It acquired Humber cycles in 1932 and the following year started producing a three-wheeler car. Raleigh survived the Great Depression well. By the early 1920s, Raleigh was a world leader, capable of producing annually 100,000 cycles, 250,000 hub gears 15,000 motorcycles and 50,000 motorcycle gearboxes. Six years later, Bowden bought back Raleigh, which was to remain in family hands for the next quarter century. In 1902, Sturmey-Archer gears were added to the product range. It grew rapidly and within a few years was a large public company capitalised at £100,000 (equivalent to about £5m today). Frank Bowden, a successful lawyer and convert to cycling, bought the firm in 1887 and in December 1888 founded The Raleigh Cycle Company as a limited liability private company. Raleigh Street, Nottingham, was the site of a small workshop which in 1886 started producing diamond-frame safety bicycles at the rate of three a week. There’s then a few postcripts, bringing the Raleigh story bang up to date.
The conclusion attempts to assess how well Raleigh performed during the last quarter of the 20th century, and to set this performance in context. Thereafter there are sections on marketing and production facilities. This includes sales trends, product management, the treatment of high-end products and the transfer of ownership from Tube Investments to Derby International. There then follows a detailed review of products presented in broadly chronological order. To provide context, a brief historical background is provided. These circumstances include customer taste and fashion, developments in marketing techniques, technological change in manufacturing and finished products, and competition from other manufacturers. This paper examines how, in the period 1975-1999, Raleigh adapted to changing circumstances. It is soon to quit what remains of the Nottingham site it occupied throughout the 20th century. Retro Raleighs was originated by Ray Chong, who passed the Torch to Sheldon Brown in March, 2003.Raleigh UK, once the world’s biggest manufacturer of cycles, recently stopped volume production of cycle frames. Thanks also go to the many people who have written with comments and suggestions. Many thanks to the people who have contributed to the content on this site! Without them, a lot of this would not have been possible. Some of My Raleighs: Competition | International | Robin Hood | Superbe Roadster Raleigh Parts Threading/Interchangeability Professional, International, Raleigh Record Ace ( RRA), Competition, Super Course, Racing USA The Marketplace English 3-Speeds A Short History of Raleigh Industries How Old is Your Raleigh? Just Another Holy Grail A reminiscence by Robert Hill A Chronology of Models.
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