I friend of mine brought over an old rusty bicycle he was throwing away a nd I was disappointed that it had a Huffy name plate on it.If he had told me it was a Huffy, I would have told not to bother bringing it over; how ever, after looking at it a little more closely, it was not like any Huff y I have ever seen.
The frame is a Raleigh and with a Serial Number that would indicate it wa s manufactured late 1899 or early 1900s according to Sheldon Brown\u2019 s website.
It also appears to have been a 3 speed at one time but is missing some pa rts.
The front sprocket has the letters R I N.Not sure what this stands for?
The seat tube has logo that says Made for Huffy by Raleigh \u2026
Also has a logo that says it is a Genuine English Light Weight.
The head badge says Huffy in big letters but has an R in the lower right- hand corner.
Is this the same Huffy that produced low end bicycle in the US?Sheldon Br own\u2019s website mentions that Huffy sold Raleigh's under their name in the 1960\u2019s but this one does not fit that era.
Does anyone have any knowledge or information they would be willing to sh are about this bicycle? Can send pictures to anyone interested.
Thanks,
Scott Edrington
San DiegoCA