Although the explosion of social media has meant that there are numerous Facebook groups and internet forums where information is given, I often see this quite simple topic explained or interpreted incorrectly over and over again. Some of this blog post, especially the late 80s / early 90s is what I will call ‘ work in progress – thinking out loud – still formulating things in my head‘ type of work, there just aren’t enough bikes available at the moment to provide more accurate detail.Įven though they are documented in other online sources, I’m including TI-Raleigh’s Worksop Carlton facility and the subsequent Nottingham Lightweight Unit in this post because of the numerous requests I receive for advice on dating these bikes. The only numbers I’m confident about are the Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) SB frame numbers at Ilkeston. This blog post covers a basic background of things I’ve learnt about Raleigh frame numbering systems during my own research over the last few years, from the late 60s, to the introduction of ‘W’ numbers at TI-Raleigh’s Worksop Carlton factory, extending through to the late 1990s and Raleigh’s Special Products Division. This isn’t intended to be an Internet resource of Raleigh frame numbers! If you are reading this for anything other than SB number sequences from the SBDU then please make sure you corroborate my information with other resources.
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