52x45 crank chainrings, with 172.5 arms, no date markings on arms. Originally had Carlton "blue ribbon" decals on fork blades (not the typical Reynolds triangles), but according to Baylis, the decals aren't being reproduced anywhere - we decided to leave the blades decal-less in case they come available later on. Chrome on fork crown and lower fork blades. Gold pinstripe lettering, "Raleigh" on downtube,"Professional" on top-tube. You can see it is the brownish-gold/silver combination, with heron headbadge. According to Brian Baylis, who did the paint and decal restoration, and information on your page, this limited edition was 1970. Serial # starts with "F" which according to your page would make it a 71, but bike also had a decal on the seat-tube which said #228 of 500, limited edition. 1 brazed on cable guide/stop for rear der cable on top of right stay. 3 brazed on cable guides/stops for rear brake. White plastic lever hoods (no "Carlton" in the molding on mine). Weinmann centerpull brakes w/quick release brake levers. Plain alloy (36cm c-c) or GB engraved bars. Brooks Pro leather saddle, possibly Unicanitor unpadded, uncovered plastic saddle. Campy or Zeus dropouts with eyelets on rears only. Semi-wrap around seat stays with 5 stripes across narrow dimension of the stay caps (red, green, & yellow). Cinelli sloping fork crown, prugnat type lugs. Gold/brown pinstripes and lettering, "Raleigh" on downtube, "Professional" on toptube.
Red, black, and orange/yellow bands on seattube, gold stripe decals between bands, oval Raleigh logo decal inside the black band. The Raleigh Professional was one of the first bikes to come with Campagnolo brakes, and was also one of the first to feature a 6 speed freewheel. The "fastback" seat cluster was a hallmark of the earlier Professional. It was in many ways a tribute to the Italian designs of the era, with its elegantly simple lugwork and Cinelli-style sloping fork crown. The Raleigh Professional was the top of the line among Raleigh's production bikes.
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