Originally Posted by
no67el
Thanks for the laugh Noglider.... Here I was thinking that it was an act of hidden genius, when it's more likely to have been a complete accident...!
The collective wisdom of bikeforums has not been able to get into the mind of the 1970s Raleigh company. I certainly haven't. I have a few of those bikes. One is a 1971 Raleigh Professional Track. It's a bit heavy for what it is -- 19 lbs for the complete bike --, but it's extremely sure-footed and very comfortable on the track. I suspect they really did know what they were doing and then got sloppy over time.
