Raleigh bicycles ever made in USA?

[El C]

Raleigh is basically a british company but did they ever make Raleigh bikes in the US?

I have one Raleigh Retroglide Single. It may be what ever (China, Taiwan etc). Headbadge says "Raleigh America bicycles".

 

[Couch tater]

The following is swiped from the Raleigh Wikipedia page:


In 1982, rights to the Raleigh USA name were purchased by the Huffy Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, Raleigh of England licensed Huffy to design and distribute Raleigh bicycles in the US,[28] and Huffy was given instant access to a nationwide network of bike shops. The renamed Raleigh Cycle Company of America sold bikes in the US while the rest of the world, including Canada, received Raleigh of England bikes. At that time, production of some U.S. Raleigh models were shifted to Japan, with Bridgestone manufacturing most of these bikes. By 1984, all Raleighs for the American market, except the top-of-the range Team Professional (made in Ilkeston) and Prestige road bikes (made in Nottingham), were produced in the Far East.
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[El C]

Yes, thanks. Found the same was just being lazy for a moment).
Mine is definately made in Taiwan hence it has Kinesis frame.

 

[horsefarmer]

Yes, thanks. Found the same was just being lazy for a moment).
Mine is definately made in Taiwan hence it has Kinesis frame.

https://mybikeoutlet.com/brands/kinesis/

 

[horsefarmer]

I knew I saw the name before...

(on my Haro Escape frame.)

 

[MattiThundrrr]

They made a TON of bikes. From Wikipedia:
"Brands also manufactured by Kinesis include Commencal, Diamondback Bicycles, Felt Bicycles, GT Bicycles, Haro, Ideal, Jamis, K2, Kona, Kross, Raleigh, Redline Bicycles, Santa Cruz Bicycles, Schwinn, Storck, Sunn, Titus Cycles, Torker, and Trek[4] — as well as the brands marketed by the U.S. company Bikesdirect.com: Motobecane USA, Dawes USA, Cycles Mercier, Windsor America."

 

[bleedingfingers]

Think they also made Raleighs in Canada as well

 

[handyandy1100]

With a name like "Raleigh" I thought they were made in North Carolina!

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Sir Walter Raleigh is the namesake of both the bicycle brand and NC city.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Sir Walter Raleigh is the namesake of both the bicycle brand and NC city.

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Holy smokes he's tall. Is he keeping all those ladies AND their bikes in his coat pocket?

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

When you are larger than life itself, they start naming bicycles and cities after you.

 

[handyandy1100]

When you are larger than life itself, they start naming bicycles and cities after you.

Yes, I have fond memories of riding my King Kong nanner seat bike around downtown Godzilla, Ohio.

 

[Wildcat]

Sir Walter Raleigh is the namesake of both the bicycle brand and NC city.

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Looks like he's pulling the rug out from under them!

 

[rickpaulos]

The Raleigh Technium line was made near Seattle, Washington. Those frames were a combo of steel and aluminum. The rear triangles were brazed, the front end was glued together. You can glue steel to aluminum. The Gran(d) Prix was made in Enid Oklahoma for a short period of time. The Gran(d) was also made in Nottingham, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan.

I sent a Raleigh to my sister in in Raleigh that used to belong to Lollie.