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Originally Posted by habernac
Raliegh's always been a poor choice for anything short of a townie style bike.
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I disagree with that statement. Raleigh has been building bikes longer than most other manufacturers. Sure, when Huffy owned them their quality suffered, but the 70s machines with 531 Reynolds steel were very nice and I'm always on the lookout for one. These were classics in the steel era.
Fortunately, Raleigh has brought back their classic steel frames. Their geometry provides a quite stable ride and, thus, likely suitable for many customers.
The Grand Prix is an attractive bike in my opinion: Reynolds steel and Campy gruppo. Perfect.
The Grand Vitesse with Reynolds 853 and Shimano Ultegra. Nothing wrong there, although I prefer Campy.