Re: Help identifying/dating Raleigh Delta road/touring bike
by AWN <anixon1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Apr 9, 2007 at 10:16 PM
Thanks very kindly for the inforamtive response!
Take care,
Andrew.
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> Sounds like a UK version of the 1977~1980-ish Raleigh Super Record or
> Gran S****t built at Osaka. Each division had its own models and model
> names. Here the UK Record Ace was replaced with the Japanese Super
> Record in 1979 (?) Nothing special. You'll find dates inside the crank
> arms and under the safety line of seat post and stem. Weinmann calipers
> are dated on the back in a 'clock' stamp. Japanese period frame numbers
> usually a letter, year, unit number, as Y_0_54321 or Y_0_Z54321 for a
> 1980. Unsure on Nottingham numbers. US retail new $180 to $220.