The Competition joined Raleigh’s lineup of racing and sports bicycles in 1969 as an affordable alternative to their top-of-the-line Professional and International models. This one is from 1976, built by Carlton and featuring a Reynolds 531 frame & fork with Huret dropouts. It came equipped with Huret Jubilee derailleurs, which set world records as the lightest production derailleur ever made and which are now rare pieces of kit. The derailleurs, matching Specialities T.A. Professional crankset, bottom bracket and headset are all original to this bike, which I recently restored. Read on to learn more about the Raleigh Competition MK. II!