Vintage raleigh bicycles

Classic & Vintage - Show us your vintage Raleigh!!!!! - Just bought, and currently on display in my office at home, a mid 70s Sprite, in immaculate condition. Rides beautifully.

1933 Raleigh Sloping Top Tube Popular Light Roadster Three-Speed Sturmey Archer K2 Hub 22″ Frame 26″ Wheels (Tyres 26 x 1 1/2) Original Paint and Transfers Raleigh Inflator Pump (Now so…

A couple years ago a friend was clearing out his garage in anticipation of a remodel. Knowing I was a bike nut he offered me a pair of 3 sp...

Vintage Raleigh Love

This is it, my most finicky and obsessive bike project thus far: a 3-speed conversion of a 1980s Raleigh Sprite with LED-equipped vintage lampset. My Motobecane city bike project was considerably higher end, but it wasn't done by my hands and, crucially, doesn't have a lighting system. It's been a full year in the making (I ordered the wheelset on April 27, 2011), but most of the time was spent developing the LED lighting system. First, a bit of history: Canadian-made Raleigh Sprites are…

Posts about Raleigh Sports Tourist written by Nola Wilken

1970's Raleigh Sports 3 Speed Restoration - Bicycle After Restoration 1970's Raleigh Sports 3 Speed Restoration - Bicycle Before Restoration I came across this Raleigh 3 speed step through last week and I thought it would be a good candidate for restoration and sale. I have a weakness for 3 speeds, they are working and living bikes and they are designed to do the job well. In the past, mostly in Europe or outside the U.S. the 3 speed was the main source of transportation, it was freedom…

Collection of RALEIGH catalogue pages and other sources from 1972-2021

after spending a considerable amount of time doing research for a vintage bike shopping guide, i finally decided that there are just too many great vintage bike options out there to put into one mega post, so instead, i’m breaking this up into several parts. these are obviously not the only bike options out there, …