but still looking for a front.
It rides great.



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How does it ride? I'd think the racing-style geometry of the Pro wouldn't work well with upright bars and thus less weight distributed toward the front, but who knows?

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Old 06-16-08 | 07:49 PM
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How does it ride? I'd think the racing-style geometry of the Pro wouldn't work well with upright bars and thus less weight distributed toward the front, but who knows?

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I don't have many miles yet but so far it is a very stable ride.
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At the very least it deserves some of these. Really nice looking framset.
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