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1. […] has it familiar crest, Colnago its ace of clubs, Fuji its stylized mountain, Raleigh its phoenix and Schwinn its four-point star — but Legnano may be the only bicycle company […]

2. […] Perhaps this a direction too long neglected in the U.S., where little middle ground exists between $2,000-and-up racing bikes or cyclotouring customs such as Rivendells and Vanillas, and the cheap spring suspended tanks filling the aisles of mall-bound department stores. Kogswell has been making some inroads into this largely unaddressed market, but few small builders are able to compete with monster brands like Trek or reborn favorites Fuji and Raleigh. […]

3. […] as many fine bicycles from multiple eras of the craft specified Bayliss-Wiley parts. Among them: Raleigh, Flying Scot, Dunelt (all British), and a US company named Lewis, as well as numerous others over […]

4. […] nice finds in the mix: A minty fresh Peugeot PX-10, a Carlton with Reynolds 531 tubing, and a newer Raleigh frame and fork. There was one frameset that really caught my attention, […]

5. […] as it may seem, Carlton Cycles played a part in the successes of the latter two companies. Raleigh has a somewhat storied history with Carlton, with the larger incumbent marque killing off the […]

6. […] form Cycleurope by 1992. Gitane subsequently found itself making bikes branded as Peugeots and even Raleighs for the domestic market. Eight years later in 2000, a Swedish company bought both Cycleurope and […]

7. […] core saddle business in 1958. They sold the saddle division of Brooks Industries Ltd. to Raleigh Cycle Company, which was itself then acquired by the British Tube Investment Group, or TI. TI owned Reynolds […]

8. […] Perhaps this a direction too long neglected in the U.S., where little middle ground exists between $2,000-and-up racing bikes or cyclotouring customs such as Rivendells and Vanillas, and the cheap spring suspended tanks filling the aisles of mall-bound department stores. Kogswell has been making some inroads into this largely unaddressed market, but few small builders are able to compete with monster brands like Trek or reborn favorites Fuji and Raleigh. […]

9. […] has it familiar crest, Colnago its ace of clubs, Fuji its stylized mountain, Raleigh its phoenix and Schwinn its four-point star — but Legnano may be the only bicycle company […]

10. […] as many fine bicycles from multiple eras of the craft specified Bayliss-Wiley parts. Among them: Raleigh, Flying Scot, Dunelt (all British), and a US company named Lewis, as well as numerous others over […]

11. does Raleigh make any bikes in holland

12. Hi, If anybody is looking for a beautiful Vintage Raleigh Grand Prix English-made in Nottingham England circa 1977, I found one today browsing craigs list http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/bik/1442330152.html. I am interested in getting my hands on a Grifter at a decent price please let me know johnnymiller01@gmail.com

13. I have a Raleigh Park Place-ladies bike could you tell me how old this bike is?

14. […] Generations of cycle manufacturers seem to have had the same respect for the company, as many fine bicycles from nearly every era of the craft specified Bayliss-Wiley parts. Among them: Raleigh, Flying Scot, Dunelt (all British), and a US company called Lewis, as well as numerous others over the years. These sources continue seeding a ready market for Bayliss-Wiley parts among the collector and restorer set, resulting in the marque's surprisingly high profile in the online auction world. […]

15. The Raleigh history you’ve provided here is comprehensive and a quick read. That is now easy feat! I especially enjoyed the info on the later years.

    I just read “The Story of the Raleigh Cycle,” while retrofitting a 1973 Super Course for long distance cycling. The book was written by Sir Frank Bowden’s great grandson, and published in 1975. It is definitely an item the vintage bicycle afficianado should have on the bookshelf or the coffee table. If you are restoring a Raleigh, or updating one as I did, reading this book makes the experience even richer.

16. […] Sales dwindled and despite production efficiencies initiated in the late '80s, by 1992 Gitane felt compelled to merge with Peugeot and BH Cycles to form Cycleurope. Gitane subsequently found itself making bikes branded as Peugeots and even Raleighs for the domestic market. Eight years later a Swedish company bought both Cycleurope and Bianchi, and assigned Bianchi the continuing role of making race bicycles. […]

17. […] There are companies that should be better known than they are, and Carlton must be one of the most deserving of these. Though revered by its inevitable clique, and well-known among enthusiasts of fine road bikes, a mention to any member of the general public — even the lad or lassie tooling along the bike path on an aluminum hybrid — would elicit the blank stared of incomprehension, a blank stare that you would not receive upon mentioning Schwinn, Raleigh, or Huffy. […]

18. […] There were quite a few nice finds: A minty fresh Peugeot PX-10, a Carlton with Reynolds 531, and a newer Raleigh frame and fork. However, there was one frame that particularly caught my attention. […]

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20. Great read. Thank you for the detailed insight. Raleigh bikes were a big part of my childhood.

21. Thanks for the mention. Was this article published somewhere other than on the Internet?

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