| FWIW, my first ten-speed road bike was a Raleigh Royale. My father
bought it at Bicycle Exchange (Cambridge, MA) in the late sixties,
I would guess.
Can't remember much about it now except that it originally had
Huret derailleurs.
Erik
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| The Raleigh Royale is their second-from-top touring bike. It's still made.
Without knowing exactly I'd guess that the spec would include a frame made
from Reynolds 531st tubing, drop bars, cantilever brakes, down-tube shifters,
21-speed gears with ATB ratios, mudguards and rear panniers, 700c wheels most
likely with 28mm tyres. The frame will have braze-ons for front pannier racks,
water bottles, etc.
Reynolds 708 is a recent introduction to the Reynolds range of tubings and
may, as .0 says, be available as an option. It would probably lead to a
stiffer bike which is worthwhile if you're carrying luggage since bike
handling suffers when there's significant weight being carried on too-flexible
racks.
Rod
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