Raleigh 1962 Catalog — Raleigh Goes Places (United States)

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RALEIGH —goes places in 1962!
’62 RALEIGH LINE-UP IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
20″ MOUNTIE Boys and Girls
24″ SPACE RIDER Boys and Girls
26″ COLT Compacts
26″ SUPERBE “Big Daddy”
26″ LENTON Convertible
26″ SPORTS Campus Classic
27″ BLUE STREAK All New Race-Ace
27″ GRAN SPORT Pride of the line
27″ SPRITE Sprinter
First in Quality, First in Safety
Foremost in National Fitness Movement
[Front cover. A young woman and a young man stand astride a red and a green Raleigh at a wooden signpost lettered MOUNTAIN CAMP 1m. and SUMMIT 500 FT., against a yellow ground. The model line-up runs down a red panel at right, and the RALEIGH wordmark sits in a blue box at top left.]

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MOUNTIE 20″
Aircraft lightness and aircraft strength are combined to give youngsters easy, safe, strainfree riding in their early years. Mounties are fitted with sure-stopping footbrakes, rugged rims, High tensile steel frames, Dunlop Junior deep tread tires with Airseal tubes, 20″ x 1⅜”. Complete with Toolbag, tools, pump, lampbracket. Beautifully finished in exclusive Matador Red or Venetian Blue with gold striping and white accents.
DL80 Boys
DL80L Girls
SPACE RIDER 24″
DL54 Boys
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . . Lift Off! It’s so easy, for budding astronauts, with Space Rider lightweight high tensile steel construction. Spacecraft lightness and spacecraft strength for that extra zoom power into the wind or going uphill. Deluxe Space Riders are fitted with Raleigh Special Section Rims, 24″ x 1⅜”, Dunlop white sidewall Roadster tires, Airseal tubes, deluxe multi-spring mattress type saddle with girder frame. Complete with kitbag, tools, pump, lampbracket and kickstand. Exclusive Matador Red or Venetian Blue with white accents, Optional dual handbrakes (as shown in girls Model) and 3-speed gears, or footbrake model (see boys model) or combination 3-speed/footbrake TCW.
Space Rider Standard Models, S54 Boys; S54L Girls. Basically the same as deluxe with economies in fittings which are reflected in their popular prices. Choice of handbrakes or footbrakes. Sturmey-Archer 3-speed overdrive gears optional.
“SAFE BICYCLING” MOVIE
An award winning 16mm movie for schools, clubs, and safety training organizations. Effectively teaches safety to all Primary-Elementary grade children who respond to its direct appeal to their age level interests. Ten rules of Safe Bicycle Riding are shown in detail. To borrow or rent “Safe Bicycling”, apply to your educational film library, state health department, or safety council. “Safe Bicycling” is distributed by International Film Bureau, Inc., Chicago 4, Illinois.
DL54L Girls
[Line drawings of the 20-inch Mountie in boys’ and girls’ frames and the 24-inch Space Rider in both frames, with small vignette illustrations at right of children riding with a parent and past a school.]

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COLT 26″ Compacts
Full size 26″ wheel models with specially designed compact frame for speed, riding ease and extra safety. Adjustable seat post gives you ample allowance for growth. For example: Raise seat only 3 inches and you have an adult frame size.
High tensile steel frames, brazed on fittings with precision machining of all moving parts give Raleigh Colts a structural quality without equal. Raleigh’s heavy baked enamel and heavy chrome finish keep that brand new look long after ordinary bikes have begun to rust.
DL58 Boys
De Luxe COLTS, DL58 Boys, DL58L Girls, are fitted with 3-speed overdrive gears, dual handbrakes, Raleigh special section rims (26″ x 1⅜”), white sidewall tires, and deluxe quality multi-spring two-tone saddle with girder frame and two rear coils for extra comfort. Equipped with kitbag, tools, pump, lampbracket and kickstand. Beautifully finished in Jet Black with gold lining or exclusive Matador Red or Venetian Blue with white accents. Footbrake models available (TCW).
COLT Standard Models S58 Boys, S58L Girls. Basically the same as the deluxe Colts except for economies in fittings that are reflected in their lower price. Footbrake models illustrated. Handbrakes with 3-speed overdrive gears optional, Also TCW model choice.
DL58L Girls
SUPERBE 26″ Big Daddy
DL24
Large frame sizes for adult use, with adult minded specifications and refinements to match. Superb commuter to the station . . . an ideal light exerciser. Superbe specifications include built-in Dynohub generator lighting — ideal for emergency lighting in your fall-out shelter. Patented Fork lock and overall improvements throughout. Conservatively finished in Raleigh Green befitting the Rolls Royce of bikes. Ladies models also available.
LENTON 26″ Convertible
S21
A novel arrangement of twin transmissions makes the Lenton Sports Convertible unique in its field. The 6-speed gearing is made up of a Sturmey-Archer enclosed 3-speed wide ratio unit doubled up by a Benelux derailleur Conversion Unit. Dual gear shift controls. Handlebar Flick shift for regular use, Downtube shift lever for extra high drive and high speed. The Lenton Sports #S21 has white-taped drop handlebars and racing saddle, 26″ x 1¼” white sidewall tires and Airseal tubes, steel pedals. Attractively finished in Flamboyant Green. Two frame size options, men only.
[Line drawings of the 26-inch Colt in boys’ and girls’ frames, the Superbe roadster and the Lenton Sports Convertible, with vignettes of boys with their bicycles and a couple on a country road.]

