1978 Raleigh Sports  

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1978 catalog:

Catalog scan courtesy Al Mason

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Sizes and colors:

Frame	Silver	Coffee	Emerald Green
DL22	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"
DL22 S3C	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"
DL22L	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"
DL22L S3C	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"	18", 19.5", 21", 23"

Pearl Silver is re-named back to "Silver," while a new, bright "Emerald Green" metallic is introduced, making up for the deletion of Bronze Green in 1977.

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1978 decals:

Secondary colors are added (on US variants only) to the headtube and seattube. The traditional white tip on the rear fender is permanently deleted. Full comparison available in the Visual ID section.

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Frame details:

Unchanged from 1977.

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Fittings:

Though the white tail was deleted from the fender tip this year, the reflector casing remained white during the 1978 run (to become black in 1979). Otherwise, no significant component changes took place in 1978. Full details available in our serial chart section.	Carryover white reflector from '77 models on 1978 single-color fender

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Serial numbers:

Serial number for all 1978 Sports are located behind the seattube, and follow the pattern of the 1973/4-1982+ serial system pattern. Full details available in our serial chart section.	1974-1982+ serial location