GCJ wrote:
> Anybody else have a Raleigh made in Canada? My 1977 Raleigh Grand Prix
> Serial # RH 704874 has a decal on the seat tube next to the bottom
> bracket that reads: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY RALEIGH INDUSTRIES OF
> CANADA UNDER LICENSE FROM RALEIGH INDUSTRIES LIMITED. I\u2019m curious to
> know more about where in Canada, during what time period, and why they
> were made there. I used to think they were all made in Nottingham,
> England. Guess I was wrong.
>
I have a 25" Grand Prix in Black, a 1978 I think, Serial # RK 903951
which I keep as a loaner bike.
It is Canadian made.
IIRC They started production in the mid '70's in Quebec to supply bikes
for the North American market.
The bikes were pretty much identical to Nottingham or Netherlands
production, but with BSC threading.
Raleigh Canada still exists making off topic bikes mostly for a captive
Canadian audience.
http://www.raleigh-canada.ca/
Marcus Coles
London, Ontario, Canada