Well I've always heard that a fortnight is 2 weeks long but I don't know if this applies in all cases or not.
John Price Denver, CO
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Harrell [mailto:revs_up@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 1:23 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]New member intro and question
Greetings to all!
My name is Jim and I've recently changed focus from restoring and racing vinatge sports cars to enjoying vintage road bicycles. I have been riding for about 15 years and have a Raleigh aluminum frame 21-speed hybrid and a recently acquired NOS Raleigh 'Super Grand Prix' 10-speed. My question concerns the Raleigh 10-speed. The frame serial number on the botom bracket
reads 'WG0005003'. I understand that the 'W' stands for the Worksop factory
in England, and that the 'G' stands for the 7th fortnight when it was built (by the way, what is a 'fortnight'?). The first 0 is probably for the year,
either 1970 or 1980. I'd like to get an idea for the year that this model was offered. I realize that it's not a very old bicycle, but it's a start down the road.
Looking forward to many beneficial exchanges with fellow list members and old bicycle enthusiasts!
Regards!