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Old 11-17-11 | 10:27 AM
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Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS

Originally Posted by RobertL
What model/year is your Raleigh?
1983 Raleigh (USA) Super Course. For several years in the mid-80s (1983-1986 or 7 I think), Raleigh pulled out of the U.S. market. Huffy licensed the brand, sourced better quality bicycles in Taiwan and Japan, and sold them in the U.S. I've had a couple and seen others of this period, and they are pretty good bikes, comparable to other contemporary brands, especially the Japanese brands.
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