Quoth Tom Sanders:
>There is a 90 year old gent about who has a very nice Raleigh Lancer that he
>claims he bought new in the mid-1950s. I don't find much on this model.any
>of you folks knowledgeable of it?
I believe it was mid/late '50s. There should be a date stamped on the rear hub.
This was sort of a knock-off of the Schwinn Corvette, designed to be a cross between a traditional English 3-speed and a balloon tire cruiser. These were designated "middleweights" but were never very popular, as they basically incorporated the worst features of the two different styles of bikes.
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