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11-04-21, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 52telecaster

It is quite ridiculous. Almost as of they are trying to convince us it really is a Raleigh.

Also funny how much the 575SL decal is made to look like a Reynolds decal. When I first saw one, years ago, I thought it was Reynolds until I did a double-take and saw that it said Raleigh.

But, for all our ridicule, I do appreciate these bikes and I think they are pretty decent quality.

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