Thread: Raleigh Sprite Ten Speed - Taiwanese??
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Old 10-18-13 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by canflyboy
These bikes have metric fittings so I think that confirms that they are Taiwanese. The head badge, which I can't find in any catalog, is standard Raleigh except it has slashes where the original has Nottingham, England. Nice riding, easy shifting bikes none the less.
I would say that is a good indicator that it is Taiwanese.

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