Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I found this 1973 Raleigh RRA (Raleigh Record Ace) on Craigslist. It has a Reynolds 531 steel frame and fork, Simplex Super LJ derailleurs, Stronglight crankset, high flange Maillard 700 Professional Team Issue hubs and AVA tubular rims, Brooks Professional Saddle. It has a Carlton Race Proved decal and came out of the Worksop factory. It seems to be a fairly rare bike and on par with the Raleigh International. I bought it from the original owner.

* Yes, I know Reynolds 531 is steel and not aluminum. That is just what the ad said!

Sheldon Brown has a page on the RRA:
sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/rra.html

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