Raleigh team pro

The lugs were mostly leftovers from discontinued Carlton Flyers and Grand Prixs c. The original fork offset was mm whilst the later one was 65mm. The uniquely stamped " A" Campagnolo Superleggera pedals as fitted to most Raleigh Professionals from onwards. WL, as offered by www. Mark V: W serial nos. A complete rework of the model for the model year and based on the SBDU Ilkeston team racing bikes with conventional rear stays with oversized caps, rapid taper chain stays, semi sloping Vagner fork crown and standard height bb.

Haden Sovereign lugs with windows. Chromed drop-out facings only. Brooks large rivet Professional saddle. Mavic sprint rims and low-flange Campagnolo Record hubs. Build details of the completely redesigned Mark V Pro: note the oversized seat stay caps, Haden Sovereign lugs and slotted bb shell, Vagner fork crown, bb braze-on cable guides and chromed drop-out facings. Serial no. WK denotes the frame built at Worksop in July The presentation of the Mark V was especially pleasing and detailed in the catalogue.

Hitherto, Raleigh's involvement and sponsorship of professional competitive cycling was confined to track racing Reg Harris and pre-war with RRA individual road records. Its purchase of Carlton led to it entering the growing field of mass start road racing with the first Carlton-BMB team in In Raleigh decided its name would hitherto be attached to the longstanding and very successful TI Carlton Team and starting that season it would be known as TI Raleigh Team.

For equipment, the team settled on Carlton made Mark IV Professionals the Carlton team switching between this and a model with conventional seat stays in the Raleigh racing livery of overall deep red with white-blue-white seat tube bands and white head tube.

Components included Brooks Professional saddles, toeclips and straps; Simplex Criterium gears and seat pillars; Stronglight 93 chainsets; Weinmann rims and brakes. The first year of what would eventually become one of the most successful professional racing teams of the era was inauspicious with Dave Watson, Phil Morrows, Pete Smith and Brian Jolly all suffering from injuries and illness throughout most of it.

Gordon Johnson came in second place in the World Championships and won the Australian Sprint competition. The brakeset appears to be Weinmann s with slotted levers. Taken in at a cycle race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, a local bike shop displayed a brand new Pro including the price tag still on the brake cable which attracted the attention of this lovely, leggy lady.

The Raleigh Professional reached its zenith in terms of sales, popularity and "it" factor with the Mark IV and precisely at the apex of the "Bike Boom" in America for which it was both an icon and an indicator of the sudden strength, breadth and depth of a hugely increased market both in number of bicycles sold but the range, type and specialization of them. The Raleigh Professional, along with the Schwinn Paramount and the Peugeot PX, were the most popular quality lightweights widely available during the "Bike Boom" in the United States during the early s when interest in cycling, especially "speed racers", exploded almost overnight.

Bicycle bike sales went from fewer than 7 million in to over 15 million in The Bike Boom was driven by what was generically called "The Speed Bike" and it was as loosely defined in terms of product quality, price and purpose as evident in the range of "10 speeds" being sold at record numbers, many to people who never owned a bicycle since childhood.

At the top of the range of the biggest cycle manufacturer, the Raleigh Professional Mark IV was unquestionably the Bike Boom Flagship and the sales of such a top-end, sophisticated racing machine were unprecedented. By virtue of Raleigh's established nationwide distributor network and production capability, it initially benefited enormously from this boom and Raleigh quality attracted record sales. No other company offered a wider range of quality Reynolds tubed machines and the very desirable Campagnolo Nuovo Record components featured on the Professional and International models.

Given the numbers of machines being built by Raleigh and every other cycle manufacturer during this time, production and product alike were taxed to the limits. Consequently, specifications changed based on component availability and yes, quality, too, showed the pressures of, in effect, mass producing what had been quasi bespoke frame production for Carlton, at least. Indeed, the range of quality all or partly Reynolds frames for Raleigh at this time was unprecedented and never repeated and the vast majority of it for the export U.

Of the "speed" range only the Grand Prix and Record models were not made at least partially of Reynolds Moreover, four of the models had tubular tyres and this was unquestionably most sophisticated quality lightweight range of the era. Beyond the Bike Boom sales bonaza, the Raleigh Professional was a quality and competitive machine both on the pro circuit and amateur races.

