Raleigh Cycles Just The Thing The Doctor Required

This happens to be absolutely accurate, it was in line with the physician's directions which the Raleigh Corporation is born.

Frank Bowden was told by his doctor to cycle for the sake of his health; his doctors had given him six months, after a critical disease caught out of the country. Judicious advice as riding a bicycle was developing into the "in thing." In 1887, Bowden acquired a bicycle from a shop which made three bicycles a week. He was so fascinated such that he made it to the Raleigh Street, Nottingham, location of the company and later proposed to buy it.

Cycling as the current rage, the making certainly rose and greater sites were wanted and these were discovered in another - Russell - Street. Despite this, Bowden, labeled his company, Raleigh Cycles, in honor of the first place.

Through 1896, Raleigh had become the largest bicycle manufacturer all over the world and following the development used up 7.5 acres on Faraday Road.

Motor cyclists were not left out and in 1903, Raleigh manufactured the Raleighette, a belt-driven, three wheeler. The rider occupied the back while the passenger, occupied a seat central of the 2 front tires. Losses resulted the Raleighette's closure in 1908;

In 1915, the baronet was made and turned out to be Sir Frank Bowden.

This name, Raleigh is tantamount with bikes world over and in the mid 20th century, was practically the frontrunner in its sector.

During the late thirties and forties, Raleigh was into around twelve thousand bicycles weekly - 600,000 annually. The unique Heron Head as well as "Made in Nottingham" was a familiar view and spelt out all and sundry this is a Raleigh bike.

A paper ad of the period exalted the qualities of the Raleigh as being: "easy running ands proving its worth on the highways and byways of every continent" - yes, as well as in the war ravaged Europe.

In the 60s and later years, the painless availability of cheaper cars saw the regression of the former devoted bicycle, although Raleigh still kept producing the bikes and had branches abroad. Ireland and Canada.

These days, anyone rolling around on a Raleigh has a excellent machine with a standing out and recognized name.