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SPORTS 26″ Campus Classics
These award winning Raleigh Sports are Campus favorites at Colleges and schools throughout North America. The most imitated bikes in the country. The large frame (23″ seat-tube measurement) models are for men and boys over 5’9″.
Guaranteed and backed by the world’s largest bicycle manufacturers.
SPORTS deluxe, #DL22 Men, #DL22L Ladies. Two frame options 21″ and 23″ for Men, and 19½” and 21″ for Ladies. Deluxe fittings include: Raleigh Special Section Rims 26″ x 1⅜”, Sturmey-Archer 3-speed Overdrive gears, dual handbrakes, Brooks best leather saddle with chrome plated undercarriage, Gum-sided Dunlop Tires with Airseal Tubes, kitbag, tools, pump and lampbracket. Beautifully finished in Jet Black with gold lining (Raleigh’s all-time best seller); Exclusive Matador Red or Venetian Blue. Optional footbrake models give you a footbrake and 3-speed gear combination, plus extra handbrake. Specify TCW when ordering.
DL22 Men
DL22L Ladies
STURMEY ARCHER
Overdrive 3-speed gears (AW) — Sturmey-Archer’s famous 3-speed wide ratio overdrive gears (AW) are the most used type of bicycle transmission in the world. They are dependable and trouble-free. Standard equipment of all 26″ Raleigh models, optional on others. First gear position is for starting or power pedaling uphill or against headwind; Second gear is for normal cruising on the flat; and Third gear or High gives you the advantage of Overdrive for extra speed. The enclosed “gear-box” protects your transmission from sand, dirt and flying leaves.
Footbrake/3-speed original combination (TCW) — Available on most Raleighs as optional equipment the TCW provides a footbrake and 3-speed gear overdrive in efficient combination. Ideal for those who prefer a footbrake yet insist on the advantages of a modern 3-speed transmission. Specify Sturmey-Archer TCW when ordering.
DYNOHUB built-in generator lighting — An ingenious generator 6-volt lighting system, with voltage regulator, built into the front wheel to provide silent, trouble-free lighting front and rear. Handy in case of National Emergency. Standard equipment on Superbe model #24 only. Optional only on Sports deluxe DL22.
RALEIGH SPORTS, #S22 Men, #S22L Ladies. Basically the same structural qualities as the deluxe except for economies in fittings, i.e., saddle, tires, rims, that are reflected in the lower price. See Accessory price lists for price comparisons of varying equipment. Footbrake model with 3-speed gear combination optional.
STURMEY-ARCHER
Parts and service facilities are spread across US and Canada in over 75 warehouses serving over 4,700 bicycle repair shops and retail outlets.
Copyright 1962, Raleigh Industries of America, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
THE SHELDON PRESS, BOSTON
[Line drawings of the Sports deluxe in men’s and ladies’ frames above two standard Sports models, with campus vignettes at right. The Sturmey-Archer banner runs across the middle of the page.]

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They’re here! The ‘RACE-ACE’ RANGE
BLUE STREAK 27″
Climb aboard the 10-speed Blue Streak and get the thrill of a lifetime on this new high-performance, speed-lined beauty. The greatest value you can get in the low price field.
Blue Streak Specifications
FRAME SET Finest quality high tensile steel tubing — cutaway lugs and bottom bracket. Fine taper seat stays incorporating wrap around seat cluster with scalloped seat lug. Oval to round chainstays and front fork blades. Fork crown forged and machined.
FRAME SIZE OPTIONS 21½”, 22½”, 23½” — Men 21½” — Ladies Top tube length 22⅜” c/c — Men Wheelbase 41-5/16″ normal Bottom Bracket height 10¾” Head and Seat Angles 72° parallel Front Fork Rake 2⅜” Wheel Size 27″
BRAZED ON FITTINGS Fork lamp bracket boss. Brake cable eyelets on top tube. Gear change cable eyelets at bottom bracket and chainstay. Stop on down tube to locate derailleur gear change levers.
PUMP CLIPS Campagnolo on seat tube
WHEELS AND TIRES 27 x 1¼” Endrick rims — Dunlop White Sprite tires with Airseal tubes and Schrader valves, 14-gauge spokes
HANDLEBAR 15/16″ steel Maes pattern bend taped and plugged with 2½” extension
BRAKES G.B. alloy
MUDGUARDS Britton’s celluloid, Electric Blue
GEARS 10-speed Benelux “Mark 7″. High speed chain wheel change on Men’s Model only
CHAINWHEEL 49T/46T double chainwheel on Men’s only 46T single chainwheel on Ladies’ only
SADDLE Brooks B-15 Leather.
EQUIPMENT Polished Alloy Pump. Twin Coloral bottles in carrier on handlebar
FINISH Polychromatic Silver with Flamboyant Electric Blue Peaks to top and down tubes. Chainstays, Backstays and Fork Blades lined Blue. Unique Blue Sreak transfers
[The Race-Ace banner carries a photograph of a helmeted track rider. Line drawings show the men’s Blue Streak above and the ladies’ model below, with vignettes of a massed-start race past a marquee and of campers by a tent.]

