We (IE: the Working Bikes Co-op in Chicago, see http://www.WorkingBikes.org) got a similar frame quite some time ago and I, like you, couldn't find anything out about it ...
The colour and decals suggest early 1960s to me and I wondered if it followed the Raleigh Lenton Sports and they'd dropped the "Lenton" - because, say, it wasn't Reynolds 531?
Then a few weeks ago a Raleigh chain-wheel appeared on eBay, very distinctive and the same as the
one Raleigh Sports frame we had. It said it was from the likes of a Raleigh Blue Streak and if you
go to http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
Alan Lloyd
Chicago, USA
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:11:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Steven Tallides <sjt78@yahoo.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] Seeking help - dating an old Raleigh "Sports" model lightweight 10-speed
Hello all,
This is my first submission here. I recently acquired an old Raleigh Sports lightweight
10-speed at a garage sale. After researching the history of Raleigh bikes online (thanks Sheldon
Brown!)
I am still unable to date this bike. I posted a great deal of information about the bike and a
few detailed pictures at roadbikereview.com (here is the direct link to my post:
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/
-Steven Tallides