Comments on: Raleigh for the Masses: Evolution of a Bicycle Giant

By: alex

alex — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:51:39 +0000

does Raleigh make any bikes in holland

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:33 +0000

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

By: sandra

sandra — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:17:18 +0000

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

By: Bayliss-Wiley: Once Persistent Presence | EBykr

Bayliss-Wiley: Once Persistent Presence | EBykr — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:15:29 +0000

[...] 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. [...]

By: David Rowe

David Rowe — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:01:30 +0000

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.

By: Gitane: The Dark-Eyed Wanderer | EBykr

Gitane: The Dark-Eyed Wanderer | EBykr — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:24:49 +0000

[...] 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. [...]