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GRAN SPORT 27″
every detail in materials and workmanship is engineered for the ultimate in performance
1. Lugs: simpliicty, strength and lightness in every contour
2. Seat Stays — wrap around styling ensures extra strength
3. Fork Ends — styled front and rear fork ends for strength plus ease of maintenance
4. Fork Crown — forged and machined for racing stamina
5. Chainwheel & Cranks — beautifully machined for minimum friction
Other Ultra-High Performance features: — 10-speed Gran Sport gears with special high-speed chainwheel changer . . . High Pressure Road Racing Tires, Tubes & Rims . . . gives you maximum speed, minimum road friction . . . special alloy metals . . . formulated for minimum weight . . . center pull, quick release brakes ensure tremendous stopping power, perfect control for high speed road work.
And there are dozens of other carefully engineered refinements in the Gran Sport.
Raleigh’s magnificent Gran Sport gives you ultra-high-performance features that have never been available before except in handbuilt cycles costing almost twice as much.
Specifications
FRAME SET High tensile steel tubing — cutaway lugs and bottom bracket. Fine taper seat stays, wrap-around seat cluster with scalloped seat lug. Oval to round chainstays and front fork blades. Fork crown forged and machined
FRAME SIZE OPTIONS 21½”, 22½”, 23½” — Men’s only Head and seat angles 72° parallel. Top tube length 22⅜” c/c; wheelbase 41-5/16″ normal; bottom bracket height 10¾”, front fork rake 2⅜”
BRAZED ON FITTINGS Fork lamp bracket boss. Brake cable eyelets on top tube. Gear change cable eyelets at bottom bracket and chainstay. Stop on down tube to locate derailleur gear change levers
PUMP CLIPS Campagnolo on seat tube
WHEELS 27 x 1¼” High Pressure. Racelite hubs 14/16 gauge double-butted spokes
TIRES AND TUBES Dunlop H.P. Road Racing. 27 x 1¼” Butyl tubes with Schrader valves
CHAIN WHEEL 49T/46T x 3/32″ chain, riveted
GEARS 10 speed Campagnolo Gran Sport. 5 sprocket cluster freewheel block. Campagnolo 2 speed chainwheel changer
HANDLEBAR Maes pattern G. B. alloy 15/16″ taped and plugged. G. B. solid forged light alloy stem. 2¾” extension on 21½” and 22½” frames.
BRAKES G. B. “Coureur” 66 centerpull with Superhood Rapide levers and quick release
MUDGUARDS White celluloid, Sprint, mudflap
SADDLE Brooks B15 Swallow Sprint. Chrome plated undercarriage
FINISH Flamboyant Venetian Blue* or Matador Red* or Sunset Yellow. Head tube White. Goldlined head lugs. Usual bright work and front fork ends RALEIGH-chrome plated.
FITTINGS Large touring bag 2040, bag support. Polished alloy pump, reflector. Single bottle in detachable carrier on down tube
SPRITE 27″
Designed and built like a custom-made machine.
Sprite Specifications
FRAME SIZE OPTIONS 21¼”, 22½”, 23½” — Men’s 21½” — Ladies’ Frame Set, angles etc., same as Gran Sport.
BRAZED ON FITTINGS Fork lamp bracket boss. Brake cable eyelet on top tube. Gear change cable eyelets at bottom bracket and chainstay. Stop on down tube to locate Derailleur gear change levers
PUMP CLIPS Campagnolo on seat tube
WHEELS AND TIRES H. P. rims with 27″ x 1¼” Dunlop Sprite tires — Airseal tubes with Schrader valves. 14/16 gauge double butted spokes
HANDLEBAR Maes pattern bend 15/16″ steel, taped and plugged, 2½” extension
BRAKES G. B. alloy — rubber hoods on levers
MUDGUARDS Britton’s white celluloid
GEARS AND CHAINWHEEL 10-Speed 49T/46T double chainwheel on Men’s 5-Speed 46T single chainwheel on Ladies’
SADDLE Brooks best leather B-15
EQUIPMENT Large Touring Bag #2040, Polished Alloy Pump, Bottle in carrier on Down tube for men; Bottle in carrier on handlebar for ladies.
FINISH Exclusive Matador Red, Venetian Blue with White accents or Sunset Yellow
Raleigh reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice, in prices, colors, materials, equipment, specifications and models, and also to discontinue models.
RALEIGH INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA, INC. 1168 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON 34, MASS.
[Back cover. A large line drawing of the Gran Sport dominates the upper half, with five numbered detail vignettes of lugs, seat stays, fork ends, fork crown and chainset at left. Below, men’s and ladies’ Sprites stand side by side above their specification columns.]