Raleigh, the all steel bicycle 1951. Sir Thomas Drake gives the silk carpet treatment. (not exactly sure why, but they look happy to be riding their Raleighs.
Simple logo – ‘the all-steel bicycle’
Raleigh, faster than a lion.
By 1973, a different kind of ad.
Not quite sure why Raleigh have this thing about carpets. ‘follow the red brick road’
Raleigh chopper takes centre stage.
Hercules, the finest bicycle built today. – Hercules cycles
American Crescent cycles
Hercules Lightweight.
Manufacturing capacity of 600,000 machines a year or 12,000 a week the Raleigh factory stands supreme as the largest and best equipped cycle factory in the world. To-day, as for 50 years, the easy-running Raleigh is proving its worth on the highways and byways of every continent. Individually produced, superlatively finished, guaranteed for ever, Raleight quality links the name of Nottingham with all that is best in British workmanship and materials.
raleigh ad
Ride a Raleigh, the All Steel Bike. From National Railway museum, York.
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aww`my bike feels at home
it was getting scared of the 21st century
You should have said it was a deliberate mistake to get more comments. It has worked as we have rallied round.
What about a vintage bicycle Rally in Oxford?
Tejvan
I think the 1st picture is meant to be Sir Walter Raleigh who (legend has it) laid his plush and expensive cloak over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth to walk over.
Ride an all-steel Raleigh – feel like royalty.
shows how little I know about history!