It was also one of the very first production lightweights to come with a six-speed freewheel and mm rear spacing as standard beginning in The Raleigh Professional, along with the Schwinn Paramount and the Peugeot PX, were the most popular top quality lightweights widely available during the "Bike Boom". WM above a Mark IV with a '74 date coded rear derailleur and '73 date coded cranks sat unused complete with its original tags and wheelcovers and offered NOS 50 years later by Velomine.

By April , Raleigh even ceased for a time exporting new machines to the United States due to the glut of unsold stock. Altogether it was estimated that there were 3. The work force at Worksop went to a three-day week and for a time, employees were laid off.

There was a marked decrease in top quality Reynolds and Campagnolo fitted machines in future catalogues. Sales of the Professional slumped, no longer the object of impulse buying by well-heeled bike boomers and its now dated design less appealing to the cognoscenti who embraced Italian marques like Masi and Colnago. Contemporary reviews of the machine in magazines and bike buying guides were critical of Pro's uneven workmanship and high price.

It sold well in the United States, but never to the extent of the Mark IV in its heyday and the top-end market by then overwhelmingly favoured Italian marques.

By , the Pro was but one of only three Raleighs in the U. A great name in British cycling and cycle manufacture ended on 27 May when the Carlton Works at Worksop closed and the last employees made redundant. And with it, the end of the Raleigh Professional series. Posted by P. Gary March 24, at PM. Unknown October 8, at PM. RickL June 19, at PM. Unknown August 23, at PM. Unknown May 25, at AM. Anonymous August 7, at PM.

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Famous Team T. What a fantastic resource. I used to have a Team bike in , which I regretably sold to buy other things. I would like to get a frameset as well, but where can I get one? Hi, greetings from Western Australia. Great seeing these images of classic Raleighs. Size 59 , very good condition.

Hi, I have just found this site. Recently I aquired a Raleigh Panasonic team bike and am now looking to sell it. Anybody looking for same? Original one owner Raleigh SB I rode it in and is fully equipped with Campy Record C. It is for sale and welcome any inquiries. Can you give me a date of building? Any other info? Raleigh Decals. Can you tell me how to get new decals for a 70s era Raleigh Team Record road bike? Thanks, Gene, NYC.

For rebuilding I need all sticker. Can anybody tell me a dealer for the sticker and the number for the colour. Thanks, Reiner. Anyone know how to get original Raleigh Team Record decals? And how to look up date by serial number? Gene, Brooklyn NY. Cheers, Oli. I am selling my Raleigh Track Bike. It is the bike I rode in the Los Angeless Olympics in It is the twin of the bike ridden by Gordon Singleton.

The Botom Bracket is a custom made Titananium Royce unit. I can offer a certificate of authenticity and photos of me on it if required — Let me know if you are interested as I would like it to go to someone who will cherish it! Frame The frame is made from unidirectional carbon that features tubing proportions that are similar to rival machines from Storck and Isaac and, like those frames, the top-tube pinches inwards at the ends.

The Raleigh's decals are a tasteful blend of the old and new without appearing to be too overtly 'retro', and the coarse weave finish, combined with a pleasing shade of silver and red accents, makes it a distinctive looking bike. As with the greater majority of carbon frames today, production is farmed out to Taiwan as they are probably the most experienced in large scale manufacture and quality control.

This is an example of what is probably the neatest and best finished tube joints that we've ever seen in a carbon frame - at any price. There are four sizes ranging from cm, based on the distance from the bottom bracket to the top of the seat-tube, though we hope that Raleigh will soon update their website to include a proper frame geometry table to make the decision process easier. The seatpost diameter is the rarely used Equipment There are no plans to make the Team Pro available as a complete bike, but most local cycle retailers will gladly build it up to your chosen spec.

We chose to deck the Raleigh out with the new SRAM Rival that, in the running order of groupsets, sits comfortably between the level of Shimano Dura-Ace and their lower-rung Ultegra equipment, but is rather expensive when bought as an individual groupset.

A full inswing of the brake lever performs an upshift of up to three larger cogs, while just a nudge of the lever shifts the chain to a smaller cassette cog.