Re: [CR]Date your Raleigh Bike

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:30:21 -0500
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Subject: Re: [CR]Date your Raleigh Bike
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Don Asks:

snip<Enid (USA) - K - did raleigh really make bikes in Enid, OK ?? >end snip

Indeed they did, in the bike boom seventies. Mostly Record 10 speeds, Sprite 5 & 10 speed, and Sports 3 speeds. Build quality was pretty poor as I remember - lots of poorly tensioned wheels, poorly aligned frames and gaps in brazing.

Mark "Old Raleigh Guy" Ritz
Arcata, CA where the sun has come out!!!