You can also see the studio photographs & technical spec here, and to give you some background on the various incarnations of this model, here's some info lifted straight from SB: Green 1970 or 71 International Have a good look at the photos at the bottom of the page to see just how original this beauty is. Just like the slightly more slender sibling, the Internationals were built using Reynolds 531 double butted tubing and came with almost complete Campagnolo groupsets (Raleigh were contracted to use Weinmann brakes at this point so the braking comes courtesy of the Swiss rather than the Italians). Still with original paint and still sporting catalogue spec parts, you can see why it was such a desirable bike at the time. So this incredible machine has now made it's way back to where it started its life almost 50 years ago! The International was Second in Raleigh's line up, sitting just below the Raleigh Professional as a more comfortable all-round alternative. Ours is an incredibly rare Mk I version from 1971, these were never sold in the UK and in fact we bought this from a collector who bought this from The States. ![]() This week we have a wonderful Raleigh International for you to ogle at. As a disclaimer, one must confess that most of the information you are about to read has come courtesy of the late, great Sheldon Brown.
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